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List of modern tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of extant tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom. For a full historical list of all tramway systems that have existed in the country, see List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom.

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Operating systems

Operational tram (green) and light rail (blue) systems in the United Kingdom
Location System Traction
type
Date opened Notes
Blackpool Blackpool Tramway Electric 29 September 1885 [1]
Edinburgh Edinburgh Trams Electric 31 May 2014 Extension opened 7 June 2023
South London Tramlink, formerly Croydon Tramlink Electric 10 May 2000 [2][3]
East London Docklands Light Railway Electric 31 August 1987 Light rail
Greater Manchester Metrolink Electric 6 April 1992
Nottingham Nottingham Express Transit Electric 9 March 2004 [4]
Sheffield and Rotherham Supertram Electric 21 March 1994 [5]
Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland Tyne and Wear Metro Electric 11 August 1980 Light rail
West Midlands (BirminghamWolverhampton) West Midlands Metro Electric 30 May 1999

Systems under construction

  • South Wales Metro – Four light rapid transit lines are opening in the Welsh Capital of Cardiff as part of the current "Metro" plan Phase 1 in 2023, which will reach as far out of the capital as Hirwaun, a town 31 miles (50 km) from Cardiff Bay, as well as three new lines planned to open by 2026.

Proposed systems

Cancelled systems

See also

References

  1. ^ "History of our Tramway". Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Available Website". Railwaysofbritain.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Available Website". Railwaysofbritain.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ^ Turner, Keith (2009). Directory of British Tramways. Volume 2. Stroud: The History Press. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-0-7524-4233-4.
  5. ^ "Sheffield's Trams in c1960". Cyberpictures.net. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. ^ "KenEx Tram". Thames Gateway Tramlink Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Improving passenger transport - Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transit". 28 January 2022 – via www.hertfordshire.gov.uk.
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