# List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom

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 .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}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.

## 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 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
| Burton upon Trent | Burton upon Trent Corporation Tramways | Electric | 3 August 1903 | 31 December 1929 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Burton upon Trent | Burton and Ashby Light Railways | Electric | 13 June 1906 | 19 February 1927 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield and District Tramways | Horse | 8 November 1882 | end of 1904 | SG |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield Corporation Tramways | Electric | 20 December 1904 | 23 May 1927 | SG |
| Derby | Derby Tramways Company | Horse | 6 March 1880 | 1 June 1907 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Derby | Derby Corporation Tramways | Electric | 27 July 1904 | 29 June 1934 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Ilkeston | Ilkeston Corporation Tramways | Electric | 16 May 1903 | 15 January 1931 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Leicester | Leicester Tramways Company | Horse | 24 December 1874 | 31 October 1904 | SG |
| Leicester | Leicester Corporation Tramways | Electric | 18 May 1904 | 9 November 1949 | SG |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Tramways Company | Horse | 8 September 1882 | 22 July 1905 | SG |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Corporation Tramways | Electric | 23 November 1905 | 4 March 1929 | SG |
| Mansfield | Mansfield & District Light Railways. | Electric | 16 July 1905 | 9 October 1932 | SG |
| Matlock | Matlock Cable Tramway | Cable | 28 March 1893 | 30 September 1927 | SG |
| Northampton | Northampton Street Tramways | Horse | 4 June 1881 | 18 August 1904 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Northampton | Northampton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 21 July 1904 | 15 December 1934 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Nottingham | Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited | Horse | 17 September 1878 | 30 April 1902 | SG |
| Nottingham | Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited | Steam | 1885 | 1889 | SG |
| Nottingham | Nottingham Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1901 | 5 September 1936 | SG |
| Nottingham | Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tramways Company | Electric | 4 July 1913 | 5 October 1932 | SG |
| Nottingham | Nottingham Express Transit | Electric | 9 March 2004 | | 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 | SG |
| Canvey Island | Canvey Island Tramways | Horse | 1901 | c.1904 | Monorail. |
| Colchester | Colchester Corporation Tramways | Electric | 28 July 1904 | 8 December 1929 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Ipswich | Ipswich Tramway | Horse | 13 October 1880 | 6 June 1903 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Ipswich | Ipswich Corporation Tramways | Electric | 23 November 1903 | 26 July 1926 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Lowestoft | Lowestoft Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 July 1903 | 8 May 1931 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Luton | Luton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 21 February 1908 | 16 April 1932 | SG |
| Norwich | Norwich Electric Tramways | Electric | 30 July 1900 | 10 December 1935 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Peterborough | Peterborough Tramways | Electric | 24 January 1903 | 15 November 1930 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Southend-on-Sea | Southend-on-Sea Corporation Tramways | Electric | 19 July 1901 | 8 April 1942 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Wisbech | Wisbech and Upwell Tramway | Steam/Diesel | 20 August 1883 | 31 December 1927 | SG |
| Great Yarmouth | Yarmouth and Gorleston Tramways | Horse | 25 March 1875 | 4 July 1905 | 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm) then 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Great Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth Corporation Tramways | Electric | 19 June 1902 | 14 December 1933 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |

### Greater London

| Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| London | Horse | 23 March 1861 2 May 1870 | 1861 30 April 1915 | SG |
| London | Cable | 1884 | 1909 | . SG. |
| London | Accumulator (storage battery) | 1889 | 1892 | SG |
| London | 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 .

#### Other electric tramway operators

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Tramways absorbed by the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB), or closed previously. Clockwise from north: ||||||
| Walthamstow | Walthamstow Urban District Council Light Railways | Electric | 3 June 1905 | 1939 | SG. To LPTB from 1 July 1933. |
| Leyton | Leyton Urban District Council Tramways | Electric | 1 June 1905 | 1939 | SG |
| West Ham | West Ham Corporation Tramways | Electric | 27 February 1904 | 1940 | SG |
| East Ham | East Ham Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 June 1901 | 1940 | SG |
| Ilford | Ilford Urban District Council Tramways | Electric | 14 March 1903 | 1938 | SG |
| Barking (Town) | Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways | Electric | 1 December 1903 | 16 February 1929 | SG. (Last tramway line in Barking closed prior to creation of LPTB.) |
| Bexley | Bexley Urban District Council Tramways | Electric | 3 October 1903 | 24 November 1935 | SG |
| Erith | Erith Urban District Council Tramways | Electric | 26 August 1905 | 9 November 1935 | SG |
| Dartford | Dartford Urban District Council Light Railways | Electric | 14 February 1906 | 23 November 1935 | SG. Taken over by London Transport on 1 July 1933 and closed 23 November 1935 |
| Croydon | Croydon Tramways Company | Horse | 9 October 1879 | 3 January 1902 | SG |
| Croydon | Croydon Corporation Tramways | Electric | 26 September 1901 | 7 April 1951 | SG |
| Croydon | South Metropolitan Electric Tramways | Electric | 14 February 1906 | September 1937 | |
| West and South London | London United Tramways | Electric | 4 April 1901 | 1931 | SG |
| Middlesex, Hertfordshire | Metropolitan Electric Tramways | Horse | 2 May 1870 | 1904 (?) | SG |
| Middlesex, Hertfordshire | Metropolitan Electric Tramways | Electric | 22 July 1904 | 1939 | SG |
| Currently operating or proposed: ||||||
| Croydon/South London | Tramlink | Electric | 10 May 2000 | | SG. |
| Camden–Peckham/Brixton | Cross River Tram | Electric | Proposal shelved since 2008 | Proposal shelved since 2008 | SG |
| Uxbridge–Shepherd's Bush | West London Tram | Electric | Proposal shelved since 2007 | Proposal shelved since 2007 | SG |

### North East England

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Darlington | Darlington Street Railroad Company | Horse | 1 January 1862 | 1 January 1865 | SG |
| Darlington | Stockton and Darlington Steam Tramway Company | Horse | 1880 | 1904 | 3 ft (914 mm). Horse operated despite the company title. Not connected to the Stockton system operated by this company. |
| Darlington | Darlington Corporation Light Railways | Electric | 2 June 1904 | 10 April 1926 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm).. |
| Teesside | Middlesbrough and Stockton Tramways Company | Horse | 20 January 1875 | 1898 | SG. Sold out to Imperial Tramways Company in 1878 |
| Teesside | Stockton and Darlington Steam Tramway Company | Steam | 17 November 1881 | 1893 | 4 ft (1,219 mm). Not connected to the Darlington system operated by this company. Sold to the Stockton and District Tramways Company in 1893 |
| Teesside | Stockton and District Tramways Company | Steam | 1893 | 1896 | 4 ft (1,219 mm). Sold out to Imperial Tramways Company |
| Teesside | Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company | Electric | 21 May 1898 | 2 April 1921 | 3 ft 7 in (1,093 mm). Operated by Imperial Tramways Company |
| Teesside | Middlesbrough Corporation Tramways | Electric | 3 April 1921 | 9 June 1934 | 3 ft 7 in (1,093 mm). Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company until 1921 |
| Teesside | Stockton-on-Tees Corporation Tramways | Electric | 3 April 1921 | 9 June 1934 | 3 ft 7 in (1,093 mm). Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company until 1921 |
| Teesside | Thornaby on Tees Corporation Tramways | Electric | 3 April 1921 | 1 August 1930 | 3 ft 7 in (1,093 mm). Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company until 1921 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Newcastle and Gosforth Tramways and Carriage Company | Horse | 5 December 1878 | 13 April 1901 | SG |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Newcastle and Gosforth Tramways and Carriage Company | Steam | 1882 | 1897 | SG |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Newcastle Corporation Tramways | Electric | 16 December 1901 | 4 March 1950 | SG. . Through workings to Gateshead from 1923. Newcastle served by Gateshead tramway system to 4 August 1951. |
| Gosforth–Wallsend–North Shields (Tyneside) | Tyneside Tramways and Tramroads Company | Electric | 22 September 1902 | 6 April 1930 | SG |
| North Shields–Tynemouth–Whitley Bay (Tynemouth) | Tynemouth and District Tramways | Horse | 1883 | 1884 | 3 ft (914 mm). Taken over by North Shields and District Tramways Company in 1884 and North Shields and Tynemouth District Tramways in 1897 |
| North Shields–Tynemouth–Whitley Bay (Tynemouth) | Tynemouth and District Tramways | Steam | 1884 | 1900 | 3 ft (914 mm). Taken over by North Shields and District Tramways Company in 1884 and North Shields and Tynemouth District Tramways in 1897 |
| North Shields–Tynemouth–Whitley Bay (Tynemouth) | Tynemouth and District Electric Traction Company | Electric | 18 March 1901 | 4 August 1931 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Gateshead | Gateshead and District Tramways Company | Steam | October 1883 | 8 May 1901 | SG |
| Gateshead | Gateshead and District Tramways Company | Electric | 8 May 1901 | 4 August 1951 | SG. . Through working to Newcastle from 1923. |
| South Shields | South Shields Tramways | Horse | 1 August 1883 Mar 1887 | 1885 31 January 1906 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| South Shields | South Shields Corporation Tramways | Electric | 30 March 1906 | 31 March 1946 | SG. . |
| Jarrow | Jarrow and District Electric Tramway | Electric | 9 November 1906 | 30 June 1929 | SG. . |
| Sunderland | Sunderland Tramways Company | Horse | 28 April 1879 | 19 February 1901 | SG |
| Sunderland | Sunderland Tramways Company | Steam | 1880 | 1880 | |
| Sunderland | Sunderland Corporation Tramways | Electric | 15 August 1900 | 1 October 1954 | SG. . |
| Grangetown–Ryhope–Philadelphia–Hetton-le-Hole (Sunderland District) | Sunderland District Electric Tramways | Electric | 10 June 1905 | 12 July 1925 | SG. |
| West Hartlepool | Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 2 August 1884 | 21 February 1891 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| West Hartlepool | Hartlepool Electric Tramways | Electric | 19 May 1896 | 25 March 1927 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |

### North West England

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Accrington | Accrington Corporation Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 5 April 1886 | 31 December 1907 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Accrington | Accrington Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1908 | 31 March 1932 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | Ashton-Under-Lyne Corporation Tramways | Electric | 19 August 1902 | 28 February 1938 | SG |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | Oldham, Ashton and Hyde Electric Tramway | Electric | 12 June 1899 | 1947 | SG |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | Manchester Metrolink | Electric | 11 February 2013 | | SG |
| Atherton | South Lancashire Tramways | Electric | 20 October 1902 | 16 December 1933 | SG |
| Barrow-in-Furness | Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company | Steam | 11 July 1885 | 13 July 1903 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Barrow-in-Furness | Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company | Electric | 6 February 1904 | 5 April 1932 | SG |
| Birkenhead | Birkenhead Tramways Company | Horse | 30 August 1860 | 8 November 1901 | 5 ft 2 in (1,575 mm) then SG |
| Birkenhead | Hoylake and Birkenhead Tramways | Horse | 6 September 1873 | 12 October 1879 | SG. Taken over by the Birkenhead Tramways Company |
| Birkenhead | Wirral Tramways Company | Horse | 23 July 1877 | 22 January 1901 | SG. Taken over by the Birkenhead Tramways Company |
| Birkenhead | Birkenhead Corporation Tramways | Electric | 4 February 1901 | 17 July 1937 | SG |
| Birkenhead | Wirral Tramway | Electric | 14 April 1995 | - | SG |
| Blackburn | Blackburn and Over Darwen Tramways Company | Steam | 16 April 1881 | 9 July 1901 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Blackburn | Blackburn Corporation Tramways | Horse | 28 May 1887 | 1901 | SG |
| Blackburn | Blackburn Corporation Tramways | Electric | 20 March 1899 | 3 September 1949 | SG |
| Blackpool | Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad | Electric | 14 July 1898 | 1 January 1920 | SG. Taken over by Blackpool Corporation Tramways |
| Blackpool | Blackpool Electric Tramway Company | Electric | 12 September 1885 | 10 September 1892 | SG. Taken over by Blackpool Corporation Tramways |
| Blackpool | Blackpool Corporation Tramways | Horse, Conduit Electric and Overhead Electric | 10 September 1892 | | SG |
| Bolton | Bolton Corporation Tramways | Horse | 1 September 1880 | 1 January 1899 | |
| Bolton | Bolton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 9 December 1899 | 1947 | SG |
| Burnley | Burnley & District Tramways Company | Steam | August 1881 | 1 March 1900 | SG |
| Burnley | Burnley Corporation Tramways | Electric | 16 December 1901 | 7 May 1935 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Bury | | Horse | ? | ? | |
| Bury | Manchester, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Tramways | Steam | 1886 | April 1904 | SG and 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Bury | Bury Corporation Tramways | Electric | 3 June 1903 | 13 February 1949 | SG |
| Bury | Manchester Metrolink | Electric | 6 April 1992 | | SG |
| Carlisle | City of Carlisle Electric Tramways | Electric | 30 June 1900 | 21 November 1931 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Chester | Chester Tramways Company | Horse | 10 June 1879 | 27 December 1902 | SG |
| Chester | Chester Corporation Tramways | Electric | 6 April 1903 | 15 February 1930 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Colne | Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company | Electric | 28 November 1903 | 6 January 1934 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Darwen | Blackburn and Over Darwen Tramways Company | Steam | 16 April 1881 | 16 October 1900 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Darwen | Darwen Corporation Tramways | Electric | 16 October 1900 | 5 October 1946 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Farnworth | Farnworth Council Tramways | Horse, then electric | 9 January 1902 | 1 April 1906 | Taken over by South Lancashire Tramways |
| Glossop | Glossop Tramway | Electric | 21 August 1903 | 24 December 1927 | |
| Haslingden | Haslingden Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1908 | 30 April 1930 | Nominally independent, in practice part of Accrington Corporation Tramways |
| Heywood | Heywood Corporation Tramways | Steam | 10 December 1904 | 20 September 1905 | Taken over by Rochdale Corporation Tramways |
| Lancaster | Lancaster Corporation Tramways | Electric | 14 January 1903 | 4 April 1930 | SG |
| Lancaster | Lancaster and District Tramways | Horse | 2 August 1890 | 31 December 1921 | |
| Liverpool | Old Swan Tramway | Horse | 1861 | 1862 | |
| Liverpool | Liverpool Tramways Company | Horse | 1 November 1869 | 25 August 1903 | SG |
| Liverpool | Liverpool Corporation Tramways | Electric | 16 November 1898 | 14 September 1957 | SG |
| Liverpool | Great Crosby Tramway | Electric | 19 June 1900 | 31 December 1925 | |
| Waterloo & Great Crosby | Waterloo and Great Crosby Tramways Company | Electric | 19 June 1900 | 31 December 1925 | |
| Lytham St Annes | | Town Gas | 11 July 1896 | 1903 | |
| Lytham St Annes | Lytham St. Annes Corporation Tramways | Electric | 28 May 1903 | 28 April 1937 | SG |
| Manchester | Manchester and Salford Tramways | Horse | 17 May 1877 | 31 March 1903 | |
| Manchester | Manchester Corporation Tramways | Electric | 6 June 1901 | 10 January 1949 | SG |
| Manchester | Manchester Metrolink | Electric | 6 April 1992 | | SG |
| Middleton | Middleton Electric Traction Company | Electric | 27 March 1902 | 1935 | |
| Morecambe | Morecambe Tramways Company | Horse | 3 June 1887 | 15 January 1912 | |
| Morecambe | Morecambe Tramways Company | Petrol | 15 January 1912 | 24 October 1924 | |
| Morecambe | Morecambe Corporation Tramways | Horse | 26 July 1909 | 6 October 1926 | |
| Nelson | Nelson Corporation Tramways | Electric | 23 February 1903 | 6 January 1934 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Oldham | | Horse | 16 September 1880 | 1 November 1901 | |
| Oldham | | Steam | November 1885 | 19 November 1901 | |
| Oldham | Oldham Corporation Tramways | Electric | 15 December 1900 | 3 August 1946 | SG |
| Oldham | Manchester Metrolink | Electric | 13 June 2012 | | SG |
| Preston | Preston Tramways Company | Horse | 20 March 1879 | 31 December 1903 | SG |
| Preston | Preston Corporation Tramways | Electric | 7 June 1904 | 15 December 1934 | SG |
| Radcliffe | | Electric | 4 January 1905 | 8 October 1938 | |
| Rawtenstall | Rossendale Valley Tramways | Steam | 10 November 1887 | 23 July 1909 | |
| Rawtenstall | Rawtenstall Corporation Tramways | Electric | 15 May 1909 | 31 March 1932 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Rawtenstall | Rawtenstall–Bacup | Steam | 1889 | ? | |
| Rawtenstall | Rawtenstall–Bacup | Electric | 1909 | 1932 | |
| Rochdale | Manchester, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 7 March 1883 | 8 May 1905 | |
| Rochdale | Rochdale Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 May 1902 | 3 July 1932 | SG |
| Rochdale | Manchester Metrolink | Electric | 28 February 2013 | | SG |
| St. Helens | St Helens and District Tramways Company | Horse | 5 November 1881 | May 1890 | |
| St. Helens | St Helens and District Tramways Company | Steam | 24 May 1890 | 7 April 1900 | |
| St. Helens | New St Helens and District Tramways | Electric | 20 July 1899 | 1 October 1919 | SG |
| St. Helens | St Helens Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 October 1919 | 31 March 1936 | SG |
| Salford | Salford Tramway | Horse | 1861 | 1872 | |
| Salford | | Horse | 30 July 1877 | by October 1903 | |
| Salford | Salford Corporation Tramways | Electric | 4 October 1901 | 31 March 1947 | |
| Salford | Manchester Metrolink | Electric | 21 July 2000 | | SG |
| Southport | Southport Tramways Company | Electric | 18 July 1900 | 31 December 1934 | |
| Southport | Southport Corporation Tramways | Electric | 18 July 1900 | 31 December 1934 | SG |
| Southport | Southport Pier Tramway | Various | 1862 | June 2015 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Replaced by land train. |
| Birkdale | Birkdale and Southport Tramways Company | Horse | 12 May 1883 | 1896 | |
| Stalybridge | | Horse | 14 June 1881 | 14 October 1903 | |
| Stalybridge | Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Tramways | Electric | 12 June 1899 | 21 May 1945 | |
| Stockport | Stockport and Hazel Grove Tramway | Horse | 7 May 1880 | 24 January 1905 | |
| Stockport | Stockport Corporation Tramways | Electric | 26 August 1901 | 25 August 1951 | |
| Trafford | Trafford Park Tramways | Gas, electric | 23 July 1897 | 1 May 1908 | |
| Trafford | Manchester Metrolink | Electric | 6 April 1992 | | SG |
| Wallasey | Wallasey United Tramway and Omnibus Company | Horse | 30 June 1879 | 19 March 1902 | |
| Wallasey | Wallasey Corporation Tramways | Electric | 17 March 1902 | 30 November 1933 | SG |
| Warrington | Warrington Corporation Tramways | Electric | 21 April 1902 | 28 August 1935 | SG |
| Wigan | Wigan and District Tramways | Horse | 2 August 1880 | 1882 | |
| Wigan | Wigan and District Tramways | Steam | 8 August 1882 | 26 September 1904 | |
| Wigan | Wigan Corporation Tramways | Electric | 25 January 1901 | 28 March 1931 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) and SG |

### South East England

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Aldershot and Farnborough | Aldershot and Farnborough Tramways Company | Horse | | 1906 | |
| Brighton | Brighton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 25 November 1901 | 31 August 1939 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Chatham | Chatham and District Light Railways Company | Electric | 17 June 1902 | 30 September 1930 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Served Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham. |
| Dover | Dover Corporation Tramways | Electric | 6 September 1897 | 31 December 1936 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). . |
| Folkestone (Sandgate)–Hythe | Folkestone, Hythe and Sandgate Tramways | Horse | 18 May 1891 | 30 September 1921 | SG. Operation suspended 7 August 1914 – May 1919, operated only during summer season 1919–1921. |
| Gravesend | Gravesend, Rosherville and Northfleet Tramways | Horse | 15 June 1883 | 30 June 1901 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Gravesend | Gravesend and Northfleet Electric Tramways | Electric | 2 August 1902 | 28 February 1929 | SG |
| Hastings | Hastings and District Electric Tramways | Electric | 31 July 1905 | 15 May 1929 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Maidstone | Maidstone Corporation Tramways | Electric | 14 July 1904 | 11 February 1930 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Margate–Ramsgate (Isle of Thanet) | Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways and Lighting Company | Electric | 4 April 1901 | 24 March 1937 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Oxford | City of Oxford Tramways Company | Horse | 1 December 1881 | 7 August 1914 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth Street Tramways | Horse | 15 May 1865 | 1 January 1901 | |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth Corporation Transport | Electric | 24 September 1901 | 10 October 1936 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm). . |
| Cosham–Horndean | Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway | Electric | 3 March 1903 | 9 January 1935 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) |
| Gosport–Fareham | Gosport and Fareham Tramways | Electric | 20 December 1905 | 31 December 1929 | |
| Reading | Reading Tramways Company | Horse | 1879 | 21 July 1903 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Reading | Reading Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 July 1903 | 20 May 1939 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Rye–Camber | Rye and Camber Tramway | Steam | 1895 | ? | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Rye–Camber | Rye and Camber Tramway | ? | Petrol (gasoline) | 4 September 1939 | . |
| Sheerness | Sheerness and District Tramways | Electric | 9 April 1903 | 7 July 1917 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm).. |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | Brighton and Shoreham Tramways | Steam, then horse | 3 July 1884 | 6 June 1913 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Despite the company name, it never ran into Brighton. |
| Southampton | Southampton Tramways Company | Horse | 5 May 1879 | 1 July 1898 | SG |
| Southampton | Southampton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 July 1898 | 31 December 1949 | SG |
| Wantage | Wantage Tramway | Horse | 11 October 1875 | 188_ | SG |
| Wantage | Wantage Tramway | Steam | 1 August 1876 | 31 July 1925 | SG |
| Wolverton–Stony Stratford | Wolverton and Stony Stratford Tramway | Steam | 27 May 1887 | 4 May 1926 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). . |

### South West England

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Bath | Bath Tramways Company | Horse | 24 December 1880 | 25 July 1902 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Bath | Bath Electric Tramways Company | Electric | 2 January 1904 | 6 May 1939 | SG There is currently a proposal to re-instate the tram system |
| Bristol | Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co Ltd | Horse | 9 August 1875 | 1900 | |
| Bristol | Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co Ltd | Steam | 1880 | 1881 | |
| Bristol | Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co Ltd | Electric | 14 October 1895 | 11 April 1941 | Closed because of bomb damage |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth Corporation Tramways | Electric | 23 July 1902 | 8 April 1936 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Camborne | Camborne and Redruth Tramways | Electric | 7 November 1902 | 29 September 1927 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Cheltenham | Cheltenham and District Light Railway | Electric | 17 August 1901 | 31 December 1930 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Devonport | Devonport and District Tramways | Electric | 26 June 1901 | 20 October 1915 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Taken over by Plymouth Corporation Tramways |
| Exeter | Exeter Tramway Company | Horse | 6 April 1882 | 4 April 1905 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Exeter | Exeter Corporation Tramways | Electric | 4 April 1905 | 19 August 1931 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Gloucester | Gloucester Tramways Company | Horse | 26 May 1879 | 17 March 1904 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Gloucester | Gloucester Corporation Tramways | Electric | 7 May 1904 | 12 January 1933 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Poole | Poole and District Electric Tramways | Electric | 6 April 1901 | 8 June 1935 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). A British Electric Traction company; sold to Poole Corporation and leased to Bournemouth Corporation Tramways from June 1905 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth, Devonport and District Tramways | Steam | 4 November 1884 | 14 November 1885 | SG, then converted to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Plymouth | Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport Tramways | Horse, then electric | 18 March 1872 | 1 July 1922 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Taken over by Plymouth Corporation Tramways |
| Plymouth | Plymouth Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 September 1899 | 29 September 1945 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Seaton, Devon | Seaton Tramway | Electric | 28 August 1970 | operational | 2 ft 9 in (838 mm) |
| Swindon | Swindon Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 September 1904 | 11 July 1929 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Taunton | Taunton Electric Traction Co Ltd | Electric | 21 August 1901 | 28 May 1921 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Torquay | Torquay Tramways Co Ltd | Electric | 4 April 1907 | 31 January 1934 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare & District Electric Supply Co Ltd | Electric | 13 May 1902 | 17 April 1937 | SG |

### West Midlands

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Birmingham | Birmingham and District Tramways Company | Horse | 20 May 1872 | 24 May 1876 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Sold to the Birmingham Tramways and Omnibus Company |
| Birmingham | Birmingham Tramways and Omnibus Company | Horse | 24 May 1876 | January 1886 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Sold to the Birmingham Central Tramway Company |
| Birmingham | Birmingham and Aston Tramways Company | Steam | 26 December 1882 | 30 June 1902 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Sold to Aston Manor Urban District Council and leased to the City of Birmingham Tramways Company |
| Birmingham | Birmingham Central Tramway Company | Horse, steam, cable and accumulator | 25 November 1884 | 29 September 1896 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Sold to the City of Birmingham Tramways Company |
| Birmingham | Birmingham and Midland Tramways | Steam, horse and electric | 6 July 1885 | 1 April 1928 | From 13 August 1912 the Company name was changed to the Birmingham District Power and Traction Company |
| Birmingham | Birmingham and Western Districts Tramways Company | Steam | August 1885 | 1899 | Sold to British Electric Traction |
| Birmingham | City of Birmingham Tramways Company | Horse, steam, cable and accumulator | 29 September 1896 | 31 December 1911 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Sold to Birmingham Corporation Tramways |
| Birmingham | Birmingham Corporation Tramways | Electric | 14 May 1901 | 4 July 1953 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Birmingham | West Midlands Metro | Electric | 30 May 1999 | | SG |
| Stourbridge | Dudley and Stourbridge Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 21 May 1884 | 25 July 1899 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Stourbridge | Dudley, Stourbridge and District Electric Traction Company | Electric | 26 July 1899 | 1 March 1930 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Part of "Black Country Tramway System". |
| Stourbridge | Kinver Light Railway | Electric | 4 April 1901 | 8 February 1930 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Part of "Black Country Tramway System". . |
| Wednesbury | South Staffordshire and Birmingham District Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 1883 | 1893 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Wednesbury | South Staffordshire Tramways Company | Electric | 1 January 1893 | 1 April 1924 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Part of "Black Country Tramway System". To Dudley, Stourbridge and District undertaking from 17 December 1930. |
| Wednesbury | West Midlands Metro | Electric | 30 May 1999 | | SG |
| Walsall | South Staffordshire and Birmingham District Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 1883 | 1901 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Walsall | Walsall Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1901 | 30 September 1933 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Tramways Company | Horse | 1 May 1878 | 1 May 1900 | SG. Purchased by Wolverhampton Corporation and converted to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 6 February 1902 | 11 July 1928 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). , . |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands Metro | Electric | 30 May 1999 | | SG |
| Wolverhampton–Dudley | Dudley, Sedgley and Wolverhampton Tramways Company | Horse | 1 May 1878 | 18 October 1888 | |
| Wolverhampton–Dudley | Midland Tramways Company | Horse | 18 October 1888 | 1893 | |
| Wolverhampton–Dudley | Dudley and Wolverhampton Tramways Company | Horse | 1893 | 1899 | |
| Wolverhampton–Dudley | Wolverhampton District Electric Tramways Company | Electric | 9 January 1902 | 1929 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Part of "Black Country Tramway System". To Wolverhampton Corporation Tramways from 1 September 1928. |
| Coventry | Coventry and District Tramways Company | Steam | 1884 | 1893 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Coventry | Coventry Electric Tramways Company | Electric | 5 December 1895 | 1 January 1912 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Coventry | Coventry Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1912 | 14 November 1940 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). . Closed because of bomb damage. |
| Coventry | Coventry Very Light Rail | Battery Powered | Under Construction (TBC 2024) | | SG |
| Kidderminster–Stourport (-on-Severn) | Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway Company | Electric | 25 May 1898 | 2 April 1929. | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Unconnected part of "Black Country Tramway System". |
| (Royal) Leamington (Spa)–Warwick | Leamington & Warwick Tramways & Omnibus Company | Horse | 21 November 1881 | 15 March 1905 | SG |
| (Royal) Leamington (Spa)–Warwick | Leamington & Warwick Tramways & Omnibus Company | Electric | 15 July 1905 | 16 August 1930 | SG |
| Stoke-on-Trent (The Potteries) | Staffordshire Potteries Street Railway Company | Horse | 13 January 1862 | 2 March 1880 | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Stoke-on-Trent (The Potteries) | North Staffordshire Tramways Company | Steam | 22 April 1881 | 27 June 1898 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Stoke-on-Trent (The Potteries) | Potteries Electric Traction Company | Electric | 16 May 1899 | 1928 | 4 ft (1,219 mm). Also served Newcastle-under-Lyme. |
| Worcester | Tramways Trust Company | Horse | 1881 | 1885 | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Worcester | City of Worcester Tramways Company | Horse | 1889 | 1894 | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Worcester | Worcester Tramways Company | Horse | 1894 | 25 June 1903 | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Worcester | Worcester Electric Traction Company | Electric | 6 February 1904 | 31 May 1928 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |

### Yorkshire and the Humber

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Cleethorpes | Great Grimsby Street Tramways Company | Horse | 1881 | 1901 | SG |
| Cleethorpes | Great Grimsby Street Tramways Company | Electric | 1 January 1902 | November 1936 | SG |
| Cleethorpes | Cleethorpes Corporation Tramways | Electric | 15 July 1936 | 17 July 1937 | SG. Cleethorpes took over the Great Grimsby Street Tramways lines within their boundary, the remainder going to Grimsby |
| Doncaster | Doncaster Corporation Tramways | Electric | 2 June 1902 | 8 June 1935 | SG |
| (Great) Grimsby | Great Grimsby Street Tramways Company | Horse | 1881 | 1901 | SG |
| (Great) Grimsby | Great Grimsby Street Tramways Company | Electric | 1 January 1902 | 15 July 1936 | SG |
| (Great) Grimsby | Grimsby Corporation Tramways | Electric | 6 April 1925 | 31 March 1937 | SG |
| Grimsby–Immingham | Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway | Steam | 3 January 1901 | 14 May 1912 | SG |
| Grimsby–Immingham | Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway | Electric | 15 May 1912 | 1 July 1961 | SG.. |
| (Kingston upon) Hull | Hull Street Tramways Company | Horse | 9 January 1875 | 1899 | SG. Company in liquidation 1889, acquired by Hull Corporation 1895, last horse tram in city 1899 |
| (Kingston upon) Hull | Drypool and Marfleet Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 22 May 1889 | 1899 | SG. Acquired by Hull Corporation 1899, last steam tram operated 1901 |
| (Kingston upon) Hull | City of Hull Tramways | Electric | 5 July 1899 | 30 June 1945 | SG. Formed from the acquisition of Hull Street Tramways and Drypool and Marfleet Steam Tramways Company, system electrified 1899–1901 Trams replaced by trolleybuses in late 1930s and 1940s. |
| Leeds | Leeds Tramways Company | Horse | 16 September 1871 | 13 October 1901 | SG |
| Leeds | Leeds Tramways Company | Steam | 17 June 1880 | 1 April 1902 | SG |
| Leeds | Leeds Corporation Tramways | Electric | 11 November 1891 | 7 November 1959 | SG |
| Bradford | Bradford Tramways Company | Horse | 1 February 1882 | by 1903 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Bradford | Bradford Tramways Company and Bradford and Shelf Tramway Company | Steam | 8 August 1882 | by 1903 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Bradford | Bradford Corporation Tramways | Electric | March 1892 30 June 1898 | March 1892 6 May 1950 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Keighley | Keighley Tramways Company | Horse | 8 May 1889 | 28 May 1904 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Keighley | Keighley Corporation Tramways | Electric | 12 October 1904 | 17 December 1924 | SG |
| Shipley | Shipley Tramways Company | Horse | 3 August 1882 | 9 October 1891 | |
| Shipley | Mid-Yorkshire Tramways | Electric | 23 July 1903 | 30 April 1904 | Taken over by Bradford Corporation Tramways |
| Halifax | Halifax Corporation Tramways | Electric | 9 June 1898 | 14 February 1939 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Huddersfield | Huddersfield Corporation Tramways | Horse | 16 November 1882 | 1 April 1888 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) |
| Huddersfield | Huddersfield Corporation Tramways | Steam | 11 January 1883 | 21 June 1902 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) |
| Huddersfield | Huddersfield Corporation Tramways | Electric | 14 February 1901 | 29 June 1940 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) |
| Dewsbury | Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways | Electric | 18 February 1903 | 31 October 1934 | SG. Also includes Batley Corporation Tramways |
| Dewsbury–Batley–Birstall | Dewsbury, Batley and Birstall Tramways Company | Horse and steam | 25 July 1874 | 26 September 1905 | |
| Dewsbury–Ossett | Dewsbury, Ossett and Soothill Nether Tramways | Electric | 11 November 1908 | 19 October 1933 | |
| Wakefield | Wakefield and District Light Railway | Electric | 15 August 1904 | 25 July 1932 | SG |
| Castleford | Yorkshire (West Riding) Electric Tramways | Electric | 29 October 1906 | 1 November 1925 | SG |
| Scarborough | Scarborough Tramways Company | Electric | 6 May 1904 | 30 September 1931 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Sheffield | Sheffield Tramways Company | Horse | 6 October 1873 | 11 November 1902 | SG |
| Sheffield | Sheffield Corporation Tramways | Electric | 5 September 1899 | 8 October 1960 | SG |
| Sheffield | South Yorkshire Supertram | Electric | 21 March 1994 | in operation | SG. |
| Rotherham | Rotherham Tramway | Electric | 31 January 1903 | 13 November 1949 | SG |
| Rotherham | South Yorkshire Supertram | Electric | 28 October 2018 | in operation | SG Tram-train |
| Mexborough–Swinton | Mexborough & Swinton Tramways Company | Electric | 16 February 1907 | 19 March 1929 | SG |
| (Wath-upon-) Dearne (Dearne District) | Dearne District Light Railways | Electric | 14 July 1924 | 30 September 1933 | . "Last" tramway system opened in the UK (until Manchester Metrolink). |
| Barnsley | Barnsley and District Tramway | Electric | 31 October 1902 | 31 August 1930 | SG |
| York | York Tramways Company and City of York Tramways Company | Horse | 1880 | 27 February 1909 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| York | York Corporation Tramways | Electric | 20 January 1910 | 16 November 1935 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |

## Scotland

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen District Tramways | Horse | 1874 | 1900 | SG |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen Corporation Tramways | Electric | 23 December 1899 | 3 May 1958 | SG. Replaced by motor buses |
| Aberdeen–Bankhead and Aberdeen–Bieldside | Aberdeen Suburban Tramways | Electric | 23 June 1904 | 9 June 1927 | SG. Replaced by Aberdeen Corporation motor buses |
| Ayr | Ayr Corporation Tramways | Electric | 26 September 1901 | 31 December 1931 | SG. Replaced by Western SMT motor buses |
| Carstairs West | Carstairs House Tramway | Electric | 6 February 1886 | 1905 | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm). First permanent electric railway in Scotland |
| Carstairs West | Carstairs House Tramway | Horse | 1905 | 1935 | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
| Cruden Bay | Cruden Bay Hotel Tramway | Electric | 1899 | 31 October 1932 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Great North of Scotland Railway tramway linking Cruden Bay Hotel to railway station, replaced by a Rolls-Royce car |
| Dumbarton | Dumbarton Burgh and County Tramways | Electric | 20 February 1907 | 3 March 1928 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm). Defunct, replaced by competitors' motor buses |
| Dundee | Dundee and District Tramways | Horse | 30 August 1877 | 12 July 1900 | SG |
| Dundee | Dundee and District Tramways | Steam | 1885 | 15 May 1902 | SG |
| Dundee | Dundee Corporation Tramways | Electric | 13 July 1900 | 20 October 1956 | SG. Replaced by motor buses |
| Dundee–Broughty Ferry | Dundee, Broughty Ferry and District Tramways | Electric | 27 October 1905 | 16 May 1931 | SG. Replaced by Dundee Corporation motor buses. Acquired by Dundee Corporation Tramways in 1931. |
| Dunfermline | Dunfermline and District Tramways | Electric | 2 November 1909 | 15 July 1937 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Replaced by Walter Alexander & Sons buses |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Street Tramways | Horse | 6 November 1871 | 23 October 1904 | SG |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Street Tramways | Steam | 23 April 1881 | 27 October 1882 | SG. Previous operations in 1876, 1877 and 1880. |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Northern Tramways | Cable | 28 January 1888 | 23 June 1923 | SG |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Corporation Tramways | Electric | 8 June 1910 | 16 November 1956 | SG. Replaced by buses. For new tramway see Edinburgh Trams. |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Trams | Electric | 31 May 2014 | in operation | SG |
| Leith | Leith Corporation Tramways | Horse | 16 November 1871 | 24 August 1907 | SG. Incorporated into Edinburgh Corporation Tramways in 1922. |
| Leith | Leith Corporation Tramways | Electric | 18 May 1905 | 20 November 1920 | SG. Absorbed by Edinburgh Corporation Tramways 1920, last trams ran in Leith 11 March 1956. |
| Leith | Edinburgh Trams | Electric | 7 June 2023 | in operation | SG |
| Musselburgh | Musselburgh and District Electric Light and Traction Company | Electric | 12 December 1904 | 15 February 1928 | SG. Absorbed by Edinburgh Corporation Tramways 1928, last trams ran in Musselburgh 1954. |
| Falkirk | Falkirk and District Tramways | Electric | 21 October 1905 | 21 July 1936 | 4 ft (1,219 mm). Replaced by Walter Alexander & Sons motor buses |
| Glasgow | Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Company | Horse | 19 August 1872 | 1898 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) |
| Glasgow | Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Company | Steam | 1877 | ? | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) |
| Glasgow | Glasgow Corporation Tramways | Electric | 13 October 1898 | 31 August 1962 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm). Replaced by motor buses and trolleybuses . |
| Govan | | Horse | 1873 | 1877 | |
| Govan | | Steam | August 1877 | 1901 | |
| Govan | | Electric | 10 August 1901 | 1912 | operated by Glasgow Corporation, Burgh of Govan amalgamated with Glasgow in 1912 |
| Airdrie and Coatbridge | Airdrie and Coatbridge Tramways | Electric | 18 February 1904 | 31 December 1921. | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm). Absorbed by Glasgow Corporation Tramways 1921, last trams ran in Coatbridge 3 November 1956 |
| Paisley | Paisley Tramways Company | Horse | 30 December 1885 | 21 November 1903 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) |
| Paisley | Paisley District Tramways Company | Electric | 13 June 1904 | 1 August 1923 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm). Absorbed by Glasgow Corporation Tramways 1923, last trams ran in Paisley 11 May 1957 |
| Greenock | Greenock & Port Glasgow Tramway Co. | Horse | 7 June 1873 | 1901 | |
| Greenock | Greenock & Port Glasgow Tramway Co. | Electric | 1901 | 15 July 1929 | replaced by motor buses |
| Inchture | Inchture Village Tram | Horse | 1895 | 1916 | SG. Caledonian Railway horse tramway linking village to railway station |
| Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock Corporation Tramways | Electric | 10 December 1904 | 3 May 1926 | SG. Replaced by motor buses |
| Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy Corporation Tramways | Electric | 28 February 1903 | 15 May 1931 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Replaced by Walter Alexander & Sons motor buses |
| Kirkcaldy to Leven | Wemyss and District Tramways Company | Electric | 25 August 1906 | 30 January 1932 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Replaced by motor buses |
| Motherwell and Hamilton area | Lanarkshire Tramways | Electric | 22 July 1903 | 14 February 1931 | 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm). Replaced by motor buses |
| Perth | Perth and District Tramways | Horse | 17 September 1895 | 7 October 1903 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Perth | Perth Corporation Tramways | Electric | 31 October 1905 | 19 January 1929 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Replaced by Walter Alexander & Sons motor buses |
| Rothesay | Rothesay and Ettrick Bay Light Railway | Horse | 1 June 1882 | 2 March 1902 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) |
| Rothesay | Rothesay and Ettrick Bay Light Railway | Electric | 19 August 1902 | 30 September 1936 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Replaced by motor buses |
| Stirling | Stirling and Bridge of Allan Tramways | Horse | 27 July 1874 | 20 May 1920 | SG. Replaced by Scottish General Omnibus Co. motor buses |

## Wales
### North Wales

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Barmouth | Barmouth Junction and Arthog Tramway | Horse | 1899 | 1903 | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Fairbourne | Fairbourne Tramway | Horse | 1898 | 1916 | 2 ft (610 mm) |
| Glyn Ceiriog | Glyn Valley Tramway | Horse | 1 April 1874 | 31 March 1886 | 2 ft 4+1⁄2 in (724 mm) |
| Glyn Ceiriog | Glyn Valley Tramway | Steam | 15 March 1891 | 6 April 1933 | 2 ft 4+1⁄2 in (724 mm) |
| Harlech | Harlech Tramway | Horse | 1878 | 1886 | |
| Llandudno | Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Electric Railway Ltd | Electric | 19 October 1907 | 24 March 1956 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Llandudno | Great Orme Tramway | Cable | 31 July 1902 | in operation | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Pwllheli | Pwllheli Corporation Tramways | Horse | 24 July 1899 | c. September 1920 | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
| Pwllheli | Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway | Horse | 1 August 1896 | 28 October 1927 | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Wrexham | Wrexham District Tramways | Horse | 1 November 1876 | 26 April 1901 | |
| Wrexham | Wrexham and District Electric Tramways | Electric | 4 April 1903 | 31 March 1927 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |

### South Wales

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Aberdare | Aberdare Urban District Council Tramways | Electric | 9 October 1913 | 31 March 1935 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Cardiff | Cardiff Tramways Company | Horse | 12 July 1872 | 17 October 1902 | SG |
| Cardiff | Cardiff District and Penarth Harbour Tramways | Horse | 28 November 1881 | 10 February 1903 | SG |
| Cardiff | Cardiff Corporation Tramways | Electric | 2 May 1902 | 19 February 1950 | SG |
| Llanelly (Llanelli) | Llanelly Tramways | Horse | 28 September 1882 | 31 March 1908 | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Llanelly (Llanelli) | Llanelly and District Electric Tramways | Electric | 19 July 1911 | 16 February 1933 | SG |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Merthyr Tydfil Electric Tramways | Electric | 6 April 1901 | 23 August 1939 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Neath | Neath and District Tramways Company | Horse | 9 November 1875 | 1899 | SG |
| Neath | Neath Corporation Tramways | Gas | 31 August 1899 | 8 August 1920 | SG. "Gas" refers to town gas, not petrol (gasoline). One car is preserved locally at the Cefn Coed Colliery Museum. |
| Newport | Newport Tramways Company | Horse | 1 February 1875 30 July 1894 | 28 July 1894 3 November 1903 | |
| Newport | Newport Corporation Tramways | Electric | 9 April 1903 | 5 September 1937 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Pontypridd | Pontypridd and Rhondda Valley Tramway | Horse | Mar 1888 | July 1903 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Pontypridd | Pontypridd Urban District Council Tramways | Electric | 5 March 1905 | 30 August 1931 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Rhondda | Pontypridd and Rhondda Valley Tramway | Horse | Mar 1888 | July 1903 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Rhondda | Rhondda Tramways Company | Electric | 11 July 1908 | 1 February 1934 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Swansea | Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company | Horse | 12 April 1878 | 1901 | SG |
| Swansea | Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company | Steam | 1882 | 1884 | SG |
| Swansea | Swansea Constitution Hill Incline Tramway | Cable | 1898 | 1902 | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). Street funicular. |
| Swansea | Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company | Electric | 30 June 1900 | 29 June 1937 | SG |
| Swansea–Mumbles | Swansea and Mumbles Railway, Mumbles Train | Horse | 25 March 1807 1860 | 1826 1877 | 4 ft (1,219 mm) then SG. Believed to be the world's first public passenger rail service. Early traction experiments included wind (sail mounted on passenger carriage). Passenger service withdrawn 1826, restored 1860 following reconstruction of the line. |
| Swansea–Mumbles | Swansea and Mumbles Railway, Mumbles Train | Steam | 17 August 1877 | 1929 | SG. Two competing undertakings operated service on the line, ca. 1879 – ca. 1898. One used steam traction. The other was compelled (by court order, obtained by its rival) to use horse traction. Traction experiments prior to electrification included accumulator (storage battery), petrol (gasoline) and diesel. |
| Swansea–Mumbles | Swansea and Mumbles Railway, Mumbles Train | Electric | 2 March 1929 | 5 January 1960 | SG. . One car preserved following closure, but scrapped after being vandalised. |

## Northern Ireland

| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
| Belfast | Belfast Street Tramways | Horse | 28 August 1872 | 1 January 1905 | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) then SG |
| Belfast | Sydenham District, Belfast, Tramway | Horse | 1888 | 1902 | Purchased by Belfast Street Tramways in 1902 |
| Belfast | Belfast and Ligoniel Tramway | Horse | 24 April 1893 | 1902 | Purchased by Belfast Street Tramways in 1902 |
| Belfast | Belfast and County Down Railway tramway | Horse | 1894 | 1902 | Purchased by Belfast Corporation in 1902 |
| Belfast | Belfast Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1905 | 10 February 1954 | 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) |
| Cavehill Whitewell | Cavehill and Whitewell Tramway | Steam | 1 July 1882 | 1892 | SG. Taken over by Belfast Corporation Tramways |
| Cavehill Whitewell | Cavehill and Whitewell Tramway | Horse | 1892 | 1906 | SG. Taken over by Belfast Corporation Tramways |
| Cavehill Whitewell | Cavehill and Whitewell Tramway | Electric | 12 February 1906 | 1 July 1911 | SG. Taken over by Belfast Corporation Tramways |
| Derry | City of Derry Tramways | Horse | 1 April 1897 | 1920 | SG |
| Fintona | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (1853–83); GNR(I) (1883–1957) | Steam | 15 June 1853 | 16 January 1854 | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) |
| Fintona | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway (1853–83); GNR(I) (1883–1957) | Horse | 16 January 1854 | 30 September 1957 | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm). Railway branch, worked by horse-drawn tram from 1854 to closure in 1957. |
| Bessbrook–Newry | Bessbrook and Newry Tramway | Electric | 1 October 1885 | 10 January 1948 | 3 ft (914 mm) , . |
| Glenanne–Loughgilly | Glenanne Loughgilly Tramway | Horse | 1897 | 1919 | 1 ft 10 in (559 mm) |
| Warrenpoint–Rostrevor | Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Tramway | Horse | 1 August 1877 | February 1915 | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Portrush–Bushmills–Giant's Causeway | Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company, Ltd. | Steam | 29 January 1883 | 1926(?) | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Portrush–Bushmills–Giant's Causeway | Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company, Ltd. | Electric | 15 November 1883 | 30 September 1949 | 3 ft (914 mm). . Operation suspended during winter, 1927–1939, 1947–1948. |
| Portstewart | Portstewart Tramway | Steam | 1882 | 1926 | 3 ft (914 mm) |
Note for Giant's Causeway Tramway: Portrush–Bushmills opened 29 January 1883. Bushmills–Giant's Causeway opened 1 July 1887. World's first use of electric traction with hydroelectric generation. Track built in street in Portrush.

## Isle of Man

* List of town tramway systems in Europe – Isle of Man