With the main operating seasons now over on most heritage tramways across the British Isles we return to take a look at those trams which have run with passengers on board during the calendar year. This list includes private hires but does not include test or training runs. As always if you notice any errors or omissions please let us know!
Beamish – The Living Museum of the North
Gateshead: 10
Blackpool: 31
Oporto: 196
Sheffield: 264
Sunderland: 16
Sunderland 16 is currently out of service.
Black Country Living Museum
The tramway remains closed. There are currently no plans for the tramway to be reinstated although funding is now in place for a trolleybus service to resume.
Blackpool Tramway
Balloon: 717
Illuminated: Frigate
Bolton: 66
The Frigate last ran in January 2026 as part of the 2025 Illuminations season. Balloon 717 and Bolton 66 were used on private hires in the first half of 2026. No public tours have run.
National Tramway Museum
Blackpool: 40, 167, 236, 645, 762
Blackpool & Fleetwood: 40
Glasgow: 22
Leeds: 345, 399
Liverpool: 869
London County Council: 1, 106
London Transport: 1622
Newcastle: 102
Sheffield: 74, 510
Douglas Bay Horse Tramway
18, 21, 27, 29, 32, 36, 42, 45
East Anglia Transport Museum
Amsterdam: 474
Blackpool: 11, 159, 634
London Transport: 1858
Sheffield: 513
Great Orme Tramway
4, 5, 6, 7
Heaton Park Tramway
The tramway remains closed. Funding is in place for repairs to the substation with the tramway unable to operate until these are complete.
Manx Electric Railway
Motors: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32
Trailers: 19, 37, 40, 41, 42, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62
Seaton Tramway
2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19
Snaefell Mountain Railway
1, 2, 4, 5
Statfold Barn Railway
Burton & Ashby: 14
Summerlee Museum
The tramway is currently closed and has not run since late 2022. The tramway will not be able to resume operation until a new engineer has been appointed, and despite attempts this recruitment has not yet been successful.
Volk’s Electric Railway
4, 6, 9, 10
Wirral Heritage Tramway
The tramway remains closed with no resumption of operation likely in the foreseeable future. There have been no updates from Big Heritage or Wirral Council for some time either over the tramway or the Transport Museum.
Information is believed correct up to and including Sunday 1st November 2026. This list is intended to show those trams which have run in some form of passenger service during 2026 (and thus does not include those on test/driver training) and is as accurate as possible, although errors may have occurred. Various online sources and information sent directly to us have been used to collate this information.
If you know of any mistakes or anything not included above either please leave a comment below or email gareth@britishtramsonline.co.uk.
One of four vehicles to have run on the Snaefell Mountain Railway in 2026, 1 is seen here at Laxey Station. (Photograph by Steven Hughes, 1st October 2026)