This is your regular one-stop guide to planned services over the festive period; with the usual caveat that operational reasons may mean there are some changes so please check with the operator before travelling.
Blackpool Tramway
24th December: Normal timetable until final trams at 1905 from Starr Gate and 2001 from Fleetwood
25th December: No service
26th December: No service due to limited usage in recent years when a service has run
27th December: Normal Saturday service
28th December: Normal Sunday service
29th and 30th December: Normal weekday service
31st December: Normal timetable until final trams at 1905 from Starr Gate and 2001 from Fleetwood
1st January: No service due to limited usage in recent years when a service has run
Docklands Light Railway
24th December: Saturday service, services end by 2230.
25th December: No service
26th December: Special service with first trains from 0800. No service Tower Gateway-Shadwell.
27th December: Saturday service
28th December: Sunday service
29th and 30th December: Saturday service
31st December: Saturday day service with special all-night service featuring trains every 15 minutes from 0030
1st January: Sunday service
Edinburgh Trams
24th December: Normal service
25th December: No service
26th December to 29th December: Normal service
30th December: Normal service until 1750. The network will then run a split service: Edinburgh Airport-West End and Picardy Place-Newhaven.
31st December: Split service will run Edinburgh Airport-West End and Picardy Place-Newhaven from every 10 minutes all day. After midnight free trams will run (0000-0200 every 10 minutes, 0200-normal start of service frequent service)
1st January: Split service (Edinburgh Airport-West End and Picardy Place-Newhaven) will run until Princes Street reopens. Then a full service runs from every 7 minutes.
London Trams
24th December: Normal service until 2000 then reduced service with normal finish times
25th December: No service
26th December: Sunday service
27th December: Saturday service
28th December: Sunday service
29th and 30th December: Saturday service
31st December: Saturday service during day with all night running featuring trams Wimbledon-New Addington every 30 minutes and Wimbledon-Beckenham Junction every 30 minutes
1st January: Sunday service
Luas
24th December: Services will end at 2000
25th December: No service
26th December: Sunday frequency from 0900
27th December: Saturday service
28th December: Sunday service
29th and 30th December: Saturday service
31st December: Saturday service plus Night Luas (hourly services between 0100 and 0300 on Red and Green lines)
1st January: Sunday service
Manchester Metrolink
24th December: Services start at 0600 but will finish earlier with last trams arriving at terminus stops around 2100. 15 minute frequency on each line.
25th December: No service
26th December: Services will operate 0700-0000 every 15 minutes. Additional trams 1800-0000 between Altrincham and Crumpsall for Manchester United v Newcastle United match.
27th to 30th December: Normal operating hours with a 15 minute frequency (no peak-time extras).
31st December: Trams every 12 minutes from 0600. After 2100 no trams will run via St Peter’s Square. Last trams from city centre at 0100.
1st January: Trams every 15 minutes from 0700-0000.
Nottingham Express Transit
24th December: Normal service
25th December: No service
26th December: Sunday service
27th to 31st December: Normal service
1st January: Sunday service
South Yorkshire Supertram
24th December: Saturday timetable with early finish.
25th December: No service
26th December: Special service. Yellow route runs Meadowhall to Middlewood and Festive Blue runs Halfway to Meadowhall via Cathedral. No Purple route or Tram-Train service will operate and no trams will run to Malin Bridge.
27th December: Saturday service.
28th December: Sunday service.
29th & 30th December: Saturday service
31st December: Saturday timetable with early finish.
1st January: Special service. Yellow route will run Meadowhall-Middlewood, Tram-Train will run Rotherham Parkgate-Cathedral and Blue route will run Halfway-Cathedral. No Purple route service and no trams to Malin Bridge.
2nd January: Saturday service
Tyne and Wear Metro
24th December: Weekday service until 1800 then hourly service.
25th December: No service
26th December: Sunday service from 0800-2000.
27th December: Normal Saturday service
28th December: Normal Sunday service
29th & 30th December: Normal service
31st December: Weekday service until 2100 then 30 minute service
1st January: No service
West Midlands Metro
24th December: Normal service
25th December: No service
26th December: Sunday service
27th to 31st December: Normal service
1st January: Sunday service
And if heritage trams are your thing…
Beamish
Open daily from 27th December to 31st December between 1000 and 1600. Closed 1st January. East Anglian Transport Museum
Open on 1st January between 1100 and 1630
Seaton Tramway
27th December to 4th January: Trams running every 20 minutes from Seaton to Colyton between 1000 and 1600
All above information is provide in good faith but if travelling to any location please check before travelling as late changes may be necessary.