List of town tramway systems in the Netherlands

This is a list of town tramway systems in the Netherlands by province. It includes all tram systems, past and present.
===Gelderland===
Name of System	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Apeldoorn 	Horse 	1897 	1917 	 
  	Apeldoorn 	Petrol (gasoline)	1919 	1922 	 
GETA 	Arnhem 	Horse 	1880 	? 	 
GETA 	Arnhem 	Electric 	1911 	17 Sep 1944	Because of WWII closed – replaced by trolleybus. Heritage tramway opened in National Heritage Museum, Arnhem, 1996.
  	Groenlo 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Groenlo 	Steam 	? 	? 	 
  	Groenlo 	Petrol (gasoline)	? 	? 	 
GTN 	Nijmegen 	Horse 	1889 	1911 	Replaced by trolleybus
GTN 	Nijmegen 	Steam 	? 	? 	 
GTN 	Nijmegen 	Electric 	1911 	1955 	 
  	Zaltbommel	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Zutphen 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
===Groningen===
Name of System	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
GTG 	Groningen	Horse 	1880 	1910 	Gemeente Tram Groningen
GTG 	Groningen	Petrol (gasoline)	? 	? 	 
GTG 	Groningen	Electric 	1910 	1949 	Reintroduction planned as part of the Kolibri-plan to improve public transport in region and city: see
===Limburg===
Name of System	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
LTM 	Heerlen 	Steam 	? 	? 	Limburgsche Tramweg-Mij
LTM 	Heerlen 	Electric 	1923 	14 May 1950	 
LTM 	♦ Heerlen - Hoensbroek 	Steam 	? 	1923 	 
LTM 	♦ Heerlen - Hoensbroek 	Electric 	1923 	? 	 
LTM 	♦ Hoensbroek - Sittard 	Electric 	1923 	? 	 
LTM 	♦♦ branch to Brunssum 	Electric 	24 Mar 1924	? 	 
LTM 	♦ Heerlen - Kerkrade Holz (German frontier) 	Electric 	18 Aug 1926	? 	 
LTM 	♦ branch Valkenhuizen - Locht (German frontier)	Electric 	15 May 1928	? 	 
MatT 	Maastricht 	Petrol (gasoline)	22 Apr 1896	1902 	Maastrichtsche Tram
MatT 	Maastricht 	Horse 	1903 	15 Aug 1914	Closed for WWI
MatT 	Maastricht 	Electric (LRT) 	  	  	Light rail (LRT), in planning, from Hasselt, Belgium, all to Maastricht) Flemish TVnews, 12 Febr. 2007 To be operated by Flemish Public Transport: De Lijn
  	Venlo - Steyl 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Venlo - Steyl 	Petrol (gasoline)	? 	? 	 
  	Venray 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
===Noord-Brabant (North Brabant)===
Name of System	Location 	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
  	Breda 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Eindhoven 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Geertruidenberg 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	's-Hertogenbosch	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	's-Hertogenbosch	Steam 	? 	? 	 
  	Vught 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Vught 	Steam 	? 	? 	 
===Noord-Holland (North Holland)===
Name of System	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Alkmaar 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
GVBA 	Amsterdam 	Horse 	3 Jun 1875 	7 Aug 1916 	Amsterdamse Omnibus Maatschappij
GVBA 	Amsterdam 	Electric 	14 Aug 1900	  	Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf
NZH 	♦ Amsterdam - Edam - Volendam 	Steam 	13 Dec 1888	? 	N-Z Hollandsche stoomTramweg-Mij: Blauwe Tram
NZH 	♦ Amsterdam - Edam - Volendam 	Electric 	? 	30 Sep 1956	Edam - Volendam from: 1 Dec 1932.
NZH 	♦♦ branch to Purmerend 	Steam 	22 Jun 1894	? 	 
NZH 	♦♦ branch to Purmerend 	Electric 	? 	14 May 1949	 
NZH 	♦ Amsterdam - Haarlem - Zandvoort	Electric 	3 Jul 1899 	31 Aug 1957	The first Electric overhead tramway in the Netherlands.
  	Bergen 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Castricum 	Horse traction	? 	? 	 
  	Castricum 	Electric 	? 	? 	 
  	Den Helder 	Steam 	? 	? 	 
  	Haarlem 	Horse 	28 May 1878	1911 	 
  	Haarlem 	Electric 	1911 	31 Oct 1948	 
  	Hilversum 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Zandvoort 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
===Overijssel===
Name of System	Location	TractionType	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Deventer	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Enschede	Electric 	5 Jul 1908 	28 Feb 1933	 
  	Zwolle 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
===Zuid-Holland (South Holland)===
Name of System	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Capelle (aan den IJssel) 	Steam 	? 	? 	 
  	Dordrecht 	Horse traction 	? 	? 	 
  	Leiden 	Horse 	1871 	1911 	 
  	Leiden 	Electric 	1911 	7 Oct 1960 	Reintroduction planned see also → RijnGouweLijn
NZH 	♦ Leiden - Haarlem 	Steam 	16 May 1881	? 	 
NZH 	♦ Leiden - Haarlem 	Electric 	? 	2 Jan 1949 	N-Z Holland Tram = " Blue Tram "
NZH 	♦ Leiden - Noordwijk aan Zee 	Steam traction 	21 Jun 1885	7 Oct 1960 	 
NZH 	♦ Leiden - Katwijk aan Zee 	Steam 	4 Jun 1881 	7 Oct 1960 	 
RTM & RET 	Rotterdam 	Horse 	1 Jun 1879 	18 May 1925	 
RTM & RET 	Rotterdam 	Steam 	? 	? 	 
RTM & RET 	Rotterdam 	Petrol (gasoline) 	19 May 1924	25 Oct 1928	 
RTM & RET 	Rotterdam 	Electric 	18 Sep 1905	  	see also: → RandstadRail.
RTM 	Schiedam 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
HTM 	The Hague = ♦ Den Haag - Scheveningen	Horse 	25 Jun 1864	1907 	 
HTM 	The Hague = ♦ Den Haag - Scheveningen	Steam 	1 Jul 1879 	1924 	 
HTM 	The Hague = ♦ Den Haag - Scheveningen	Accumulator with Lead-acid battery	2 Aug 1890 	1904 	One of the first electric vehicles in the world
HTM 	The Hague = ♦ Den Haag - Scheveningen	Electric 	6 Aug 1904 	  	First segment "Semimetro": RandstadRail opened at 16 October 2004
HTM 	The Hague = ♦ Den Haag - Scheveningen	  	 	 	
HTM 	♦ Den Haag - Delft 	Horse 	24 Jun 1866	1887 	 
HTM 	♦ Den Haag - Delft 	Steam 	1887 	1924 	 
HTM 	♦ Den Haag - Delft 	Electric 	1924 	  	branch to Voorburg, opened 1934.
NZH 	♦ Den Haag - Voorburg - Leiden 	Steam 	1881 	1924 	 
NZH 	♦ Den Haag - Voorburg - Leiden 	Electric 	25 Jan 1924	9 Nov 1961 	Blue Tram (Blauwe Tram)
HTM 	♦ Den Haag - Wassenaar - Leiden 	Electric 	3 June 1923	9 Nov 1961 	Yellow Tram (Gele Tram)
===Utrecht===
Name of System	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From)	Date (To) 	Notes
  	Amersfoort 	Horse 	1901 	1917 	 
  	Baarn 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Baarn 	Steam 	? 	? 	 
  	Oudewater 	Horse 	? 	? 	 
  	Oudewater 	Petrol (gasoline)	? 	? 	 
  	Soest 	Horse 	1895 	1922 	 
  	Soest 	Petrol (gasoline)	? 	1925 	 
UTM 	Utrecht 	Horse 	1879 	1906 	 
GTU 	Utrecht 	Electric 	20 Jun 1906	15 Jan 1939	 
NBM 	♦ Utrecht - De Bilt - Zeist 	Horse 	29 Apr 1879	1909 ? 	Initial segment opened 1879 did not extend to Zeist.
NBM 	♦ Utrecht - De Bilt - Zeist 	Electric 	1909 	2 May 1949 	Nederlandsche Buurtspoorweg-Maatschappij (NBM)
NBM 	♦ Amersfoort - Zeist - Driebergen - Rhenen - Arnhem	Horse 	1882 	? 	Zeist - Driebergen.
NBM 	♦ Amersfoort - Zeist - Driebergen - Rhenen - Arnhem	Steam 	1883 	1931 	(Zeist -) Driebergen - Doorn - Amerongen. Extended Elst - Rhenen - Wageningen - Oosterbeek - Arnhem in 1884 - 1887. Zeist - Huis ter Heide - Amersfoort opened 1910. Branch, Doorn - Wijk bij Duurstede, opened 1885, closed 1931, not electrified.
NBM 	♦ Amersfoort - Zeist - Driebergen - Rhenen - Arnhem	Petrol (gasoline)	1910 	1931 (?) 	 
NBM 	♦ Amersfoort - Zeist - Driebergen - Rhenen - Arnhem	Electric 	1911 	2 May 1949 	Zeist – Driebergen electrified 1911. Rhenen - Arnhem electrified 1922. Remainder of Amersfoort - Zeist - Rhenen - Arnhem electrified 1924. Rhenen - Arnhem closed 1937. Remainder closed 1949, last segment in operation was Amersfoort - Zeist - Doorn.
  	♦ Utrecht – Nieuwegein – IJsselstein 	Electric 	17 Dec 1983	  	Connexxion
  	Utrecht – Vreeswijk 	Steam 	1882 	? 	 
  	Utrecht – Vreeswijk 	Horse 	1893 	1929 	 
  	Utrecht – Vreeswijk 	Petrol (gasoline)	1923 	1929 	 
===Zeeland===
Name of System	Location 	TractionType 	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
  	Tholen 	Steam 	? 	? 	 
  	Tholen 	Petrol (gasoline)	? 	? 	 
  	Vlissingen - Middelburg	Steam 	1885 	1910 	 
  	Vlissingen - Middelburg	Electric 	1910 	1944 	 
==References==
*List of Tramway systems' Books, Periodicals and Links
==See also==
* http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_tramsteden_in_Nederland (in Dutch) 
Tramways