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This is a list of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom divided by constituent country and by regions of England.It includes all tram systems, past and present. Most of the tram systems operated on 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge (SG) or 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) track, although there were a small number of other gauges used.
South Wales Metro – Four light rapid transit lines are opening in the Welsh Capital of Cardiff as part of the current "Metro" plan Phase 1 in 2025, which will reach as far out of the capital as Hirwaun, a town 31 miles (50 km) from Cardiff Bay, as well as three new lines planned to open by 2028.
England's tram systems were largely dismantled, and by 1960, only Blackpool Transport survived. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since the 1990s, trams and light rail transportation have become increasingly common again, with a second generation of tram and light rail networks operating in cities and regions such as Manchester Metrolink , Nottingham Express Transit ...
Examples include Footscray, Australia. A general exception to this principle is the UK, where tramways operated as separate municipal undertakings by adjacent towns are tabulated (and grouped by region). Examples include Glasgow and environs. "Suburban" extensions of town tramway networks are tabulated where known.
Transport by tram, street-running light-rail or similar systems in the United Kingdom. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
B. Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways; Barnsley and District Tramway; Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company; Bath Tramways; Beamish Museum
The tram-train scheme was first planned to be in service by 2015 but was delayed. [22] [23] The Class 399 units were built in 2015/16 with the first delivered in December 2015. [24] Until the completion of the tram-train line, some were used to provide increased capacity on the existing Supertram network. They first entered service on 14 ...
As of 2019, the Prague tram network operates 882 tram vehicles. Trams in Bucharest: Romania 144 Liverpool Corporation Tramways: UK 140 1957 Trams in Kyiv: Ukraine 139.9 Trams in Brussels: Belgium 139 Trams in Dresden: Germany 134.3 Trams in Warsaw: Poland 132 Trams in Stuttgart: Germany 131 Trams in Hanover: 127 Birmingham Corporation Tramways ...