There were a total of 843 trams (with a maximum of 825 in service at any one time), 20 depots, 45 main routes and a total route length of 80½ miles (129.6 km).[1]
Birmingham Corporation built all the tramways and leased the track to various companies.
Birmingham was a pioneer in the development of reserved trackways which served the suburban areas as the city grew in the 1920s and 1930s.
Route |
Description |
Abandoned |
Short workings |
2 |
Steelhouse Lane to Erdington |
4 June 1953 |
59 Steelhouse Lane to Gravelly Hill, 60 Steelhouse Lane to Aston Cross, 64 Steelhouse Lane to High Street, Erdington |
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3 |
Martineau Street to Witton via Six Ways |
11 September 1939 |
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3x |
Martineau Street to Witton via Aston Cross |
31 December 1949 |
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4 |
Station Street to Stoney Lane |
5 January 1937 |
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5 |
Lozells to Gravelly Hill |
30 September 1950 |
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6 |
Martineau Street to Perry Barr |
21 December 1949 |
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7 |
Martineau Street to Nechells |
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8 |
Martineau Street to Alum Rock |
30 September 1950 |
61 Martineau Street via the Gate Inn, Saltley to Pelham Arms (Sladefield Road) |
|
10 |
Martineau Street to Washwood Heath |
30 September 1950 |
9 Martineau Street to Ward End Fox & Goose Pub, 62 inward working of route 10 |
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15 |
High Street to South Yardley |
2 October 1948 |
13 High Street to Small Heath Park, 56 High Street to Hay Mills |
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16 |
Station Street to South Yardley |
6 January 1934 |
14 Station Street to Small Heath Park, 57 Station Street to Hay Mills |
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17 |
High Street to Stratford Road (College Road) |
5 January 1937 |
19 High Street to Stratford Road (St. John's Street), 58 High Street to Stoney Lane/Stratford Road, 82 High Street to Stratford Road (Fox Hollies Road/Highfields Road) |
|
18 |
Station Street to Stratford Road |
5 January 1937 |
21 Station Street to Stratford Road (College Road) |
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20 |
Station Street to Stratford Road (St. John's Road) |
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22 |
Station Street to Bolton Road |
4 February 1930 |
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23 |
Colmore Row to Handsworth |
1 April 1939 |
28 Colmore Row to New Inns, Crocketts Lane, Handsworth |
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24 |
Colmore Row to Lozells via Wheeler Street (clockwise 25) |
1 April 1939 |
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25 |
Colmore Row to Lozells via Wheeler Street (anticlockwise 24) |
7 August 1933 |
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26 |
Colmore Row to Oxhill Road |
1 April 1939 |
27 Colmore Row to Stafford Road, Soho Road, Handsworth |
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29 |
City to Bearwood via Dudley Road |
30 September 1939 |
30 Edmund Street to Windmill Lane, Cape Hill, Smethwick, 55 Edmund Street to Dudley Road/Grove Lane |
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31 |
Edmund Street to Soho |
30 September 1939 |
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32 |
Edmund Street to Lodge Road |
29 March 1947 |
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33 |
Navigation Street to Ladywood |
30 August 1947 |
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34 |
Navigation Street to Bearwood via Hagley Road |
9 August 1930 |
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36 |
City to Cotteridge |
5 May 1952 |
46 Navigation Street to Stirchley |
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37 |
City to Cannon Hill Park |
1 October 1949 |
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39 |
City to Alcester Lanes End |
1 October 1949 |
38 Hill Street to High Street/Vicarage Road, Kings Heath via Balsall Heath, 49 Navigation Street to Mary Street/Park Road, Balsall Heath, 52 Hill Street to Station Road, Kings Heath via Balsall Heath, 66 Hill Street to Moseley via Balsall Heath |
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42 |
City to Alcester Lanes End |
1 October 1949 |
43 High Street to Station Road, Kings Heath via Moseley Road, 48 High Street to High Street/Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, 67 Dale End to Moseley via Bradford Street |
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44 |
Dale End/Albert Street to Acocks Green |
5 January 1937 |
91 High Street to Warwick Road, Tyseley |
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45 |
Dale End/Albert Street to Sparkbrook |
5 January 1937 |
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50 |
High Street to Moseley Road depot |
1 October 1949 |
41 Havigation Street to Moseley Road Depot |
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51 |
Hill Street to Alcester Lane End |
1 October 1949 |
40 Hill Street to High Street/Vicarage Road, Kings Heath via Leopold Street, 65 Hill Street to Moseley via Leopold Street |
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53 |
Navigation Street to Dogpool Lane |
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|
63 |
Steelhouse Lane to Fort Dunlop |
4 July 1953 |
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|
68 |
Villa Road to Soho Road, Lozells, Gravelly Hill and Erdington (Sundays only) |
1923 |
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70 |
Navigation Street to Rednal |
5 July 1952 |
35 Navigation Street to Selly Oak, 54 Navigation Street to Pebble Mill Road, 69 Navigation Street to Northfield, 72 Navigation Street to Longbridge |
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71 |
Navigation Street to Rubery |
5 July 1952 |
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74 |
City to Dudley |
1 April 1939 |
74 Livery Street to Carters Green, West Bromwich, 76 Colmore Road to Great Bridge, 77 Colmore Row to Spon Lane/High Street, West Bromwich |
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75 |
City to Wednesbury |
1 April 1939 |
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78 |
Steelhouse Lane to Short Heath |
4 July 1953 |
1 Steelhouse Lane to Stockland Green |
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79 |
Steelhouse Lane to Pype Hayes Park |
4 July 1953 |
63 Steelhouse Lane to Holly Lane/Tyburn Road |
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81 |
Villa Road to Soho Road, Lozells to Pype Hayes (Sundays only) |
1930 |
|
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84 |
City to Stechford |
2 October 1948 |
12 High Street to Bordesley Green (Blake Street) via Deritend and Coventry Road |
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87 |
City to Dudley |
30 September 1939 |
85 Edmund Street to Spon Lane, West Bromwich via Smethwick, 86 Edmund Street to Oldbury via Smethwick, 88 Windmill Lane to Spon Lane, West Bromwich via Smethwick |
|
90 |
City to Stechford |
2 October 1948 |
11 High Street to Bordesley Green (Blake Lane) via Fazeley Street |
|
Year |
No of vehicles |
Miles run |
Passengers |
Revenue |
1904 to 1905 |
20 |
266,526 |
4,709,798 |
£19,103 (£1,521,049 as of 2012),[4] |
1913 to 1914 |
551 |
14,268,244 |
146,930,986 |
£635,471 (£45,217,760 as of 2012),[4] |
1923 to 1924 |
658 |
17,521,741 |
214,338,365 |
£1,337,093 (£56,533,997 as of 2012),[4] |
1933 to 1934 |
762 |
17,368,227 |
201,442,970 |
£1,171,481 (£61,646,610 as of 2012),[4] |
1943 to 1944 |
499 |
11,206,698 |
130,665,152 |
£1,088,824 (£35,547,715 as of 2012),[4] |
1953 to 1954 |
120 |
3,391,580 |
35,554,412 |
£398,122 (£8,128,634 as of 2012),[4] |