List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom
This is a list of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom divided by constituent country and by regions of England. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Most of the tram systems operated on standard gauge, 4 ft 8.5 in or track, although there were a small number of other gauges used. Where known, the track gauge is indicated in the 'Notes' column.
Most of these systems have closed, but a list of the remaining systems can be found at list of trams in the United Kingdom.
England, by region
East Midlands
| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Alford | Alford and Sutton Tramway | Steam | 2 April 1884 | December 1889 | |
| Burton upon Trent | Burton upon Trent Corporation Tramways | Electric | 3 August 1903 | 31 December 1929 | |
| Burton upon Trent | Burton and Ashby Light Railways | Electric | 13 June 1906 | 19 February 1927 | |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield and District Tramways | Horse | 8 November 1882 | end of 1904 | SG |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield Corporation Tramways | Electric | 20 December 1904 | 23 May 1927 | SG |
| Derby | Derby Tramways Company | Horse | 6 March 1880 | 1 June 1907 | |
| Derby | Derby Corporation Tramways | Electric | 27 July 1904 | 29 June 1934 | |
| Ilkeston | Ilkeston Corporation Tramways | Electric | 16 May 1903 | 15 January 1931 | |
| Leicester | Leicester Tramways | Horse | 24 December 1874 | 31 October 1904 | SG |
| Leicester | Leicester Corporation Tramways | Electric | 18 May 1904 | 9 November 1949 | SG |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Tramways Company | Horse | 8 September 1882 | 22 July 1905 | SG |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Corporation Tramways | Electric | 23 November 1905 | 4 March 1929 | SG |
| Mansfield | Mansfield & District Light Railways. | Electric | 16 July 1905 | 9 October 1932 | SG |
| Matlock | Matlock Cable Tramway | Cable | 28 March 1893 | 30 September 1927 | SG |
| Northampton | Northampton Street Tramways | Horse | 4 June 1881 | 18 August 1904 | |
| Northampton | Northampton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 21 July 1904 | 15 December 1934 | |
| Nottingham | Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited | Horse | 17 September 1878 | 30 April 1902 | SG |
| Nottingham | Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited | Steam | 1885 | 1889 | SG |
| Nottingham | Nottingham Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1901 | 5 September 1936 | SG |
| Nottingham | Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tramways Company | Electric | 4 July 1913 | 5 October 1932 | SG |
| Nottingham | Nottingham Express Transit | Electric | 9 March 2004 | SG |
East Of England
| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Cambridge | Cambridge Street Tramways | Horse | 28 October 1880 | 18 February 1914 | SG |
| Canvey Island | Canvey Island Tramways | Horse | 1901 | c.1904 | Monorail. |
| Colchester | Colchester Corporation Tramways | Electric | 28 July 1904 | 8 December 1929 | |
| Ipswich | Ipswich Tramway | Horse | 13 October 1880 | 6 June 1903 | |
| Ipswich | Ipswich Corporation Tramways | Electric | 23 November 1903 | 26 July 1926 | |
| Lowestoft | Lowestoft Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 July 1903 | 8 May 1931 | |
| Luton | Luton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 21 February 1908 | 16 April 1932 | SG |
| Norwich | Norwich Electric Tramways | Electric | 30 July 1900 | 10 December 1935 | |
| Peterborough | Peterborough Tramways | Electric | 24 January 1903 | 15 November 1930 | |
| Southend-on-Sea | Southend-on-Sea Corporation Tramways | Electric | 19 July 1901 | 8 April 1942 | |
| Wisbech | Wisbech and Upwell Tramway | Steam | 20 August 1883 | 31 December 1927 | SG |
| Great Yarmouth | Yarmouth and Gorleston Tramways | Horse | 25 March 1875 | 4 July 1905 | then |
| Great Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth Corporation Tramways | Electric | 19 June 1902 | 14 December 1933 |
Greater London
| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| London | Horse | 23 March 1861 2 May 1870 | 1861 30 April 1915 | SG | |
| London | Cable | 1884 | 1909 | . SG. | |
| London | Accumulator | 1889 | 1892 | SG | |
| London | Electric | 4 April 1901 | 5 July 1952 | SG. see Trams in London. Tram tunnel, 24 February 1906 – 5 April 1952. |
Note: Horse tramways existed as several unconnected systems north of the Thames, a system south of the River Thames, and two unconnected systems at Croydon.
| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Kew Bridge–Richmond | West Metropolitan Tramways Company | Horse | 1883 | 1912 | SG. Not electrified. |
Electric tramways – Inner London
| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| London County Council | 15 May 1903 | 5 July 1952 | To London Passenger Transport Board from 1 July 1933. Nationalised on 1 January 1948 as the London Transport Executive. |
Note: The LCC tramway system was assembled from predecessors including fourteen 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: , Camden Town / Kings Cross–Euston–Waterloo–Brixton / Peckham .
Other electric tramway operators
North East England
| Location | Name of system | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Darlington | Darlington Street Railroad Company | Horse | 1 January 1862 | 1 January 1865 | SG |
| Darlington | Stockton and Darlington Steam Tramway Company | Horse | 1880 | 1904 | . Horse operated despite the company title. Not connected to the Stockton system operated by this company. |
| Darlington | Darlington Corporation Light Railways | Electric | 2 June 1904 | 10 April 1926 | . . |
| Middlesbrough–Thornaby-on-Tees–Stockton-on-Tees–Norton | Middlesbrough and Stockton Tramways Company | Horse | 20 January 1875 | 1898 | SG. Sold out to Imperial Tramways Company in 1878 |
| Middlesbrough–Thornaby-on-Tees–Stockton-on-Tees–Norton | Stockton and Darlington Steam Tramway Company | Steam | 17 November 1881 | 1893 | . Not connected to the Darlington system operated by this company. Sold to the Stockton and District Tramways Company in 1893 |
| Middlesbrough–Thornaby-on-Tees–Stockton-on-Tees–Norton | Stockton and District Tramways Company | Steam | 1893 | 1896 | . Sold out to Imperial Tramways Company |
| Middlesbrough–Thornaby-on-Tees–Stockton-on-Tees–Norton | Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company | Electric | 21 May 1898 | 2 April 1921 | . Operated by Imperial Tramways Company |
| Middlesbrough–Thornaby-on-Tees–Stockton-on-Tees–Norton | Middlesbrough Corporation Tramways | Electric | 3 April 1921 | 9 June 1934 | . Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company until 1921 |
| Middlesbrough–Thornaby-on-Tees–Stockton-on-Tees–Norton | Stockton-on-Tees Corporation Tramways | Electric | 3 April 1921 | 9 June 1934 | . Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company until 1921 |
| Middlesbrough–Thornaby-on-Tees–Stockton-on-Tees–Norton | Thornaby on Tees Corporation Tramways | Electric | 3 April 1921 | 1 August 1930 | . Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company until 1921 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Newcastle and Gosforth Tramways and Carriage Company | Horse | 5 December 1878 | 13 April 1901 | SG |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Newcastle and Gosforth Tramways and Carriage Company | Steam | 1882 | 1897 | SG |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Newcastle Corporation Tramways | Electric | 16 December 1901 | 4 March 1950 | SG. . Through workings to Gateshead from 1923. Newcastle served by Gateshead tramway system to 4 August 1951. |
| Gosforth–Wallsend–North Shields ' | Tyneside Tramways and Tramroads Company | Electric | 22 September 1902 | 6 April 1930 | SG |
| North Shields–Tynemouth–Whitley Bay ' | Tynemouth and District Tramways | Horse | 1883 | 1884 | . Taken over by North Shields and District Tramways Company in 1884 and North Shields and Tynemouth District Tramways in 1897 |
| North Shields–Tynemouth–Whitley Bay ' | Tynemouth and District Tramways | Steam | 1884 | 1900 | . Taken over by North Shields and District Tramways Company in 1884 and North Shields and Tynemouth District Tramways in 1897 |
| North Shields–Tynemouth–Whitley Bay ' | Tynemouth and District Electric Traction Company | Electric | 18 March 1901 | 4 August 1931 | |
| Gateshead | Gateshead and District Tramways Company | Steam | October 1883 | 8 May 1901 | SG |
| Gateshead | Gateshead and District Tramways Company | Electric | 8 May 1901 | 4 August 1951 | SG. . Through working to Newcastle from 1923. |
| South Shields | South Shields Tramways | Horse | 1 August 1883 Mar 1887 | 1885 31 January 1906 | |
| South Shields | South Shields Corporation Tramways | Electric | 30 March 1906 | 31 March 1946 | SG. . |
| Jarrow | Jarrow and District Electric Tramway | Electric | 9 November 1906 | 30 June 1929 | SG. . |
| Stockton-on-Tees | see Middlesbrough–Thornaby-on-Tees–Stockton-on-Tees–Norton | ||||
| Sunderland | Sunderland Tramways Company | Horse | 28 April 1879 | 19 February 1901 | SG |
| Sunderland | Sunderland Tramways Company | Steam | 1880 | 1880 | |
| Sunderland | Sunderland Corporation Tramways | Electric | 15 August 1900 | 1 October 1954 | SG. . |
| Grangetown–Ryhope–Philadelphia–Hetton-le-Hole | Sunderland District Electric Tramways | Electric | 10 June 1905 | 12 July 1925 | SG. |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | see Middlesbrough–Thornaby-on-Tees–Stockton-on-Tees–Norton | ||||
| West Hartlepool | Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 2 August 1884 | 21 February 1891 | |
| West Hartlepool | Hartlepool Electric Tramways | Electric | 19 May 1896 | 25 March 1927 |
North West England
South East England
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Aldershot and Farnborough | Aldershot and Farnborough Tramways Company | Horse | 1906 | ||
| Brighton | Brighton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 25 November 1901 | 31 August 1939 | |
| Chatham | Chatham and District Light Railways Company | Electric | 17 June 1902 | 30 September 1930 | . Served Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham. |
| Dover | Dover Corporation Tramways | Electric | 6 September 1897 | 31 December 1936 | . . |
| Folkestone –Hythe | Folkestone, Hythe and Sandgate Tramways | Horse | 18 May 1891 | 30 September 1921 | SG. Operation suspended 7 August 1914 – May 1919, operated only during summer season 1919–1921. |
| Gravesend | Gravesend, Rosherville and Northfleet Tramways | Horse | 15 June 1883 | 30 June 1901 | |
| Gravesend | Gravesend and Northfleet Electric Tramways | Electric | 2 August 1902 | 28 February 1929 | SG |
| Hastings | Hastings and District Electric Tramways | Electric | 31 July 1905 | 15 May 1929 | |
| Isle of Thanet | see Margate–Ramsgate. | ||||
| Maidstone | Maidstone Corporation Tramways | Electric | 14 July 1904 | 11 February 1930 | |
| Margate–Ramsgate | Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways and Lighting Company | Electric | 4 April 1901 | 24 March 1937 | |
| Oxford | City of Oxford Tramways Company | Horse | 1 December 1881 | 7 August 1914 | |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth Street Tramways | Horse | 15 May 1865 | 1 January 1901 | |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth Corporation Transport | Electric | 24 September 1901 | 10 October 1936 | . . |
| Cosham–Horndean | Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway | Electric | 3 March 1903 | 9 January 1935 | |
| Gosport–Fareham | Gosport and Fareham Tramways | Electric | 20 December 1905 | 31 December 1929 | |
| Reading | Reading Tramways Company | Horse | 1879 | 21 July 1903 | |
| Reading | Reading Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 July 1903 | 20 May 1939 | |
| Rye–Camber | Rye and Camber Tramway | Steam | 1895 | ? | |
| Rye–Camber | Rye and Camber Tramway | ? | Petrol | 4 September 1939 | . |
| Sheerness | Sheerness and District Tramways | Electric | 9 April 1903 | 7 July 1917 | . . |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | Brighton and Shoreham Tramways | Steam, then horse | 3 July 1884 | 6 June 1913 | . Despite the company name, it never ran into Brighton. |
| Southampton | Southampton Tramways Company | Horse | 5 May 1879 | 1 July 1898 | SG |
| Southampton | Southampton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 July 1898 | 31 December 1949 | SG |
| Wantage | Wantage Tramway | Horse | 11 October 1875 | 188_ | SG |
| Wantage | Wantage Tramway | Steam | 1 August 1876 | 31 July 1925 | SG |
| Wolverton–Stony Stratford | Wolverton and Stony Stratford Tramway | Steam | 27 May 1887 | 4 May 1926 | . . |
South West England
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Bath | Bath Tramways Company | Horse | 24 December 1880 | 25 July 1902 | |
| Bath | Bath Electric Tramways Company | Electric | 2 January 1904 | 6 May 1939 | SG There is currently a proposal to re-instate the tram system |
| Bristol | Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co Ltd | Horse | 9 August 1875 | 1900 | |
| Bristol | Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co Ltd | Steam | 1880 | 1881 | |
| Bristol | Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co Ltd | Electric | 14 October 1895 | 11 April 1941 | Closed because of bomb damage |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth Corporation Tramways | Electric | 23 July 1902 | 8 April 1936 | |
| Camborne | Camborne and Redruth Tramways | Electric | 7 November 1902 | 29 September 1927 | |
| Cheltenham | Cheltenham and District Light Railway | Electric | 17 August 1901 | 31 December 1930 | |
| Devonport | Devonport and District Tramways | Electric | 26 June 1901 | 20 October 1915 | . Taken over by Plymouth Corporation Tramways |
| Exeter | Exeter Tramway Company | Horse | 6 April 1882 | 4 April 1905 | |
| Exeter | Exeter Corporation Tramways | Electric | 4 April 1905 | 19 August 1931 | |
| Gloucester | Gloucester Tramways Company | Horse | 26 May 1879 | 17 March 1904 | |
| Gloucester | Gloucester Corporation Tramways | Electric | 7 May 1904 | 12 January 1933 | |
| Poole | Poole and District Electric Tramways | Electric | 6 April 1901 | 8 June 1935 | . A British Electric Traction company; sold to Poole Corporation and leased to Bournemouth Corporation Tramways from June 1905 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth, Devonport and District Tramways | Steam | 4 November 1884 | 14 November 1885 | SG, then converted to |
| Plymouth | Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport Tramways | Horse, then electric | 18 March 1872 | 1 July 1922 | . Taken over by Plymouth Corporation Tramways |
| Plymouth | Plymouth Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 September 1899 | 29 September 1945 | |
| Seaton, Devon | Seaton Tramway | Electric | 28 August 1970 | operational | 2 ft 9 in |
| Swindon | Swindon Corporation Tramways | Electric | 22 September 1904 | 11 July 1929 | |
| Taunton | Taunton Electric Traction Co Ltd | Electric | 21 August 1901 | 28 May 1921 | |
| Torquay | Torquay Tramways Co Ltd | Electric | 4 April 1907 | 31 January 1934 | |
| Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare & District Electric Supply Co Ltd | Electric | 13 May 1902 | 17 April 1937 | SG |
West Midlands
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Birmingham | Birmingham and District Tramways Company | Horse | 20 May 1872 | 24 May 1876 | . Sold to the Birmingham Tramways and Omnibus Company |
| Birmingham | Birmingham Tramways and Omnibus Company | Horse | 24 May 1876 | January 1886 | . Sold to the Birmingham Central Tramway Company |
| Birmingham | Birmingham and Aston Tramways Company | Steam | 26 December 1882 | 30 June 1902 | . Sold to Aston Manor Urban District Council and leased to the City of Birmingham Tramways Company |
| Birmingham | Birmingham Central Tramway Company | Horse, steam, cable and accumulator | 25 November 1884 | 29 September 1896 | . Sold to the City of Birmingham Tramways Company |
| Birmingham | Birmingham and Midland Tramways | Steam, horse and electric | 6 July 1885 | 1 April 1928 | From 13 August 1912 the Company name was changed to the Birmingham District Power and Traction Company |
| Birmingham | Birmingham and Western Districts Tramways Company | Steam | August 1885 | 1899 | Sold to British Electric Traction |
| Birmingham | City of Birmingham Tramways Company | Horse, steam, cable and accumulator | 29 September 1896 | 31 December 1911 | . Sold to Birmingham Corporation Tramways |
| Birmingham | Birmingham Corporation Tramways | Electric | 14 May 1901 | 4 July 1953 | |
| Birmingham | West Midlands Metro | Electric | 30 May 1999 | SG | |
| Stourbridge | Dudley and Stourbridge Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 21 May 1884 | 25 July 1899 | |
| Stourbridge | Dudley, Stourbridge and District Electric Traction Company | Electric | 26 July 1899 | 1 March 1930 | . Part of "Black Country Tramway System". |
| Stourbridge | Kinver Light Railway | Electric | 4 April 1901 | 8 February 1930 | . Part of "Black Country Tramway System". . |
| Wednesbury | South Staffordshire and Birmingham District Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 1883 | 1893 | |
| Wednesbury | South Staffordshire Tramways Company | Electric | 1 January 1893 | 1 April 1924 | . Part of "Black Country Tramway System". To Dudley, Stourbridge and District undertaking from 17 December 1930. |
| Wednesbury | West Midlands Metro | Electric | 30 May 1999 | SG | |
| Walsall | South Staffordshire and Birmingham District Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 1883 | 1901 | |
| Walsall | Walsall Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1901 | 30 September 1933 | |
| Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Tramways Company | Horse | 1 May 1878 | 1 May 1900 | SG. Purchased by Wolverhampton Corporation and converted to |
| Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Corporation Tramways | Electric | 6 February 1902 | 11 July 1928 | . , . |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands Metro | Electric | 30 May 1999 | SG | |
| Wolverhampton–Dudley | Dudley, Sedgley and Wolverhampton Tramways Company | Horse | 1 May 1878 | 18 October 1888 | |
| Wolverhampton–Dudley | Midland Tramways Company | Horse | 18 October 1888 | 1893 | |
| Wolverhampton–Dudley | Dudley and Wolverhampton Tramways Company | Horse | 1893 | 1899 | |
| Wolverhampton–Dudley | Wolverhampton District Electric Tramways Company | Electric | 9 January 1902 | 1929 | . Part of "Black Country Tramway System". To Wolverhampton Corporation Tramways from 1 September 1928. |
| Coventry | Coventry and District Tramways Company | Steam | 1884 | 1893 | |
| Coventry | Coventry Electric Tramways Company | Electric | 5 December 1895 | 1 January 1912 | |
| Coventry | Coventry Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1912 | 14 November 1940 | . . Closed because of bomb damage. |
| Kidderminster–Stourport | Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway Company | Electric | 25 May 1898 | 2 April 1929. | . Unconnected part of "Black Country Tramway System". |
| Leamington –Warwick | Leamington & Warwick Tramways & Omnibus Company | Horse | 21 November 1881 | 15 March 1905 | SG |
| Leamington –Warwick | Leamington & Warwick Tramways & Omnibus Company | Electric | 15 July 1905 | 16 August 1930 | SG |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Potteries Electric Traction Company | Electric | 16 May 1899 | 1928 | . Also served Newcastle-under-Lyme. |
| Worcester | Tramways Trust Company | Horse | 1881 | 1885 | |
| Worcester | City of Worcester Tramways Company | Horse | 1889 | 1894 | |
| Worcester | Worcester Tramways Company | Horse | 1894 | 25 June 1903 | |
| Worcester | Worcester Electric Traction Company | Electric | 6 February 1904 | 31 May 1928 |
Yorkshire and the Humber
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Cleethorpes | Great Grimsby Street Tramways Company | Horse | 1881 | 1901 | SG |
| Cleethorpes | Great Grimsby Street Tramways Company | Electric | 1 January 1902 | November 1936 | SG |
| Cleethorpes | Cleethorpes Corporation Tramways | Electric | November 1936 | July 1937 | SG. Cleethorpes took over the Great Grimsby Street Tramways lines within their boundary, the remainder going to Grimsby |
| Doncaster | Doncaster Corporation Tramways | Electric | 2 June 1902 | 8 June 1935 | SG |
| Grimsby | Great Grimsby Street Tramways Company | Horse | 1881 | 1901 | SG |
| Grimsby | Great Grimsby Street Tramways Company | Electric | 1 January 1902 | 15 July 1936 | SG |
| Grimsby | Grimsby Corporation Tramways | Electric | 15 July 1936 | 17 July 1937 | SG |
| Grimsby–Immingham | Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway | Steam | 3 January 1901 | 14 May 1912 | SG |
| Grimsby–Immingham | Grimsby & Immingham Electric Railway | Electric | 15 May 1912 | 1 July 1961 | SG. . |
| Hull | Hull Street Tramways Company | Horse | 9 January 1875 | 1899 | SG. Company in liquidation 1889, acquired by Hull Corporation 1895, last horse tram in city 1899 |
| Hull | Drypool and Marfleet Steam Tramways Company | Steam | 22 May 1889 | 1899 | SG. Acquired by Hull Corporation 1899, last steam tram operated 1901 |
| Hull | City of Hull Tramways | Electric | 5 July 1899 | 30 June 1945 | SG. Formed from the acquisition of Hull Street Tramways and Drypool and Marfleet Steam Tramways Company, system electrified 1899–1901 Trams replaced by trolleybuses in late 1930s and 1940s. |
| Leeds | Leeds Tramways Company | Horse | 16 September 1871 | 13 October 1901 | SG |
| Leeds | Leeds Tramways Company | Steam | 17 June 1880 | 1 April 1902 | SG |
| Leeds | Leeds Corporation Tramways | Electric | 11 November 1891 | 7 November 1959 | SG |
| Bradford | Bradford Tramways Company | Horse | 1 February 1882 | by 1903 | |
| Bradford | Bradford Tramways Company and Bradford and Shelf Tramway Company | Steam | 8 August 1882 | by 1903 | |
| Bradford | Bradford Corporation Tramways | Electric | March 1892 30 June 1898 | March 1892 6 May 1950 | |
| Keighley | Keighley Tramways Company | Horse | 8 May 1889 | 28 May 1904 | |
| Keighley | Keighley Corporation Tramways | Electric | 12 October 1904 | 17 December 1924 | SG |
| Shipley | Shipley Tramways Company | Horse | 3 August 1882 | 9 October 1891 | |
| Shipley | Mid-Yorkshire Tramways | Electric | 23 July 1903 | 30 April 1904 | Taken over by Bradford Corporation Tramways |
| Halifax | Halifax Corporation Tramways | Electric | 9 June 1898 | 14 February 1939 | |
| Huddersfield | Huddersfield Corporation Tramways | Horse | 16 November 1882 | 1 April 1888 | |
| Huddersfield | Huddersfield Corporation Tramways | Steam | 11 January 1883 | 21 June 1902 | |
| Huddersfield | Huddersfield Corporation Tramways | Electric | 14 February 1901 | 29 June 1940 | |
| Dewsbury | Yorkshire Electric Tramways | Electric | 18 February 1903 | 31 October 1934 | SG. Also includes Batley Corporation Tramways |
| Dewsbury–Batley–Birstall | Dewsbury, Batley and Birstall Tramways Company | Horse and steam | 25 July 1874 | 26 September 1905 | |
| Dewsbury–Ossett | Dewsbury, Ossett and Soothill Nether Tramways | Electric | 11 November 1908 | 19 October 1933 | |
| Wakefield | Wakefield and District Light Railway | Electric | 15 August 1904 | 25 July 1932 | SG |
| Castleford | Yorkshire Electric Tramways | Electric | 29 October 1906 | 1 November 1925 | SG |
| Scarborough | Scarborough Tramways Company | Electric | 6 May 1904 | 30 September 1931 | |
| Sheffield | Sheffield Tramways Company | Horse | 6 October 1873 | 11 November 1902 | SG |
| Sheffield | Sheffield Corporation Tramways | Electric | 5 September 1899 | 8 October 1960 | SG |
| Sheffield | Sheffield Supertram | Electric | 21 March 1994 | in operation | SG. |
| Rotherham | Rotherham Tramway | Electric | 31 January 1903 | 13 November 1949 | SG |
| Mexborough–Swinton | Mexborough & Swinton Tramways Company | Electric | 16 February 1907 | 19 March 1929 | SG |
| Dearne | Dearne District Light Railways | Electric | 14 July 1924 | 30 September 1933 | . "Last" tramway system opened in the UK. |
| Barnsley | Barnsley and District Tramway | Electric | 31 October 1902 | 31 August 1930 | SG |
| York | York Tramways Company and City of York Tramways Company | Horse | 1880 | ? | |
| York | York Corporation Tramways | Electric | 20 January 1910 | 16 November 1935 |
Scotland
Wales
North Wales
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Barmouth | Barmouth Junction and Arthog Tramway | Horse | 1899 | 1903 | |
| Fairbourne | Fairbourne Tramway | Horse | 1898 | 1916 | |
| Glyn Ceiriog | Glyn Valley Tramway | Horse | 1 April 1874 | 31 March 1886 | |
| Glyn Ceiriog | Glyn Valley Tramway | Steam | 15 March 1891 | 6 April 1933 | |
| Harlech | Harlech Tramway | Horse | 1878 | 1880s | |
| Llandudno | Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Electric Railway Ltd | Electric | 19 October 1907 | 24 March 1956 | |
| Llandudno | Great Orme Tramway | Cable | 31 July 1902 | ||
| Pwllheli | Pwllheli Corporation Tramways | Horse | 24 July 1899 | c. September 1920 | |
| Pwllheli | Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway | Horse | 1 August 1896 | 28 October 1927 | |
| Wrexham | Wrexham District Tramways | Horse | 1 November 1876 | 26 April 1901 | |
| Wrexham | Wrexham and District Electric Tramways | Electric | 4 April 1903 | 31 March 1927 |
South Wales
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Aberdare | Aberdare Urban District Council Tramways | Electric | 9 October 1913 | 31 March 1935 | |
| Cardiff | Cardiff Tramways Company | Horse | 12 July 1872 | 17 October 1902 | SG |
| Cardiff | Cardiff District and Penarth Harbour Tramways | Horse | 28 November 1881 | 10 February 1903 | SG |
| Cardiff | Cardiff Corporation Tramways | Electric | 2 May 1902 | 19 February 1950 | SG |
| Llanelly | Llanelly Tramways | Horse | 28 September 1882 | 31 March 1908 | |
| Llanelly | Llanelly and District Electric Tramways | Electric | 19 July 1911 | 16 February 1933 | SG |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Merthyr Tydfil Electric Tramways | Electric | 6 April 1901 | 23 August 1939 | |
| Neath | Neath and District Tramways Company | Horse | 9 November 1875 | 1899 | SG |
| Neath | Neath Corporation Tramways | Gas | 31 August 1899 | 8 August 1920 | SG. "Gas" refers to town gas, not petrol. One car is preserved locally at the Cefn Coed Colliery Museum. |
| Newport | Newport Tramways Company | Horse | 1 February 1875 30 July 1894 | 28 July 1894 3 November 1903 | |
| Newport | Newport Corporation Tramways | Electric | 9 April 1903 | 5 September 1937 | |
| Pontypridd | Pontypridd and Rhondda Valley Tramway | Horse | Mar 1888 | July 1903 | |
| Pontypridd | Pontypridd Urban District Council Tramways | Electric | 5 March 1905 | 30 August 1931 | |
| Rhondda | Pontypridd and Rhondda Valley Tramway | Horse | Mar 1888 | July 1903 | |
| Rhondda | Rhondda Tramways Company | Electric | 11 July 1908 | 1 February 1934 | |
| Swansea | Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company | Horse | 12 April 1878 | 1901 | SG |
| Swansea | Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company | Steam | 1882 | 1884 | SG |
| Swansea | Swansea Constitution Hill Incline Tramway | Cable | 1898 | 1902 | . Street funicular. |
| Swansea | Swansea Improvements and Tramway Company | Electric | 30 June 1900 | 29 June 1937 | SG |
| Swansea–Mumbles | Swansea and Mumbles Railway, Mumbles Train | Horse | 25 March 1807 1860 | 1826 1877 | then SG. Believed to be the world's first public passenger rail service. Early traction experiments included wind. Passenger service withdrawn 1826, restored 1860 following reconstruction of the line. |
| Swansea–Mumbles | Swansea and Mumbles Railway, Mumbles Train | Steam | 17 August 1877 | 1929 | SG. Two competing undertakings operated service on the line, ca. 1879 – ca. 1898. One used steam traction. The other was compelled to use horse traction. Traction experiments prior to electrification included accumulator, petrol and diesel. |
| Swansea–Mumbles | Swansea and Mumbles Railway, Mumbles Train | Electric | 2 March 1929 | 5 January 1960 | SG. . One car preserved following closure, but scrapped after being vandalised. |
Northern Ireland
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date | Date | Notes |
| Belfast | Belfast Street Tramways | Horse | 28 August 1872 | 1 January 1905 | then SG |
| Belfast | Sydenham District, Belfast, Tramway | Horse | 1888 | 1902 | Purchased by Belfast Street Tramways in 1902 |
| Belfast | Belfast and Ligoniel Tramway | Horse | 24 April 1893 | 1902 | Purchased by Belfast Street Tramways in 1902 |
| Belfast | Belfast and County Down Railway tramway | Horse | 1894 | 1902 | Purchased by Belfast Corporation in 1902 |
| Belfast | Belfast Corporation Tramways | Electric | 1 January 1905 | 10 February 1954 | |
| Cavehill Whitewell | Cavehill and Whitewell Tramway | Steam | 1 July 1882 | 1892 | SG. Taken over by Belfast Corporation Tramways |
| Cavehill Whitewell | Cavehill and Whitewell Tramway | Horse | 1892 | 1906 | SG. Taken over by Belfast Corporation Tramways |
| Cavehill Whitewell | Cavehill and Whitewell Tramway | Electric | 12 February 1906 | 1 July 1911 | SG. Taken over by Belfast Corporation Tramways |
| Derry | City of Derry Tramways | Horse | 1 April 1897 | 1920 | SG |
| Fintona | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway ; GNR | Steam | 15 June 1853 | 16 January 1854 | |
| Fintona | Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway ; GNR | Horse | 16 January 1854 | 30 September 1957 | . Railway branch, worked by horse-drawn tram from 1854 to closure in 1957. |
| Bessbrook–Newry | Bessbrook and Newry Tramway | Electric | 1 October 1885 | 10 January 1948 | , . |
| Glenanne–Loughgilly | Glenanne Loughgilly Tramway | Horse | 1897 | 1919 | |
| Warrenpoint–Rostrevor | Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Tramway | Horse | 1 August 1877 | February 1915 | |
| Portrush–Bushmills–Giant's Causeway | Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company, Ltd. | Steam | 29 January 1883 | 1926 | |
| Portrush–Bushmills–Giant's Causeway | Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company, Ltd. | Electric | 15 November 1883 | 30 September 1949 | . . Operation suspended during winter, 1927-1939, 1947-1948. |
| Portstewart | Portstewart Tramway | Steam | 1882 | 1926 |
Note for Giant's Causeway Tramway: Portrush–Bushmills opened 29 January 1883. Bushmills–Giant's Causeway opened 1 July 1887. World's first use of electric traction with hydroelectric generation. Track built in street in Portrush.
Crown dependencies
- List of town tramway systems in Europe – Isle of Man