List of modern tramway & light rail systems in England

This is a list of extant tramway and light rail systems in England. 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.

Location System Traction
type		 Date opened Notes
Blackpool Blackpool Corporation Tramways Horse, Conduit Electric and Overhead Electric 10 September 1892  
South London Tramlink, formerly Croydon Tramlink Electric 10 May 2000 [1][2]
Greater Manchester Metrolink Electric 6 April 1992  
Nottingham Nottingham Express Transit Electric 9 March 2004 [3]
Sheffield Supertram Electric 21 March 1994 [4]
Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear Metro Electric 11 August 1980 Light rail
West Midlands (Birmingham-Wolverhampton) Midland Metro Electric 30 May 1999  

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Available Website". Railwaysofbritain.bravehost.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Available Website". Railwaysofbritain.bravehost.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Turner 2009, pp. 88–89
  4. ↑ "Sheffield's Trams in c1960". Cyberpictures.net. Retrieved 3 November 2014.


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