List of town tramway systems in the Republic of Ireland
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This is a list of town tramway systems in Ireland. It includes all tram systems in Ireland, past and present; cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. The use of the diamond (♦) symbol indicates where there were (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes' column.
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arigna | Steam | 1887 | 1959 | Operated by the Cavan, Leitrim & Roscommon Light Railway and Tramway Company Limited | |
| Cork Tramways Company | Cork | Horse | 12 Sep 1872 | Dec 1875 | |
| Cork Electric Tramways and Lighting Company | Electric | 2 Dec 1898 | 30 Sep 1931 | Gauge: 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) | |
| Dublin | Horse | 1 Feb 1872 | 1901 | ||
| Electric | 16 May 1896 | 3 Jul 1949 | Operation suspended during part of 1944 because of fuel (coal) shortage; service restored 2 October 1944. | ||
| Luas | Electric | 30 Jun 2004 | Light rail | ||
| ♦ Dublin - Dún Laoghaire - Dalkey | Horse | 17 Mar 1879 | ? | Opened in stages, completed 9 July 1885. Taken over by the on 28 September 1896 | |
| Steam | ? | ? | |||
| Electric | 16 May 1896 | 3 Jul 1949 | |||
| Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway | ♦ Dublin - Blessington | Steam | 1 Aug 1886 | 31 Dec 1932 | Gauge: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
| ♦♦ Blessington - Poulaphouca | Steam | 1 May 1895 | 1927 | ||
| Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway Company | ♦ Dublin - Lucan | Steam | 1 Jun 1881 | ? | Gauge: 914 mm (3 ft) Opened in stages, completed 1 February 1883. |
| Dublin and Lucan Electric Tramway Company | Electric | 1900 | 14 Apr 1940 | Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Separate undertaking (from main Dublin system) to 1925. | |
| ♦♦ Lucan - Leixlip | Steam | 1889 | 1900 | ||
| Electric | 1900 | 1925 | |||
| ♦ Dublin - Howth | Electric | 26 Jul 1900 | 29 Mar 1941 | ||
| Hill of Howth Tramway | ♦ Howth Head | Electric | 17 Jun 1901 | 1 Jun 1959 | Gauge: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in). Operation suspended Jun–Sep 1944 because of fuel (coal) shortage. |
| Galway and Salthill Tramway | Galway - Salthill | Horse | 1879 | 1918 | Gauge: 914 mm (3 ft) |
See also[]
- List of town tramway systems – parent article
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of metro systems
References[]
- Books, Periodicals and External Links
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- Tram transport in the Republic of Ireland
- Ireland transport-related lists
- Tram transport-related lists
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