Where Do They Still Have Trams In England?

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Where Do They Still Have Trams In England?

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Anonymous answered

Blackpool

Daniel Worthington answered

Sheffield

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Answer 1

As of 2012, there are eight tramway/light railway systems in England. These are in:

Croydon
London's docklands
Birmingham
Manchester
Sheffield
Newcastle
Nottingham
Blackpool.

Trams in England From the Victorian age until the middle of the twentieth century, every major city or town in the UK used to operate a tramway system - until these were superseded by cars, trains and buses. Only one of these original tramway systems is still operational (Blackpool's), as the other systems mentioned above have all been constructed in the latter half of the twentieth century.

Light Railways Of the second generation systems, two are considered "light railways" rather than tramways, as they do not feature street running. These are the London's docklands and Newcastle's systems, both of which were opened in the 1980s.

These new tramway/light railway networks can provide a more convenient transport service than railways, and can deal with heavy traffic environments better than buses. Tramways are less expensive to construct and operate than metro train systems, which has made them more attractive to many cities in England.

Operational tramway systems in England

Blackpool- Opened: 1885
Newcastle (light railway)- Opened: 1980
London Docklands (light railway)- Opened: 1987
Manchester- Opened: 1992
Sheffield- Opened: 1994
Birmingham- Opened: 1999
Croydon- Opened: 2000
Nottingham- Opened: 2004

Answer 2

In the past trams were one of the most ubiquitous sights on roads in England in the late 19th and early 20th century and most of the cities like London, Nottingham, Leeds, Liverpool had tram networks as the premier public transport systems.

In the mid of 20th century trams slowly disappeared from the scene from all cities and buses, trains and metros became the most favored means of transport; the number of cars also increased manifold which was one of the main reasons for trams being rendered redundant.

However trams survived in Blackpool and Fleetwood and the Blackpool tram network is one of the oldest in the world serving the city since 1885; the tram accounts for a major part of the public transport system in some parts of the city and is owned by the Blackpool Borough Council.

A unique feature of the Blackpool tram system is its double deck trams one of the few ones still in operation in the world. The electric powered trams are run on electricity from overhead wires transmitted to the trams by way of a pantograph. In recent times trams have been reintroduced in several cities in England most notably at Nottingham.