8.5" gauge. Possible plans to reinstate the tramway In 2016 Fingal County Council announced that it was issuing an invitation to tender for options for potential reinstatement of the Howth Tramway or part of it, as a possible tourist attraction. Proposals which have been considered included the option of a horse-drawn tram on tracks along the seafront. Route Electric double-decker tramcars ran the five-mile route, which went from Sutton station along Greenfield Road and Carrickbrack Road to St. Fintan's Cemetery, then past the Baily post office and Stella Maris convent to Howth Summit. From there, the tramway ran down into Howth, terminating at the railway station. Most of the route was single track, with passing points at the main stopping places. The track gauge was , the same standard as railways in Ireland. Stops See also Dublin United Transport Company - The largest tramway operator in Dublin (pre-1945) Clontarf and Hill of Howth Tramroad Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway Dublin tram system References Footnotes Sources Further reading Kilroy, James: Howth and her Trams: Stories and Sketches of the Howth Tram, Fingal Books, Dublin (1986). Kilroy, James: Trams to the Hill of Howth: A Photographic Tribute, Colourpoint Books, Newtownards, Co. Down (1998) , External links National Transport Museum of Ireland Picture gallery at trolleybus.net Once upon a Tram, 1958 film of the Hill of Howth Tram Hill of Howth Tramway Howth Irish gauge railways Tram transport in the Republic of Ireland Transport in Fingal