<P> The first electric railway in Great Britain was Volk 's Electric Railway in Brighton , a pleasure railway , which opened in 1883 , still functioning to this day . The London Underground began operating electric services using a fourth rail system in 1890 on the City and South London Railway , now part of the London Underground Northern line . The Liverpool Overhead Railway followed in 1893 , being designed from the outset to be electric traction , unlike the City and South London Railway which was designed to be cable hauled initially . Main line electrification of some suburban lines began in the early years of the 20th century , using a variety of different systems . In 1921 a government committee chose 1,500 V DC overhead to be the national standard , but little implementation followed and many different systems co-existed . During the interwar period , the Southern Railway adopted the 660 V DC third rail system as its standard and greatly expanded this system across its network of lines south of London . </P>
<P> The first electric railway in Great Britain was Volk 's Electric Railway in Brighton , a pleasure railway , which opened in 1883 , still functioning to this day . The London Underground began operating electric services using a fourth rail system in 1890 on the City and South London Railway , now part of the London Underground Northern line . The Liverpool Overhead Railway followed in 1893 , being designed from the outset to be electric traction , unlike the City and South London Railway which was designed to be cable hauled initially . Main line electrification of some suburban lines began in the early years of the 20th century , using a variety of different systems . In 1921 a government committee chose 1,500 V DC overhead to be the national standard , but little implementation followed and many different systems co-existed . During the interwar period , the Southern Railway adopted the 660 V DC third rail system as its standard and greatly expanded this system across its network of lines south of London . </P>
when were electric trains introduced in the uk
when were electric trains introduced in the uk
1883
1883