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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. Where known, the track gauge is indicated in the 'Notes' column.
Most of these systems have closed, but a list of the remaining systems can be found at List of modern tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom. At the peak of Britain’s first-generation tramways, it was possible to travel by tram all the way from Pier Head at Liverpool to the Pennines in Rochdale by tram.[1]
England, by region
East Midlands
| Location | Name of system | Traction type |
Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alford | Alford and Sutton Tramway | Steam | 2 April 1884 | December 1889 | [2] 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
| Burton upon Trent | Burton upon Trent Corporation Tramways | Electric | 3 August 1903 | 31 December 1929 | [3] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Burton and Ashby Light Railways | Electric | 13 June 1906 | 19 February 1927 | [4] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) | |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield and District Tramways | Horse | 8 November 1882 | end of 1904 | [5] SG |
| Chesterfield Corporation Tramways | Electric | 20 December 1904 | 23 May 1927 | [6] SG | |
| Derby | Derby Tramways Company | Horse | 6 March 1880 | 1 June 1907 | [7] 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Derby Corporation Tramways | Electric | 27 July 1904 | 29 June 1934 | [8] 4 ft (1,219 mm) | |
| Ilkeston | Ilkeston Corporation Tramways | Electric | 16 May 1903 | 15 January 1931 | [9] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Leicester | Leicester Tramways Company | Horse | 24 December 1874 | 31 October 1904 | [10] SG |
| Leicester Corporation Tramways | Electric | 18 May 1904 | 9 November 1949 | [11] SG | |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Tramways Company | Horse | 8 September 1882 | 22 July 1905 | [12] SG |
| Lincoln Corporation Tramways | Electric | 23 November 1905 | 4 March 1929 | [13] SG | |
| Mansfield | Mansfield & District Light Railways. | Electric | 16 July 1905 | 9 October 1932 | [14] SG |
| Matlock | Matlock Cable Tramway | Cable | 28 March 1893 | 30 September 1927 | [15] SG |
| Northampton | Northampton Street Tramways | Horse | 4 June 1881 | 18 August 1904 | [16] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Northampton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 21 July 1904 | 15 December 1934 | [17] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) | |
| Nottingham | Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited | Horse | 17 September 1878 | 30 April 1902 | [18] SG |
| Steam | 1885 | 1889 | [18] SG | ||
| Nottingham Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1901 | 5 September 1936 | [19] SG | |
| Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tramways Company | Electric | 4 July 1913 | 5 October 1932 | [20] SG | |
| Nottingham Express Transit | Electric | 9 March 2004 | [21] SG |
East of England
| Location | Name of system | Traction type |
Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | Cambridge Street Tramways | Horse | 28 October 1880 | 18 February 1914 | [22] SG |
| Canvey Island | Canvey Island Tramways | Horse | 1901 | c.1904 | [23] Monorail.[24] |
| Colchester | Colchester Corporation Tramways | Electric | 28 July 1904 | 8 December 1929 | [25] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Ipswich | Ipswich Tramway | Horse | 13 October 1880 | 6 June 1903 | [26] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Ipswich Corporation Tramways | Electric | 23 November 1903 | 26 July 1926 | [27] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) | |
| Lowestoft | Lowestoft Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 July 1903 | 8 May 1931 | [28] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Luton | Luton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 21 February 1908 | 16 April 1932 | [29] SG |
| Norwich | Norwich Electric Tramways | Electric | 30 July 1900 | 10 December 1935 | [30] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Peterborough | Peterborough Tramways | Electric | 24 January 1903 | 15 November 1930 | [31] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Southend-on-Sea | Southend-on-Sea Corporation Tramways | Electric | 19 July 1901 | 8 April 1942 | [32] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Wisbech | Wisbech and Upwell Tramway | Steam/Diesel | 20 August 1883 | 31 December 1927 | [33] SG |
| Great Yarmouth | Yarmouth and Gorleston Tramways | Horse | 25 March 1875 | 4 July 1905 | [34] 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm) then 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Great Yarmouth Corporation Tramways | Electric | 19 June 1902 | 14 December 1933 | [35] 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
Greater London
| Location | Name of system | Traction type |
Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | Horse | 23 March 1861 2 May 1870 |
1861 30 April 1915 |
SG | |
| Cable | 1884 | 1909 | . SG. | ||
| Accumulator (storage battery) | 1889 | 1892 | SG | ||
| Electric | 4 April 1901 | 5 July 1952 | SG. see Trams in London. Tram tunnel (Kingsway tramway subway), 24 February 1906 – 5 April 1952. |
Note: Horse tramways existed as several unconnected systems north of the Thames, a system (owned and operated by several undertakings) south of the River Thames, and two unconnected systems at Croydon.
| Location | Name of system | Traction type |
Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kew Bridge–Richmond | West Metropolitan Tramways Company | Horse | 1883 | 1912 | SG. Not electrified. |
Electric tramways – Inner London
| Location | Name of system | Traction type |
Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London County Council | 15 May 1903 | 5 July 1952 | To London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) from 1 July 1933. Nationalised on 1 January 1948 as the London Transport Executive. |
Note: The LCC tramway system was assembled from predecessors including fourteen municipal and three company undertakings. Tramways were not built in the City of London and the West End of London because of local opposition. The South London system had segments north of the Thames, notably the Victoria Embankment. However, this system was not connected to the North London system until construction of the Kingsway tramway subway. Reintroduction planned: (Cross River Tram scheme), Camden Town / Kings Cross–Euston–Waterloo–Brixton / Peckham .