List of modern tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom
This is a list of extant tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom. For a full historical list of all tramway systems that have existed in the country, see List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom.
Operating systems
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Operational tram (green) and light rail (blue) systems in the United KingdomLocation | System | Traction type | Date opened | Notes |
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Blackpool | Blackpool Tramway | Electric | 29 September 1885 | [1] |
Edinburgh | Edinburgh Trams | Electric | 31 May 2014 | Extension opened 7 June 2023 |
South London | Tramlink, formerly Croydon Tramlink | Electric | 10 May 2000 | [2][3] |
East London | Docklands Light Railway | Electric | 31 August 1987 | Light rail |
Greater Manchester | Metrolink | Electric | 6 April 1992 | |
Nottingham | Nottingham Express Transit | Electric | 9 March 2004 | [4] |
Sheffield and Rotherham | Supertram | Electric | 21 March 1994 | [5] |
Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland | Tyne and Wear Metro | Electric | 11 August 1980 | Light rail |
West Midlands (Birmingham–Wolverhampton) | West Midlands Metro | Electric | 30 May 1999 |
Systems under construction
- 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.
Proposed systems
- KenEx Tram – Thames crossing between Kent and Essex[6]
- Wirral Street Car
- Bristol underground metro
- HERT (Hertfordshire and Essex Rapid Transit)[7]
- Coventry Very Light Rail
Cancelled systems
- Bristol Supertram
- CITI Belfast
- Cross River Tram
- East London Transit – built as bus rapid transit
- Leeds Supertram
- Merseytram
- Penistone Line Tram-Train
- South Hampshire Rapid Transit
- Thames Gateway Transit
- West London Tram
- Tees Valley Metro
See also
- Light Rail Transit Association
- List of guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom
- List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom
- List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
- Rapid transit in the United Kingdom
- Urban rail in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ "History of our Tramway". Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Available Website". Railwaysofbritain.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Available Website". Railwaysofbritain.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ Turner, Keith (2009). Directory of British Tramways. Volume 2. Stroud: The History Press. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-0-7524-4233-4.
- ^ "Sheffield's Trams in c1960". Cyberpictures.net. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "KenEx Tram". Thames Gateway Tramlink Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Improving passenger transport - Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transit". 28 January 2022 – via www.hertfordshire.gov.uk.
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