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 TractionType Date (From) Date (To) Notes Arigna Tramway 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: Dublin United Tramways 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 Southern District Tramways ♦ Dublin – Dún Laoghaire – Dalkey Horse 17 Mar 1879 ? Opened in stages, completed 9 July 1885. Taken over by the Dublin United Tramways 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: Blessington and Poulaphouca Steam Tramway ♦♦ Blessington – Poulaphouca Steam 1 May 1895 1927 Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway Company ♦ Dublin – Lucan Steam 1 Jun 1881 ? Gauge: Opened in stages, completed 1 February 1883. Dublin and Lucan Electric Tramway Company Electric 1900 14 Apr 1940 Gauge: Separate undertaking (from main Dublin system) to 1925. Lucan, Leixlip & Celbridge Steam Tramway ♦♦ Lucan – Leixlip Steam 1889 1900 Lucan & Leixlip Electric Railway Electric 1900 1925 DUTC Route 31 ♦ Dublin – Howth Electric 26 Jul 1900 29 Mar 1941 Hill of Howth Tramway ♦ Howth Head Electric 17 Jun 1901 1 Jun 1959 Gauge: .Operation suspended Jun–Sep 1944 because of fuel (coal) shortage. Galway and Salthill Tramway Galway – Salthill Horse 1879 1918 Gauge:
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
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