List of modern tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom
This is a list of extant tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom. For a full historical list of all tramway systems that have existed in the country, see List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom.
| Location | System | Traction type | Date opened | Notes |
| Blackpool | Blackpool Corporation Tramways | Horse, conduit electric and overhead electric | 10 September 1892 | |
| East London | Docklands Light Railway | Electric | 31 August 1987 | Light rail |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Trams | Electric | 31 May 2014 | |
| South London | Tramlink, formerly Croydon Tramlink | Electric | 10 May 2000 | |
| Greater Manchester | Metrolink | Electric | 6 April 1992 | |
| Nottingham | Nottingham Express Transit | Electric | 9 March 2004 | |
| Sheffield | Supertram | Electric | 21 March 1994 | |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne and Sunderland | Tyne & Wear Metro | Electric | 11 August 1980 | Light rail |
| West Midlands | West Midlands Metro | Electric | 30 May 1999 |
Proposed systems
*- Coventry Very Light Rail
- East London Transit - proposed conversion to tram operation
- Luton DART
- South Wales Metro
- Wirral Street Car
- Glasgow Metro
- Bristol underground metro
- Cardiff Crossrail
- : pro-integrated public transport campaign
Cancelled systems
- Abbey line
- Bristol Supertram
- CITI Belfast
- Cross River Tram
- Leeds Supertram
- Merseytram
- Penistone Line Tram-Train
- South Hampshire Rapid Transit
- Thames Gateway Transit
- West London Tram
- North and West London Light Railway