The City of Derry Tramways was a tramway in

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Fo ...

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that operated from 1897 until 1919. This was a

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() line served by horse trams and was never electrified. The tramway had only one line. It was long and ran along the City side of the

River Foyle The River Foyle () is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of the island of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Ty ...

parallel to the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners' (LPHC) railway on that side of the river.Hajducki, 1974, map 3 The tramway's southern terminus was by Craigavon Bridge and its northern terminus was between Graving Dock and Pennyburn. Intermediate stops included: *Water St. (loop) *Shipquay Place, Guildhall (loop) *Foyle College (loop) *Depot It served the GNR's station, the LPHC's station and the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway's station. City of Derry Tramways ceased operations in 1919.

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Tramway Systems of the British Isles – Their Uniforms, Badges and Buttons: ''City of Derry Tramways''
(Much history and two photos of tram cars) Tram transport in Ireland Transport in County Londonderry History of Derry (city) {{UK-tram-stub