List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom

This is a list of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom by Home Nation and by regions of England. It includes all tram systems, past and present.
===England, by region===
====East Midlands====
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes
Alford and Sutton Tramway 	Alford - Sutton-on-Sea 	Steam 	2 Apr 1884 	1889 	.
  	Burton upon Trent 	Electric 	3 Aug 1903 	31 Dec 1929	 
  	♦ Burton upon Trent - Ashby-de-la-Zouch	Electric 	13 Jun 1906 	19 Feb 1927	 
Chesterfield Tramways Company 	Chesterfield 	Horse 	1897 	1904 	 
Chesterfield Tramways Company 	Chesterfield 	Electric 	21 Dec 1904 	23 May 1927	 
  	Derby 	Electric 	27 Jul 1904 	29 Jun 1934	see Derby Tramway
  	Ilkeston 	Electric 	16 May 1903 	15 Jan 1931	see Ilkeston Corporation Tramways
Leicester Corporation Tramways 	Leicester 	Horse 	1874 	1904 	 
Leicester Corporation Tramways 	Leicester 	Electric 	18 May 1904 	9 Nov 1949 	 
  	Lincoln 	Electric 	23 Nov 1905 	4 Mar 1929 	 
  	Mansfield 	Electric 	16 Jul 1905 	9 Oct 1932 	Also served Sutton-in-Ashfield see Mansfield & District Light Railways.
Matlock Cable Tramway 	Matlock 	Cable 	28 Mar 1893 	30 Sep 1927	.
  	Northampton 	Horse 	4 Jun 1881 	18 Aug 1904	 
  	Northampton 	Electric 	21 Jul 1904 	15 Dec 1934	 
  	Nottingham 	Horse 	18 Sep 1878 	30 Apr 1902	 
  	Nottingham 	Steam 	1883 	1889 	 
  	Nottingham 	Electric 	23 Jul 19019 Mar 2004	6 Sep 1936-	see Nottingham Corporation Tramways, Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited and Nottingham Express Transit.
Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tramways Company	♦ Nottingham - Ripley 	Electric 	4 Jul 1913 	5 Oct 1932 	 
====East of England====
Name of System	Location 	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Cambridge 	Horse 	28 Oct 1880	18 Feb 1914	 
  	Colchester 	Electric 	28 Jul 1904	8 Dec 1929 	 
  	Ipswich 	Horse 	13 Oct 1880	6 Jun 1903 	 
  	Ipswich 	Electric 	23 Nov 1903	26 Jul 1926	 
  	Lowestoft 	Electric 	22 Jul 1903	8 May 1931 	 
  	Luton 	Electric 	21 Feb 1908	16 Apr 1932	 
  	Norwich 	Electric 	30 Jul 1900	10 Dec 1935	 
  	Peterborough 	Electric 	24 Jan 1903	15 Nov 1930	 
  	Southend (-on-Sea)	Electric 	19 Jul 1901	8 Apr 1942 	.
  	♦ Canvey Island 	(Electric) 	  	  	Construction started 1904, not completed.
  	Wisbech - Upwell 	Steam 	20 Aug 1883	1 Jan 1927 	.
  	(Great) Yarmouth 	Electric 	19 Jun 1902	14 Dec 1933	 
====Greater London====
Name of System	Location	TractionType 	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes
  	London 	Horse 	23 Mar 18612 May 1870	1861
30 Apr 1915	 
  	London 	Cable 	1884 	1909 	.
  	London 	Accumulator (storage battery)	1889 	1892 	 
  	London 	Electric 	4 Apr 1901 	5 Jul 1952	see Trams in London. Tram tunnel (Kingsway tramway subway), 24 Feb 1906 - 5 Apr 1952.
Note: Horse tramways existed as several unconnected systems north of the Thames, a system (owned and operated by several undertakings) south of the Thames, and two unconnected systems at Croydon.
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
West Metropolitan Tramways Company	♦ Kew Bridge - Richmond	Horse 	1883 	1912 	Not electrified.
Electric Tramways - Inner London:
Name of System 	Location	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
London County Council	  	  	15 May 1903	5 July 1952	To London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) from 1 Jul 1933 (see London's transport history from 1933).
Note: The LCC tramway system was assembled from predecessors including 14 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 absorbed by LPTB (arranged clockwise, from north):
Name of System 	Location	TractionType	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes
♦ Walthamstow 	  	Electric 	3 Jun 1905 	1939 	To LPTB from 1 Jul 1933.
♦ Leyton 	  	Electric 	1 Jun 1905 	1939 	 
♦ West Ham 	  	Electric 	27 Feb 1904 	1940 	 
♦ East Ham 	  	Electric 	22 Jun 1901 	1940 	 
♦ Ilford 	  	Electric 	14 Mar 1903 	1938 	 
♦ Barking (Town) 	  	Electric 	1 Dec 1903 	16 Feb 1929 	(Last tramway line in Barking closed prior to creation of LPTB.)
♦ Bexley 	  	Electric 	3 Oct 1903 	24 Nov 1935 	 
♦ Erith 	  	Electric 	26 Aug 1905 	9 Nov 1935 	 
♦ Dartford 	  	Electric 	14 Feb 1906 	23 Nov 1935 	 
♦ Croydon 	  	Horse 	9 Oct 1879 	3 Jan 1902 	 
♦ Croydon 	  	Electric 	26 Sep 190110 May 2000	7 Apr 1951- 	see Tramlink .
♦ South Metropolitan Electric Tramways	  	Electric 	14 Feb 1906 	September 1937	.
♦ London United Tramways 	  	Electric 	4 Apr 1901 	1931 	Reintroduction planned (West London Tram scheme), Shepherd's Bush - Uxbridge .
♦ Metropolitan Electric Tramways 	  	Horse 	2 May 1870 	1904 (?) 	 
♦ Metropolitan Electric Tramways 	  	Electric 	22 Jul 1904 	1939 	 
====North East England====
Name of System	Location 	TractionType	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Darlington 	Horse 	1862
1880 	1864
1904 	 
  	Darlington 	Electric 	2 Jun 1904 	10 Apr 1926	.
  	Middlesbrough 	Horse 	20 Jan 1875 	by 1898 	 
  	Middlesbrough 	Steam 	17 Nov 1881 	by 1898 	 
  	Middlesbrough 	Electric 	16 Jul 1898 	9 Jun 1934 	 
  	♦ Middlesbrough - Thornaby - Stockton-on-Tees - Norton 	Horse 	1881 	by 1899 	 
  	♦ Middlesbrough - Thornaby - Stockton-on-Tees - Norton 	Electric 	1898 	31 Dec 1931	 
  	Newcastle-upon-Tyne 	Horse 	1878 	13 Apr 1901	 
  	Newcastle-upon-Tyne 	Steam 	1882 	1897 	 
  	Newcastle-upon-Tyne 	Electric 	16 Dec 1901 	4 Mar 1950 	. Through workings to Gateshead from 1923. Newcastle served by Gateshead tramway system to 4 Aug 1951.
  	♦ Gosforth - Wallsend - North Shields (Tyneside) 	Electric 	22 Sep 1902 	6 Apr 1930 	 
  	♦ North Shields - Tynemouth - Whitley Bay (Tynemouth) 	Horse 	1880 	? 	 
  	♦ North Shields - Tynemouth - Whitley Bay (Tynemouth) 	Steam 	1884 	? 	 
  	♦ North Shields - Tynemouth - Whitley Bay (Tynemouth) 	Electric 	18 Mar 1901 	4 Aug 1931 	 
  	♦ Gateshead 	Steam 	October 1883 	8 May 1901 	 
  	♦ Gateshead 	Electric 	8 May 1901 	4 Aug 1951 	. Through working to Newcastle from 1923.
  	South Shields 	Horse 	1 Aug 1883Mar 1887	1885
31 Jan 1906	 
  	South Shields 	Electric 	30 Mar 1906 	31 Mar 1946	.
  	♦ Jarrow 	Electric 	9 Nov 1906 	30 Jun 1929	.
  	Sunderland 	Horse 	28 Apr 1879 	19 Feb 1901	 
  	Sunderland 	Steam 	1880 	1880 	 
  	Sunderland 	Electric 	15 Aug 1900 	1 Oct 1954 	.
  	♦ Grangetown - Ryhope - Philadelphia - Hetton-le-Hole (Sunderland District)	Electric 	10 Jun 1905 	12 Jul 1925	 
  	West Hartlepool 	Steam 	1884 	1891 	 
  	West Hartlepool 	Electric 	19 May 1896 	25 Mar 1927	 
====North West England====
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Barrow (-in-Furness) 	Electric 	6 Feb 1904 	5 Apr 1932 	 
Blackpool Electric Tramway Company 	Blackpool 	Electric(Conduit System)	29 Sep 1885	1899 	Merged with the Blackpool and Fleetwood Electric Tramway. Also used Horse pulled trams during construction work , , .
Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramway(Blackpool Transport)	♦ Blackpool - Fleetwood	Electric 	14 Jul 1898	Present 	The Marton route, closed 28 Oct 1962, is ranked as the last tramway service in the UK with its entire length running in the street
  	♦ Lytham St Annes 	Gas (Town Gas) 	1898 	1903 	 
  	♦ Lytham St Annes 	Electric 	28 May 1903	28 Apr 1937	 
  	Carlisle 	Electric 	30 JUn 1900	21 Nov 1931	 
  	Chester 	Horse 	1878 	27 Dec 1902	 
  	Chester 	Electric 	4 Apr 1903 	15 Feb 1930	 
  	Lancaster 	Electric 	14 Jan 1903	4 Apr 1930 	 
  	♦ Morecambe 	Horse 	1887 	1912 	 
  	♦ Morecambe 	Petrol (gasoline) 	1912 	1926 	 
  	♦ Lancaster - Morecambe	Horse 	1890 	1921 	 
Note
Name of System	Location 	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Liverpool 	Horse 	1861
December 1869	1861
25 Aug 1903	 
  	Liverpool 	Electric 	16 Nov 1898	13 Sep 1957	see Liverpool Tramways Company.
  	♦ Seaforth - (Great) Crosby	Electric 	19 Jun 1900	31 Dec 1925	 
  	♦ St. Helens 	Horse 	5 Nov 1881 	1890 	 
  	♦ St. Helens 	Steam 	4 Apr 1890 	7 Apr 1900 	 
  	♦ St. Helens 	Electric 	20 Jul 1899	31 Mar 1936	 
  	♦♦ Birkenhead 	Horse 	30 Aug 1860	1901 	 
  	♦♦ Birkenhead 	Electric 	4 Feb 1901 	17 Jul 1937	 
  	♦♦ Wallasey 	Horse 	1879 	? 	 
  	♦♦ Wallasey 	Electric 	17 Mar 1902	30 Nov 1933	 
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
South Lancashire Tramways Company	Atherton 	Electric 	20 Oct 1902	16 Dec 1933 	. See note.
  	Wigan 	Horse 	1880 	? 	 
  	Wigan 	Steam 	1882 	? 	 
  	Wigan 	Electric 	25 Jan 1901	28 Mar 1931 	 
  	Blackburn 	Steam 	16 Apr 1881	9 Jul 1901 	 
  	Blackburn 	Horse 	28 May 1887	1901 	 
  	Blackburn 	Electric 	20 Mar 1899	3 Sep 1949 	 
  	♦ Darwen 	Steam 	16 Apr 1881	16 Oct 1900 	 
  	♦ Darwen 	Electric 	16 Oct 1900	5 Oct 1946 	 
  	♦ Accrington 	Steam 	? 	31 Dec 1907 	 
  	♦ Accrington 	Electric 	1 Jan 1908 	31 Mar 1932 	 
  	♦ Burnley 	Electric 	16 Dec 1901	7 May 1935 	 
  	♦ Nelson 	Electric 	23 Feb 1903	6 Jan 1934 	 
  	♦ Colne - Trawden	Electric 	28 Nov 1903	6 Jan 1934 	 
  	♦ Rawtenstall 	Steam 	10 Nov 1887	23 Jul 1909 	 
  	♦ Rawtenstall 	Electric 	15 May 1909	31 Mar 1932.	 
Note for South Lancashire Tramways Company: Also served Ashton-in-Makerfield and Leigh, and connected with Liverpool - St. Helens, Wigan, Bolton - Rochdale and Greater Manchester tramway networks.
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Bacup 	  	  	  	see note.
  	♦ Rawtenstall - Bacup	Steam 	1889 	? 	 
  	♦ Rawtenstall - Bacup	Electric 	1909 	1932 	 
Bacup Light Railway	♦ Rochdale - Bacup 	Electric 	1911 	1930 	Worked by Rochdale tramway system.
  	  	  	  	  	 
  	Bolton (-le-Moors) 	Horse 	1 Sep 1880 	1 Jan 1899 	 
  	Bolton (-le-Moors) 	Electric 	9 Dec 1899 	1947 	 
  	Bury 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Bury 	Steam 	1886 	April 1904 	 
  	Bury 	Electric 	3 Jun 1903 	13 Feb 1949	 
  	♦ Radcliffe 	Electric 	4 Jan 1905 	8 Oct 1938 	 
  	Heywood 	Electric 	  	  	see note.
  	Rochdale 	Steam 	? 	? 	 
  	Rochdale 	Electric 	22 May 1902	3 Jul 1932 	 
Note for Bacup: The Blackburn - Colne and Bolton - Rochdale (Greater Manchester) tramway networks connected here. Through working was not possible because of difference in track gauge.
Note for Rawtenstall - Bacup: Owned by local authority (Bacup Corporation) from electrification, worked by Rawtenstall tramway system.
Note for Heywood: Tramway lines built and owned by local authority (Heywood Corporation), worked by Bury and Rochdale tramway systems.
Name of System	Location 	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Manchester 	Horse 	17 May 1877	31 Mar 1903	 
  	Manchester 	Electric 	6 Jun 1901 	10 Jan 1949	Reintroduced 6 Apr 1992. See Manchester Metrolink .
  	♦ Manchester - Altrincham	Electric 	10 May 1907	6 Jun 1931 	Reintroduced (on former railway alignment) 15 Jun 1992.
  	♦ Manchester - Bury 	Electric 	  	  	Manchester - Bury railway line worked by Manchester Metrolink light rail vehicles from from 6 Apr 1992.
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes
  	♦ Salford 	Horse 	30 Jul 1877 	by October 1903	 
  	♦ Salford 	Electric 	4 Oct 1901 	31 Mar 1947 	 
Middleton Electric Traction Company 	♦ Middleton (Lancashire) 	Electric 	27 Mar 1902 	1935 	To Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale systems from 16 Jun 1925.
  	♦ Oldham 	Horse 	16 Sep 1880 	1 Nov 1901 	 
  	♦ Oldham 	Steam 	November 1885	19 Nov 1901 	 
  	♦ Oldham 	Electric 	15 Dec 1900 	3 Aug 1946 	 
  	♦ Ashton-under-Lyne 	Electric 	19 Aug 1902 	28 Feb 1938 	 
  	♦ Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Tramways	Horse 	14 Jun 1881 	14 Oct 1903 	 
  	♦ Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Tramways	Electric 	12 Jun 1899 	21 May 1945 	see note.
  	♦ Glossop 	Electric 	21 Aug 1903 	24 Dec 1927 	 
  	♦ Stockport 	Horse 	7 May 1880 	1905 	 
  	♦ Stockport 	Electric 	26 Aug 1901 	25 Aug 1951 	 
Oldham, Ashton and Hyde Electric Tramway	♦ Oldham - Ashton-under-Lyne - Hyde 	Electric 	12 Jun 1899 	1947 	To Ashton and Hyde local authorities from 2 Jul 1921.
  	  	  	  	  	 
  	Preston 	Electric 	7 Jun 1904 	15 Dec 1934 	 
  	Southport 	Electric 	18 Jul 1900 	31 Dec 1934 	 
Warrington Corporation Tramways 	Warrington 	Electric 	21 Apr 1902 	28 Aug 1935 	 
Note for Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Tramways: Served Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield. Stockport trams served Hyde to 2 Mar 1947. Manchester trams served Hyde to 30 Dec 1947.
====South East England====
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Brighton 	Electric 	25 Nov 1901 	31 Aug 1939	 
Volk's Electric Railway 	  	Electric 	4 Aug 18834 Apr 1884	1883
- 	Operation suspended 2 Aug 1940–1948 because of war. Winter season service withdrawn from 1954. Ranked as world's oldest operating electric railway , .
  	Chatham 	Electric 	17 Jun 1902 	30 Sep 1930	Served Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham.
  	Dover 	Electric 	6 Sep 1897 	31 Dec 1936	.
  	Folkestone (Sandgate) - Hythe 	Horse 	18 May 1891 	30 Sep 1921	Operation suspended 7 Aug 1914 - May 1919, operated only during summer season 1919–1921.
  	Gravesend 	Horse 	15 Jun 1883 	30 Jun 1901	 
  	Gravesend 	Electric 	2 Aug 1902 	28 Feb 1929	 
Hastings Tramway 	Hastings 	Electric 	31 Jul 1905 	15 May 1929	 
  	Isle of Thanet 	  	  	  	see Margate - Ramsgate.
Maidstone Corporation Transport 	Maidstone 	Electric 	14 Jul 1904 	11 Feb 1930	 
  	Margate - Ramsgate (Isle of Thanet)	Electric 	4 Apr 1901 	24 Mar 1937	 
  	Oxford 	Horse 	1 Dec 1881 	7 Aug 1914 	 
  	Portsmouth 	Horse 	1865 	? 	 
  	Portsmouth 	Electric 	24 Sep 1901 	10 Oct 1936	.
Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway	♦ Cosham - Horndean 	Electric 	3 Mar 1903 	9 Jan 1935 	 
  	♦ Gosport - Fareham 	Electric 	20 Dec 1905 	31 Dec 1929	 
  	Reading 	Horse 	1879 	21 Jul 1903	 
  	Reading 	Electric 	22 Jul 1903 	20 May 1939	 
Rye and Camber Tramway 	Rye - Camber 	Steam 	1895 	? 	 
Rye and Camber Tramway 	Rye - Camber 	Petrol (gasoline)	? 	4 Sep 1939 	.
  	Sheerness 	Electric 	9 Apr 1903 	1 Jul 1917 	.
Southampton Corporation Tramways 	Southampton 	Horse 	5 May 1879 	1900 	 
Southampton Corporation Tramways 	Southampton 	Electric 	20 Jan 1900 	31 Dec 1949	 
  	Wantage 	Horse 	11 Oct 1875 	188_ 	 
  	Wantage 	Steam 	1 Aug 1876 	31 Jul 1925	 
  	Wolverton - Stony Stratford 	Steam 	27 May 1887 	4 May 1926 	.
====South West England====
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Bath 	Horse 	1880 	1904 	 
  	Bath 	Electric 	2 Jan 1904 	6 May 1939 	.
Bristol Tramways 	Bristol 	Horse 	August 1875 	? 	 
Bristol Tramways 	Bristol 	Steam 	1880 	? 	 
Bristol Tramways 	Bristol 	Electric 	14 Oct 1895 	11 Apr 1941 	First electric town tramway in the UK. Closed because of bomb damage to tramway system power station. , .
  	Bournemouth 	Electric 	23Jul 1902 	8 Apr 1936 	 
  	♦ Poole 	Electric 	6 Apr 1901 	1935 	Poole amalgamated with Bournemouth from 22 Jul 1905.
  	Camborne - Redruth 	Electric 	7 Nov 1902 	9 Jun 1927 	.
Cheltenham 	Electric 	17 August 1901	31 December 1930	  	
  	Exeter 	Horse 	1882 	4 Apr 1905 	 
  	Exeter 	Electric 	1905 	1931 	.
  	Plymouth 	Horse 	1872 	22 Jun 1907 	 
  	Plymouth 	Steam 	4 Nov 1884 	14 Nov (or 6 Dec) 1884	 
  	Plymouth 	Electric 	22 Sep 1899 	29 Sep 1945 	 
  	♦ Devonport 	Electric 	1901 	  	Devonport amalgamated with Plymouth from October 1910.
Plymouth Stonehouse and Devonport Tramways Company	♦ Plymouth - Devonport	Horse 	1872 	1901 	 
Plymouth Stonehouse and Devonport Tramways Company	♦ Plymouth - Devonport	Electric 	18 Nov 1901 	  	Taken over by Plymouth from 1 Jul 1922.
  	Swindon 	Electric 	22 Sep 1904 	11 July 1929 	 
  	Taunton 	Electric 	21 Aug 1901 	28 May 1921 	.
  	Torquay 	Electric 	4 Apr 1907 	31 Jan 1934 	.
  	Weston-super-Mare 	Electric 	12 May 1902 	17 Apr 1937 	.
====West Midlands====
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes
Birmingham Corporation Tramways 	Birmingham 	Horse 	20 May 1872 	1905 	 
Birmingham Corporation Tramways 	Birmingham 	Steam 	26 Dec 1882 	31 Dec 1906 	 
Birmingham Corporation Tramways 	Birmingham 	Cable 	24 Mar 1888 	1911 	 
Birmingham Corporation Tramways 	Birmingham 	Electric 	14 May 190130 May 1999	4 July 1953- 	See also City of Birmingham Tramways Company Ltd. New line built on former railway alignment (see Midland Metro.)
  	Birmingham - West Bromwich - Wednesbury - Wolverhampton	Steam and horse	20 May 1872 	1911 	Completed 16 Jul 1883.
  	Electric 	6 February 1902	1 Apr 1939 	Electrified throughout from 1 Jul 1911. First closure 26 Aug 1928. Reintroduced 30 May 1999, with most of system length on disused parallel railway alignment (opened 13 Nov 1854, passenger service withdrawn 6 Mar 1972).	
  	Birmingham - Smethwick - Dudley - Wolverhampton 	Steam and horse	7 May 1883 	1904 	Completed 30 August 1885.
  	Birmingham - Smethwick - Dudley - Wolverhampton 	Electric 	26 Jul 1899 	30 Sep 1939 	Electrified throughout from 24 Nov 1904. First closure 18 Aug 1925.
Dudley, Stourbridge and District Electric Traction Company	Dudley - Stourbridge 	Steam 	1883 	1901 	 
Dudley, Stourbridge and District Electric Traction Company	Dudley - Stourbridge 	Electric 	26 Jul 1899 	1 Mar 1930 	Part of "Black Country Tramway System".
Kinver Light Railway 	Stourbridge 	Electric 	4 Apr 1901 	8 Feb 1930 	Part of "Black Country Tramway System". .
South Staffordshire Tramways Company 	Wednesbury 	Electric 	1 Jan 1893 	193_. 	Part of "Black Country Tramway System". To Dudley, Stourbridge and District undertaking from 17 Dec 1930.
  	Walsall 	Steam 	1883 	? 	 
  	Walsall 	Electric 	1 Jan 1901 	30 Sep 1933 	 
  	Wolverhampton 	Horse 	1 May 1878 	? 	 
  	Wolverhampton 	Electric 	6 Fe 1902 	11 Jul 1928 	, .
Wolverhampton District Electric Tramways Company 	Wolverhampton - Dudley 	Electric 	9 Jan 1902 	1929 	Part of "Black Country Tramway System". To Wolverhampton Corporation Tramways from 1 Sep 1928.
  	Coventry 	Steam 	1884 	? 	 
  	Coventry 	Electric 	5 Dec 1895 	14 Nov 1940 	. Closed because of bomb damage.
  	Kidderminster - Stourport (-on-Severn) 	Electric 	25 May 1898 	2 Apr 1929. 	Unconnected part of "Black Country Tramway System".
  	(Royal) Leamington (Spa) - Warwick 	Horse 	21 Nov 1881 	15 Mar 1905 	 
  	(Royal) Leamington (Spa) - Warwick 	Electric 	15 Jul 1905 	16 Aug 1930 	 
  	Stoke-on-Trent (The Potteries) 	Electric 	16 May 1899 	1928 	Also served Newcastle-under-Lyme.
  	Worcester 	Horse 	18 Feb 1884 	25 Jun 1903 	 
  	Worcester 	Electric 	6 Feb 1904 	31 May 1928 	 
====Yorkshire and the Humber====
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes
Doncaster Corporation Tramways 	Doncaster 	Electric 	2 Jun 1902 	8 Jun 1935 	 
Great Grimsby Street Tramways Company 	(Great) Grimsby 	Horse 	1881 	1901 	 
Great Grimsby Street Tramways Company 	(Great) Grimsby 	Electric 	1 Jan 1902 	17 Jul 1937 	Also served Cleethorpes.
Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway 	♦ Grimsby - Immingham 	Steam 	3 Jan 1901 	14 May 1912 	 
Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway 	♦ Grimsby - Immingham 	Electric 	15 May 1912 	1 Jul 1961 	.
Hull Street Tramways 	(Kingston upon) Hull 	Horse 	9 Jan 1875 	1899 	 
Hull Street Tramways 	(Kingston upon) Hull 	Steam 	22 May 1889 	Jan 1901 	 
Hull Street Tramways 	(Kingston upon) Hull 	Electric 	5 Jul 1899 	30 Jun 1945 	 
  	Leeds 	Horse 	16 Sep 1871 	13 Oct 1901 	 
  	Leeds 	Steam 	17 Jun 1880 	1 Apr 1902 	 
  	Leeds 	Electric 	11 Nov 1891 	7 Nov 1959 	 
  	♦ Bradford 	Horse 	1 Feb 1882 	by 1903 	 
  	♦ Bradford 	Steam 	8 Aug 1882 	by 1903 	 
  	♦ Bradford 	Electric 	Mar 189230 Jun 1898 	Mar 18926 May 1950	 
  	♦♦ Keighley 	Electric 	12 Oct 1904 	17 Dec 1924 	 
  	♦ Halifax 	Electric 	9 Jun 1898 	14 Feb 1939 	 
  	♦ Huddersfield 	Horse 	1883 	? 	 
  	♦ Huddersfield 	Electric 	14 Feb 1901 	29 Jun 1940 	 
Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways Company	♦ Dewsbury 	Electric 	18 Feb 1903 	31 Oct 1934 	Also served Batley.
  	♦♦ Dewsbury - Ossett 	Electric 	11 Nov 1908 	19 Oct 1933 	 
Yorkshire (West Riding) Electric Tramways Company 	♦ Wakefield 	Electric 	15 Aug 1904 	25 Jul 1932 	 
  	♦♦ Castleford 	Electric 	29 Oct 1906 	1 Nov 1925 	 
  	Scarborough 	Electric 	6 May 1904 	30 Sep 1931 	 
Sheffield Corporation Tramways 	Sheffield 	Horse 	6 Oct 1873 	11 Nov 1902 	 
Sheffield Corporation Tramways 	Sheffield 	Electric 	5 Sep 189921 Mar 1994	8 October 1960- 	, see also Sheffield Supertram.
Rotherham Tramway 	♦ Rotherham 	Electric 	31 Jan 1903 	13 Nov 1949 	 
Mexborough & Swinton Tramways Company 	♦ Mexborough - Swinton 	Electric 	16 Feb 1907 	19 Mar 1929 	 
Dearne District Light Railways 	♦ (Wath-upon-) Dearne (Dearne District)	Electric 	14 Jul 1924 	30 Sep 1933 	. "Last" tramway system opened in the UK (until Manchester Metrolink).
Barnsley and District Tramway 	♦ Barnsley 	Electric 	31 Oct 1902 	31 Aug 1930 	 
  	York 	Horse 	1880 	? 	 
  	York 	Electric 	20 Jan 1910 	16 Nov 1935 	 
===Scotland===
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Aberdeen 	Horse 	1874 	1900 	 
  	Aberdeen 	Electric 	23 Dec 1899	3 May 1958 	 
  	♦ Aberdeen - Bankhead and Aberdeen - Bieldside	Electric 	23 Jun 1904	9 Jun 1927 	 
  	Ayr 	Electric 	26 Sep 1901	31 Dec 1931	 
  	Carstairs West 	Electric 	6 Feb 1886 	1905 	First permanent electric railway in Scotland.
  	Carstairs West 	Horse 	1905 	1935 	 
  	Cruden Bay 	Electric 	1899 	1932 	.
  	Dundee 	Horse 	30 Aug 1877	12 Jul 1900	 
  	Dundee 	Steam 	1885 	15 May 1902	 
  	Dundee 	Electric 	13 Jul 1900	20 Oct 1956	 
  	♦ Dundee - Broughty Ferry 	Electric 	27 Oct 1905	16 May 1931	 
  	Dunfermline 	Electric 	2 Nov 1909 	15 Jul 1937	 
  	Edinburgh 	Horse 	6 Nov 1871 	? 	 
  	Edinburgh 	Steam 	23 Apr 1881	27 Oct 1882	Previous operations in 1876, 1877 and 1880.
  	Edinburgh 	Cable 	28 Jan 1888	23 Jun 1923	 
  	Edinburgh 	Electric 	8 Jun 1910 	16 Nov 1956	see Edinburgh tram network, , .
  	♦ Leith 	Horse 	16 Nov 1871	24 Aug 1907	 
  	♦ Leith 	Electric 	18 May 1905	11 Mar 1956	Leith amalgamated with Edinburgh from 20 Nov 1920.
  	♦ Musselburgh 	Electric 	12 Dec 1904	15 Feb 1928	 
  	Falkirk 	Electric 	21 Oct 1905	21 Jul 1936	 
Glasgow Corporation Tramways	Glasgow 	Horse 	19 Aug 1872	1898 	 
Glasgow Corporation Tramways	Glasgow 	Steam 	1877 	? 	 
Glasgow Corporation Tramways	Glasgow 	Electric 	13 Oct 1898	31 Aug 1962	.
  	♦♦ Govan 	Horse 	1873 	1877 	 
  	♦♦ Govan 	Steam 	August 1877	1901 	 
  	♦♦ Govan 	Electric 	10 Aug 1901	  	Burgh of Govan amalgamated with Glasgow, 1912.
  	♦♦ Airdrie - Coatbridge 	Electric 	18 Feb 1904	3 Nov 1956 	To Glasgow from 31 Dec 1921.
  	♦♦ Paisley 	Electric 	13 Jun 1904	11 May 1957	To Glasgow from 1 Aug 1923.
  	♦ Dumbarton 	Electric 	20 Feb 1907	3 Mar 1928 	 
  	♦ Hamilton - Motherwell (Lanarkshire) 	Electric 	22 Jul 1903	14 Feb 1931	 
  	Greenock 	Horse 	7 Jun 1873 	1901 	 
  	Greenock 	Electric 	1901 	15 Jul 1929	 
  	Inchture 	Horse 	1895 	1916 	 
  	Kilmarnock 	Electric 	1904 	3 May 1926 	 
  	Kirkcaldy 	Electric 	28 Feb 1903	15 May 1931	 
  	♦ Wemyss 	Electric 	25 Aug 1906	30 Jan 1932	 
  	Perth 	Electric 	31 Oct 1905	19 Jan 1929	 
  	Rothesay 	Horse 	1881 	1902 	 
  	Rothesay 	Electric 	19 Aug 1902	30 Sep 1936	 
  	Stirling 	Horse 	1874 	1920 	 
===Wales===
====North Wales====
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Fairbourne 	Horse 	1898 	1916 	 
  	Llandudno - Colwyn Bay 	Electric 	19 Oct 1907	24 Mar 1956	, . Operated Monday - Saturday only to 1930.
Great Orme Tramway 	♦ Great Orme 	Cable 	31 Jul 1902	  	Funicular railway, two sections, lower section built in or alongside public roads, upper section built on reservation. .
  	Pwllheli 	Horse 	1899 	1919 	Town tramway line (0.8 km, 0.5 mi) owned by local authority (Pwllheli Corporation).
Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway	♦ Pwllheli - Llanbedrog	Horse 	1894 	1928 	.
  	Wrexham 	Electric 	1903 	31 Mar 1927	 
====South Wales====
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Aberdare 	Electric 	9 Oct 1913 	31 Mar 1935 	 
  	Cardiff 	Horse 	12 Jul 1872 	17 Oct 1902 	 
  	Cardiff 	Electric 	2 May 1902 	19 Feb 1950 	 
  	Llanelly (Llanelli)	Horse 	28 Sep 1882 	31 Mar 1908 	 
  	Llanelly (Llanelli)	Electric 	19 Jul 1911 	16 Feb 1933 	 
  	Merthyr 	Electric 	6 Apr 1901 	23 Aug 1939 	 
  	Neath 	Horse 	9 Nov 1875 	1899 	 
  	Neath 	Gas 	31 Aug 1899 	8 Aug 1920 	"Gas" refers to town gas, not petrol (gasoline). One car is preserved locally at the Cefn Coed Colliery Museum.
  	Newport 	Horse 	1 Feb 187530 Jul 1894	28 Jul 18943 Nov 1903	 
  	Newport 	Electric 	9 Apr 1903 	5 Sep 1937 	 
  	Pontypridd 	Horse 	Mar 1888 	July 1903 	 
  	Pontypridd 	Electric 	5 Mar 1905 	30 Aug 1931 	 
  	♦ Rhondda 	Horse 	Mar 1888 	July 1903 	 
  	♦ Rhondda 	Electric 	11 Jul 1908 	1 Feb 1934 	 
  	Swansea 	Horse 	12 Apr 1878 	1901 	 
  	Swansea 	Steam 	1882 	1884 	 
  	Swansea 	Cable 	1898 	1902 	Street funicular.
  	Swansea 	Electric 	30 Jun 1900 	29 Jun 1937 	 
Swansea and Mumbles Railway, Mumbles Train	♦ Swansea - Mumbles	Horse 	25 Mar 18071860 	1826
1877 	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 and Mumbles Railway, Mumbles Train	♦ Swansea - Mumbles	Steam 	17 Aug 1877 	1929 	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 and Mumbles Railway, Mumbles Train	♦ Swansea - Mumbles	Electric 	2 Mar 1929 	5 Jan 1960 	. One car preserved following closure, but scrapped after being vandalized.
===Northern Ireland===
Name of System 	Location 	TractionType	Date (From) 	Date (To) 	Notes 	
  	Belfast 	Horse 	28 Aug 1872 	1906 	  	
  	Belfast 	Steam 	1 Jul 1882 	1895 	  	
  	Belfast 	Electric 	5 Dec 1905 	10 Feb 1954 	  	
  	(Londonderry) Derry 	Horse 	1 Apr 1897 	1920 	  	
  	Fintona 	Steam 	15 June 1853	16 Jan 1854 	  	
  	Fintona 	Horse 	16 Jan 1854 	30 Sep 1957 	Railway branch, worked by horse-drawn tramcar from 1854 to closure (1957).	
  	Newry - Bessbrook 	Electric 	1 Oct 1885 	10 Jan 1948 	, . 	
  	♦ Glen Anne - Loughgilly 	Horse 	1897 	1917 	  	
  	♦ Warrenpoint - Rostrevor 	Horse 	1 Aug 1877 	February 1915	  	
Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company, Ltd.	Portrush - Bushmills - Giant's Causeway	Steam 	29 Jan 1883 	1926(?) 	  	
Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company, Ltd.	Portrush - Bushmills - Giant's Causeway	Electric 	15 Nov 1883 	30 Sep 1949 	. Operation suspended during winter, 1927–1939, 1947–1948. 	 
  	Portstewart 	Steam 	1882 	1926 	  	
Note for Giant's Causeway Tramway: Portrush - Bushmills opened 29 Jan 1883. Bushmills - Giant's Causeway opened 1 Jul 1887. World's first use of electric traction with hydroelectric generation. Track built in street in Portrush.
===Crown dependencies===
See List of town tramway systems in Europe.
==References==
*Books, Periodicals and External Links
==See also==
*List of Tramways in Scotland
*List of town tramway systems
*List of town tramway systems in Europe
*List of light-rail transit systems
*List of rapid transit systems
*List of trolleybus systems
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