Trams in London facts for kids

This article is a general one on trams in London. For a specific article on the organisation responsible for running the current generation of trams in London, see London Trams. For a complete list of historical tram operators, see list of tram operators

Dismantled London tramway network (pre 1952) (interactive version)

A London Tramways horse tram, c 1890

Tramlink at East Croydon, 2004

There have been two separate generations of trams in London, from 1860 to 1952 and from 2000. Between 1952 and 2000 no trams ran in London.

Images for kids

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  The first electric tram on Kingston Bridge, 1906

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  [Tramlink]] at East Croydon, 2013