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

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.

Operating systems
Operational tram (green) and light rail (blue) systems in the United Kingdom
Location System Traction
type		 Date opened Notes
Blackpool Blackpool Tramway Horse, conduit electric and overhead electric 29 September 1885 [1]
Edinburgh Edinburgh Trams Electric 31 May 2014  
South London Tramlink, formerly Croydon Tramlink Electric 10 May 2000 [2][3]
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 (Birmingham–Wolverhampton) West Midlands Metro Electric 30 May 1999  

Systems under construction

The Coventry Very Light Rail is a planned system of 4 lines around the city of Coventry. The first line to University Hospital Coventry is planned to open late 2023, or early 2024. The first tram vehicle left the construction line in Late March 2021, and was taken on a showcase in the City, before being take to Dudley for testing.

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 from Cardiff Bay, as well as 3 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 2009, pp. 88–89
  5. "Sheffield's Trams in c1960". Cyberpictures.net. Retrieved 3 November 2014.


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