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

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
• Wirral Street Car
• HERT (Hertfordshire and Essex Rapid Transit)
• 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
• 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