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LRTA Links: System Sites - United Kingdom
Official and unofficial sites covering particular light rail, tram, metro, suburban rail, funicular, peoplemover, monorail, trolleybus, and similar types of transit systems. The range of systems covered in the same as that in the SystemsNews section of Tramways & Urban Transport and thus includes existing, under-development, and proposed systems as well as heritage operations which operate on public highways (rather than as part of a museum). Also includes sites advocating the development of particular new systems or expansions of existing systems.
The organization parallels that in T&UT. Official sites of system operators/developers are listed by city name (and system name for cities with more than one system). Related sites (official and unofficial) are then listed by site name under the official site.
Note: For lines which primarily operate as part of a museum, see the Museum Sites section. For historical systems which are no longer in operation, see the Personal And Club Sites section.
- Bath - (official site not yet identified)
- Trams for Bath - Comprehensive site outlining "Trams for Bath's" proposals.
- Birkenhead, historic home of the first street tramway (which operated from 1860 to 1937). Now home to the Wirral Transport Museum and the Birkenhead (heritage) Tramway; a page from the "Visit Wirral" web site.
Updated 8 November 2016
- Birmingham - Midland Metro site with detailed timetables, travelcard and fare information, news, customer care information, and more.
Updated 4 June 2012
- Midland Metro - Portion of LRTA's own "Light Rail Systems" section devoted to the system.
- See Also:
- Government Sites - United Kingdom - Centro
- Blackpool - Official site for Blackpool Transport which operates The New Tramway along the modernised Blackpool and Fylde coast tram line; they also operate the local bus services. The site has rider information (fares, timetables, maps , news, job opportunities and advertising opportunities.There is also a photo gallery that concentrates primarily on the new tram fleet.
Updated 18 January 2014
- Blackpool Picture Book - Take a trip back to October 1962 through this gallery of more than 50 Blackpool tramways photos taken by David Bradley. Includes great night shots of illuminated trams.
- Blackpool Tramway Photos - Blackpool Tram's photostream of pictures on filckr.
Updated 4 June 2012
- Fylde Tramway Society - Founded in 1971 when the tramway's future was in doubt, the Society dedicated itself to retention and development of the Blackpool to Fleetwood tramway and now works closelywith Blackpool Transport Services in regard to special events, trams restorations, and more. Centerpiece of the site is extensive background on the Blackpool Tramway fleet including an all-time roster (with work cars), information on cars that visited for periods of time, and a photo gallery of cars in advertising liveries. Finally, the site also details membership and meeting schedules.
- Bradford - A site for the Shipley Glen Tramway which has run from Saltaire up through the glen to the amusement area since 1895. The site has schedule and fare information, brief overview of the line's operation and history (with photos), plus directions on how to reach the tram (by bus, road, or train).
Updated 4 June 2012
- Brighton - Page of the Brighton & Hove City Council site for the seasonal electric light railway service provided by the Volks Electric Railway along the waterfont between Black Rock and Brighton Pier (which became the first public electric railway in the world when it opened on 04 August 1883). There's a brief overview of the service (operating season, fares, stop locations), the line's history, and a few photos.
Link updated 8 November 2016
- Volks Electric Railway - Site for the Volks Electric Railway Association (VERA) which was formed in 1995 and has since become "an active participant in the restoration, promotion and operation of the line." Besides membership information, there's a complete rider guide (operating season and hours, fares, map), event calendar, plus fleet details (with the history of each car), a section on car modeling (including a downloadable cut-and-assemble kit, video clips, and access to an off-site weather webcam though which the cars can sometimes be seen. There's also a photo scrapbook, an illustrated history of the line since its conception by Magnus Volk (with additional historical details on particular sections available from the system map) and a profile of the "Daddy Long Legs" line to Rottingdean which, as a "sea voyage on wheels," served its short life from 1896 to 1900.
Added 10 April 2006
- Bristol - (official site not yet identified)
- Bristol ‘Rapid Transit’ - LRTA’s page on the Bristol area, includes a link to the earlier page devoted to the then proposed project.
Updated 18 January 2014
- Croydon - See London - Trams.
- Douglas (Isle of Man) - Douglas horse tram service to be discontinued Douglas Borough Council News item dated Thursday, 21 January 2016 20:07.
Updated 8 November 2016
- The Douglas Bay Tramway - Semi-official site.
Updated 18 January 2014
- Friends of Douglas Bay Horse Tramway is an independent volunteer community group established in September 2014 to help promote and support the continued operation of the world's last remaining 19th century original horse-drawn passenger tramway, running the length of the seafront promenades of Douglas, capital of the Isle of Man, since 1876.
Added 8 November 2016
- Douglas - Ramsey (Isle of Man) - Official iombusandrail.info site provided by Isle of Man Transport with timetable, fare, and service information for the electric light railway services of the Manx Electric Railway and the Snaefell Mountain Railway, as well as the steam railway and bus routes for all of the Isle of Man. There are also service maps for the entire island and the Douglas, Peel and Ramsey areas.
Updated 18 January 2014
- Isle of Man Government - Railways - Portion of the official visitIsleOfMan site with brief overviews of each of the unique vintage railway services on the island: the Douglas horse trams ("the oldest trams in the world"), the Snaefell Mountain Railway (to the summit... "the only such railway in the British Isles"), the Manx Electric Railway (from Douglas to Ramsey... "one of Britain's longest vintage narrow gauge lines"). plus the Isle of Man Steam Railway, the narrow-gauge Groudle Glen Railway, the Great Laxey Mine Railway, and Railway Museum at Port Erin Station. Besides the overviews, there is summary of operating seasons, fare information, some timetables, and a guide to exploring the island by rail.
Updated 4 June 2012
- Manx Electric Railway Society - Dedicated since 1972 toward "protecting and promoting the retention and development of the Manx Electric and other Island tramways at reasonable cost." Requires membership and login to view full articles.
Updated 8 November 2016
- Edinburgh - Official Edinburgh Trams website.
- Edinburgh -
Portion of LRTA's own "Light Rail Systems" section devoted to the system.
- Glasgow - Portion of the official SPT site covering the underground ("the third oldest subway in the world after London and Budapest") with basic rider information (diagramatic map, prices, tickets, service frequencies) plus park-and-ride information, Passenger Charter, and advertising opportunities.
- See Also:
- Government Sites - United Kingdom - SPT
- Hythe - Official site for the Hythe Ferry which also operates the Hythe Pier and the Hythe Pier Tram ("the World's Oldest Pier Train"). There's scant information on the tram.
Updated 8 November 2016
- Laxey - Snaefell (Isle of Man) - See Douglas - Ramsey (Isle of Man).
- Llandudno - Official site for the cable-operated Great Orme Tramway... the last such tramway in the Great Britain.
Link updated 8 November 2016
- Llandudno Great Orme Tramway - Portion of Noel Walley's Lllandudno tourism site with an illustrated overview of the tramway and its history plus a gallery of captioned photos taken up the route during 2002.
Added 08 May 2006
- London - Docklands - Portion of the Transport for London site devoted to the Docklands Light Railway.
Updated 8 November 2016
- London - Trams - Portion of Transport for London site devoted to Tramlink. For Tramlink, There are timetables (by stop), a network map, user guide, fare and ticket details, plus other rider-related information.
Updated 4 June 2012
- London Tramlink -
Portion of LRTA's own "Light Rail Systems" section devoted to the system.
- Croydon Tramlink - The Unofficial Site was set up by the late Stephen Parascandolo; it has not been up dated but left as a memorial to him. Following Tramlink developments since February 1999 and the operation of the system to January 2007. Huge photo gallery (organized by tram stop) and marvellously detailed track maps (at least 21 different ones) designed by Peter K Gibbons.
Updated 4 June 2012
- See Also:
- London - Underground - Portion of the Transport for London site for the Underground.
Updated 8 November 2016
- London Underground Railway Society - Devoted to covering the past, present, and future of the London underground (in the broad sense that includes the Docklands Light Railway and relevant parts of the national rail network), the LURS publishes the monthly Underground News illustrated with both historical and current photos. Monthly meetings are held in central London, see their web site for details.
Updated 18 January 2014
- See Also:
- Manchester - Official Metrolink site is now hosted alongside the TfGM pages. It has complete rider information including; ticket guide with online purchase option and ticket selector to determine fares; detailed stop information including timetables and local area maps plus a schematic system map; news and service disruption updates. Contact us covers a FAQ list, information request and general enquiries pages while Using the network section contains safety and accessibility information.
Updated 8 November 2016
- Newcastle - Comprehensive site within the main NEXUS site (see below) covering the Tyne and Wear Metro, the "UK's first light rapid transit system" with basic rider information maps, timetables by stop, ticket and fare information, also access to a journey planner.
Updated 18 January 2014
- Tyne & Wear Metro -
Portion of LRTA's own "Light Rail Systems" section devoted to the system.
- See Also:
- Government Sites - United Kingdom - NEXUS
- Nottingham - Official Nottingham Express Transit (NET) site with complete rider information (fares, timetables, maps, journey planner) park and ride details, and customer service information. Other sections cover safety infomation, employment and advertising opportunities. Phase Two has now opened.
Updated 8 November 2016
- Tramlink Nottingham Web site for the consortium which constructed NET Phase Two.
Updated 8 November 2016
- Seaton - Comprehensive Seaton Tramway site for the reduced scale heritage tram from Seaton to Colyford in Devon. Everything you need to plan your visit (fares, timetables, special events calendar, group booking options) plus news, route map, illustrated fleet list, and complete history of how the Tramways came to be where and how they are today.
Updated 18 January 2014
- Sheffield - Stagecoach Supertram site with basic information about the city's three tram routes. The Journey Planner section provides detailed times for point-to-point trips as well as access to timetables, the system map, and ticket information. The About Us section covers the history of the project, its impact on the economic development of Sheffield, and information about the Supertram vehicles while the News section contains press releases and recent articles. The site provides feedback and employment application forms.
- Sheffield Supertram -
Portion of LRTA's own "Light Rail Systems" section devoted to the system.
- See Also:
- Southend-on-Sea Bourough Council site page on:-
Opening Times, Ticket Prices and Pier Train Information
Updated 8 November 2016
- Southend Pier Railway - Portion of television cameraman Graeme Wall's Transport Miscellany site with an overview of the pier tram and its history plus coverage (with photos) of the 1949 electric rolling stock that was in use until the late 1970's before the conversion to diesel.
Added 08 May 2006
- Southport - Official Visit Southport site.
Link Updated 4 June 2012
- Southport Pier -
Page in the Things to Do section of Official Visit Southport site with a brief description and two pictures.
Updated 18 January 2014
- Stourbridge - Pre Metro Operations Limited site for the operators of the Parry People Mover light tram service between Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town. There's an overview of the company, recent press releases, and some operational photos.
Updated 4 June 2012
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