List of modern tramways in the United Kingdom

This is a list of extant tramways 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 .

Operating systems

Blackpool

Edinburgh

South London

Manchester

Nottingham

Sheffield

West Midlands

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Operational tram systems in the United Kingdom

Location	System	Annual ridership in 2023/24 (millions)	System length	Number of Stops	Lines	Traction type	Date opened	Notes
Blackpool	Blackpool Tramway	4.7	17 km (11 mi)	39	3	Electric	29 September 1885	[1] [2]
Edinburgh	Edinburgh Trams	10.1	18 km (11.5 mi)	23	1	Electric	31 May 2014	[3] Extension opened 7 June 2023
South London	Tramlink, formerly Croydon Tramlink	20	27 km (17 mi)	39	4	Electric	10 May 2000	[2] [4] [5]
Greater Manchester	Metrolink	42	103 km (64 mi)	99	8	Electric	6 April 1992	[2]
Nottingham	Nottingham Express Transit	15.5	32 km (20 mi)	50	2	Electric	9 March 2004	[2] [6]
Sheffield and Rotherham	South Yorkshire Supertram	8.7	34 km (21 mi)	50	4	Electric	21 March 1994	Part of the route operates as a tram-train [2] [7]
West Midlands (Birmingham–Wolverhampton)	West Midlands Metro	8.3	23 km (14 mi)	31	1	Electric	30 May 1999	2/3 lines under construction. [8]

Systems under construction

• Coventry Very Light Rail – 220 metre test line under construction between Coventry Railway Station and City Market, expected to open in summer 2025. Full line still in development, with construction expected to begin in late 2025.

Proposed systems

• KenEx Tram – Thames crossing between Kent and Essex ^[9]
• Wirral Street Car
• HERT (Hertfordshire and Essex Rapid Transit) ^[10]
• Coventry Very Light Rail
• West Yorkshire mass transit system (Leeds)

Cancelled systems

• Bristol Supertram
• CITI Belfast
• Leeds Supertram
• Merseytram
• Penistone Line Tram-Train
• South Hampshire Rapid Transit
• Tees Valley Metro
• London
  • City Tram - Clapham Junction to Highbury & Islington and Hackney
  • Cross River Tram - Camden Town and King’s Cross to Brixton and Peckham
  • East London Transit – built as bus rapid transit
  • West London Tram - Uxbridge to Shepherd’s Bush

See also

• Light Rail Transit Association
• List of guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom
• List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom
• List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
• Rapid transit in the United Kingdom
• Trams in England
• Urban rail in the United Kingdom

References

1. "History of our Tramway". Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
2. "Light rail and tram statistics, England: year ending March 2023". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
3. "Millions more tram trips following launch of new line | Edinburgh Trams". edinburghtrams.com. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
4. "Available Website". Railwaysofbritain.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
5. "Available Website". Railwaysofbritain.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
6. Turner, Keith (2009). Directory of British Tramways. Volume 2. Stroud: The History Press. pp. 88–89. ISBN   978-0-7524-4233-4.
7. "Sheffield's Trams in c1960". Cyberpictures.net. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
8. "Wednesbury To Brierley Hill Metro Extension". metroalliance.co.uk/. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
9. "KenEx Tram". Thames Gateway Tramlink Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
10. "Improving passenger transport - Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transit". 28 January 2022 – via www.hertfordshire.gov.uk.