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{{Short description|Light-rail tramway in Nottingham, England}}
{{About|the trams running in Nottingham from 2004 onwards|the horse and steam trams that ran between 1875 and 1897|Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited|the first generation electric trams that ran between 1897 and 1936|Nottingham Corporation Tramways}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox public transit
| name = Nottingham Express Transit
| image = NottinghamET.svg
| image2 = Chilwell- High Road Central College tram stop on opening day (geograph 4633181).jpg
| caption2 = A [[Alstom Citadis|Citadis 302]] tram at [[High Road – Central College tram stop]] in August 2015
| locale = 
| area served = [[Nottingham]]
| transit_type = [[Tram]]<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.lrta.org/world/worldu-z.html |title = World Systems List |publisher = [[Light Rail Transit Association|LRTA]] |access-date = 21 September 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921115910/http://www.lrta.org/world/worldu-z.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>
| lines = 2
| stations = 50
| ridership = 
| annual_ridership = {{Plainlist|
* 15.5 million (2023/24)<ref name="dft23/24">{{cite web |title=Light rail and tram statistics, England: year ending March 2024 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/light-rail-and-tram-statistics-england-year-ending-march-2024/light-rail-and-tram-statistics-england-year-ending-march-2024 |publisher=Department for Transport |access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref><br/>{{increase}}7.6%
}}
| headquarters = 
| began_operation = {{start date and age|2004|3|9|df=yes}}
| owner = Nottingham City Council
| operator = Tramlink Nottingham Ltd.
| chief_executive = 
| vehicles = {{plainlist|
* 15 [[Bombardier Incentro AT6/5]]
* 22 [[Alstom Citadis|Alstom Citadis 302]]
}}
| train_length = 
| system_length = {{convert|32|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="NCC" />
| track_gauge = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| el = {{750 V DC}} [[overhead line]]
| minimum_radius_of_curvature = 
| top_speed = {{plainlist|
* System max – {{convert|70|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |last = Railway-News |date = 18 November 2014 |title = Alstom Delivered the Final Citadis Tram to Nottingham |url = https://railway-news.com/alstom-delivered-final-citadis-tram-nottingham/ |access-date = 14 May 2023 |website = Railway-News |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* Tram max – {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}}}
|map_name        = Nottingham Express Transit map
|map            = {{Nottingham Express Transit|inline=yes}}
|map_state       = expanded
| website = {{Official URL}}
| headway = Peak – 7 mins (off peak 10–15 mins) <ref>{{cite web |url = https://7099268.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7099268/Frequency%20Guides/TIMETABLE%20-%20May%202016v2.pdf |title = NET timetable |access-date = 13 March 2023 |language = en-gb}}</ref>
}}

'''Nottingham Express Transit''' ('''NET''') is a {{convert|32|km|mi|order =flip|adj=mid}}<ref name="NCC">{{cite web |url = http://transport.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/Projects/NET-extensions.aspx |title = NET Extensions 2012 – 2015: Expanding Nottingham's Tram Network |publisher = Nottingham City Council |date = 25 August 2015 |access-date = 19 September 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921120049/http://transport.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/Projects/NET-extensions.aspx |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref> [[tram]] system in [[Nottingham]], England.

The concept of a modern tramway to reduce road congestion and promote [[urban renewal]] was formally identified during the late 1980s while detailed planning was undertaken during the early 1990s. The project, then referred to as the ''Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transport'' (GNLRT), [[List of Acts of the 2nd Session of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom|received Royal Assent]] on 21 July 1994 and central government financing was provided in subsequent years. In March 2000, a 30-year [[Private Finance Initiative]] (PFI) concession was awarded to the ''Arrow Light Rail Ltd'' consortium, which became responsibility for the design, funding, building, operation and maintenance of the line. On 9 March 2004, the system opened to the public; it was originally {{convert|14|km|mi|order =flip}} long and served 23 [[tram stop]]s, having been constructed at a cost of £200{{nbsp}}million, a sum equivalent to {{nowrap|£{{Formatprice|{{Inflation|UK|200000000|2004|{{inflation-year|UK}}|r=-4}}}}}} at {{inflation-year|UK}} price. Line 1 runs between [[Toton Lane tram stop|Toton Lane]] and [[Hucknall station|Hucknall]], features a total of 33 or 34 tram stops, depending on direction, and has a journey time throughout of 62{{nbsp}}minutes.

The tramway's early ridership exceeded expectations, with 8.4 million journeys in 2004-5 and 9.7 million in 2005–6, against targets of 8 million and 9 million respectively; its performance led to the scheme's second phase, under which the tramway would more than double in size, promptly receiving approval on 25 October 2006. Financial backing for the second phase was not fully secured until 2011, while the original concession to operate the tramway was terminated on 16 December 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/netphase2/index.aspx?articleid=16948 |title = Changes to tram ticketing come into effect |date = 16 December 2011 |access-date = 1 February 2012 |publisher = Nottingham City Council |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120805170119/http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/netphase2/index.aspx?articleid=16948 |archive-date = 5 August 2012 |language = en-gb}}<!-- Not in Internet Archive Wayback Machine --></ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thetrams.co.uk/net/whoswho.php |title = Nottingham Express Transit : who's who |work = thetrams.co.uk |access-date = 5 September 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150106031022/http://www.thetrams.co.uk/net/whoswho.php |archive-date = 6 January 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref> A new consortium, known as ''Tramlink Nottingham Limited'', was finalised in December 2011. Construction of the second phase commenced in 2012, work was protracted and the extension was finally opened on 25 August 2015, roughly two years earlier than had been originally planned. Line 2 runs between [[Clifton South tram stop|Clifton South]] and [[Phoenix Park tram stop|Phoenix Park]], features 27 or 28 tram stops, depending on direction, and has a journey time throughout of 47{{nbsp}}minutes.

Presently, the tramway is operated and maintained by Nottingham Trams Ltd on behalf of the Tramlink Nottingham consortium.<ref name="oft-merger">{{cite web |url = http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/mergers_ea02/2011/tramlink.pdf |title = Anticipated acquisition by Tramlink Nottingham Consortium of NET Phase Two concession |issue = ME/5094/11 |date = 12 September 2011 |access-date = 1 February 2012 |publisher = Office of Fair Trading |format = report |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111012945/http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/mergers_ea02/2011/tramlink.pdf |archive-date = 11 November 2013 |url-status = dead |language = en-gb}}</ref> It has a total length of {{convert|32|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="NCC" /> As of 2024, the [[rolling stock]] consists of 15 [[Bombardier Incentro AT6/5]] and 22 [[Alstom Citadis|Alstom Citadis 302]]. Various changes and extensions to the tramway have been mooted, from additional stops along the two existing lines to multiple whole new lines being constructed.

==History==

===Planning and construction of phase one===
Nottingham and the surrounding urban area is the UK's seventh largest and third fastest-growing urban area.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} Traditionally, Nottingham's economy was to a large extent based on [[manufacturing]] and [[coal mining]], and in the second half of the 20th century the area was affected by the decline in these industries. High population density, a road system constrained by crossings of the [[River Trent]], and a concentration of retail and entertainment outlets in the city centre led to road congestion and high bus usage. In the late 1980s, [[Nottingham City Council]] and [[Nottinghamshire County Council]] identified the possibility of using a modern tramway as a means of stimulating [[urban renewal]], as well as tackling road congestion.<ref name=rtpn>{{cite web |url = http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/nottingham/ |title = Nottingham Express Transit, United Kingdom |work = railway-technology.com |publisher = Kable Intelligence Limited |access-date = 5 August 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150805125536/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/nottingham/ |archive-date = 5 August 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>

Plans began from around 1990, by Nottingham Development Enterprise, under Malcolm Reece. Studies in [[Grenoble]] in France had shown that up to 20% of commuters switched from their car. Possible routes were developed by Bob McKittrick of [[Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick]]. The first route was to Hucknall, but would go through the [[Victoria Centre]] tunnel. Other routes would follow the railway to [[Carlton, Nottinghamshire|Carlton]] and the railway to Beeston; the consulting engineers' advice was to follow along railway routes, where possible.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} By 1991, the route under the Victoria Centre was dropped, to follow the present route. It would be twenty five years before the other routes would be built.

The scheme was known as the Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transport – GNLRT.<ref>{{cite news |publisher = Nottingham Evening Post |date = 9 March 1990 |page = 6}}</ref> The [[List of Acts of the 2nd Session of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom|Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transport Act 1994]] received Royal Assent on 21 July 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1994/15/enacted |title = Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Act 1994 |website = legislation.gov.uk |date = 1994 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |publisher = Nottingham Evening Post |date = 21 July 1994 |page = 1 |language = en-gb}}</ref> At that point, the scheme required £68m of government funding.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

During December 1998, [[Minister of State for Transport]] [[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]] confirmed the availability of £167{{nbsp}}million funding for a new tram system, to be known as Nottingham Express Transit, to run between Nottingham and [[Hucknall]].<ref name=nphnt>{{cite news |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/history-Nottingham-tram/story-27668114-detail/story.html |title = The history of the Nottingham tram |first = Tracy |last = Walker |work = Nottingham Post |publisher = Local World Limited |date = 25 August 2015 |access-date = 27 August 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921122712/http://www.nottinghampost.com/history-Nottingham-tram/story-27668114-detail/story.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.egi.co.uk/news/government-commits-167m-to-nottingham-tram-scheme/ |title = Government commits £167m to Nottingham tram scheme |publisher = Relex Group |date = 4 December 1998 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

In March 2000, the joint promoters, Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council, awarded a 30-year [[Private Finance Initiative]] (PFI) concession to the Arrow Light Rail Ltd consortium, with responsibility for the design, funding, building, operation and maintenance of the line. The consortium was made up of [[Adtranz]] (later subsumed into [[Bombardier Transportation]]), who were responsible for the trams, [[Carillion]], who were responsible for the infrastructure, [[Transdev]] and [[Nottingham City Transport]] (NCT).<ref name=rtpn/><ref name=tutbnt6>{{cite book |title = Nottingham Express Transit Bringing Nottingham Together |publisher = Tramways & Urban Transit in association with Tramlink Nottingham and Nottingham City Council |language = en-gb}}</ref>

As originally built, the system was {{convert|14|km|mi|order =flip}} long and served 23 [[tram stop]]s. The construction cost a total of £200{{nbsp}}million, a sum equivalent to {{nowrap|£{{Formatprice|{{Inflation|UK|200000000|2004|{{inflation-year|UK}}|r=-4}}}}}} at {{inflation-year|UK}} prices.{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}}<ref name=tutbnt6/>

===Opening of phase one===
Nottingham Express Transit began operation in March 2004, with a line operating north from a terminal at Station Street, just to the north of [[Nottingham station|Nottingham railway station]], through the city centre, branching to serve twin termini at [[Hucknall station|Hucknall]] and [[Phoenix Park tram stop|Phoenix Park]]. Once the line was complete, operation was sub-contracted by Arrow Light Rail to the Nottingham Tram Consortium (NTC), an equal partnership between [[Transdev]] and [[Nottingham City Transport]].<ref name=rtpn/>

The new line proved successful, leading to an increase of public transport use for the Nottingham urban area of 8% in the five years to 2008, together with a less than 1% growth in road traffic, compared to the national average of around 4%.<ref name=rtpn/> The line itself exceeded expectations, with 8.4{{nbsp}}million journeys in 2004–2005 and 9.7{{nbsp}}million in 2005–2006, against targets of 8{{nbsp}}million and 9{{nbsp}}million respectively. By 2007–8, ridership had reached 10.2{{nbsp}}million journeys.<ref name=ngt93>{{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |page = 93 |language = en-gb}}</ref> This performance bolstered the case for the construction of new lines.

On 27 July 2009, the [[GMB (trade union)|GMB]] [[trade union]] held a [[Industrial action|strike]] in protest at a proposed pay cut of 0.6% offered by Nottingham Tram Consortium. A maximum of five trams out of a normal service of 13 ran from 06:00 until 18:00 on the Hucknall route, with replacement buses running a shuttle from Phoenix Park.<ref>{{cite news |title = Tram works carried out planned strike action yesterday after talks failed |author = This is Nottingham |work = Nottingham Evening Post |publisher = Local World Limited |date = 28 July 2009 |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tram-strike-causes-delays-queues/story-12254195-detail/story.html |access-date = 28 July 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921154526/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tram-strike-causes-delays-queues/story-12254195-detail/story.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://socialistworker.co.uk/news/nottingham-tram-workers-strike-over-pay/ |title = Nottingham tram workers strike over pay |website = socialistworker.co.uk |first = John |last = Shemeld |date = 28 July 2009 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

===Planning and construction of phase two===
[[File:Ngtrambridge.jpg|thumb|Supports for new tram bridge; the bridge awaiting sliding into position on 26 January 2013.]]
In January 2003, even before the first phase had opened, the two councils had decided to start consultation on a second phase to serve the urban areas south and west, with routes to [[Clifton, Nottingham|Clifton]] via [[Wilford]], and to [[Chilwell]] via [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]].<ref name=rtpn/><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/netphase2/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=17746&p=0 |title = Network Update |date = January 2003 |publisher = Nottingham City Council |access-date = 5 August 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150805141335/http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/netphase2/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=17746&p=0 |archive-date = 5 August 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref>

Approval for phase two was given on 25 October 2006 with the British Government agreeing to provide up to £437{{nbsp}}million in [[Private Finance Initiative]] (PFI) credits. The local councils will also provide up to £141{{nbsp}}million in PFI credits. The two local councils (Nottinghamshire County and Nottingham City Councils) voted on 22 February 2007 and 3 March 2007 respectively to table an application for a [[Transport and Works Act Order]]. The City and County Councils’ application for the order were available to view from 26 April 2007 to 7 June 2007 when it was submitted to the [[Secretary of State for Transport]] for consideration. A [[public inquiry]] was held in December 2007. The project was given the go-ahead by the government on 30 March 2009.<ref name=rtpn/><ref>{{cite web |last = Nottingham Express Transit |title = The NE(x)T steps for Nottingham Express Transit |date = 27 April 2007 |url = http://www.netphasetwo.com/07/netphasetwo_story.asp?NETworkNEWSId=40 |access-date = 7 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070706201601/http://www.netphasetwo.com/07/netphasetwo_story.asp?NETworkNEWSId=40 |archive-date = 6 July 2007 |url-status = dead |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last = Nottingham Express Transit |title = Government backs Nottingham's Tram Extensions |date = 30 March 2009 |url = http://www.netphasetwo.com/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110119131621/http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/netphase2/index.aspx?articleid=7487 |archive-date = 19 January 2011 |url-status = dead |access-date = 30 March 2009 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

Following the local elections in 2009, the county council indicated that it was no longer willing to contribute financially to the project, so Nottingham City Council decided to cover the shortfall and be the sole promoter. The county council confirmed that it would not obstruct the project.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tories-promise-impede-tram-extension/story-12235824-detail/story.html |title = Tories promise not to impede tram extension |date = 10 July 2009 |work = Nottingham Post |author = This is Nottingham |publisher = Local World Limited |access-date = 21 September 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921123728/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tories-promise-impede-tram-extension/story-12235824-detail/story.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref> Funding was approved by the government on 31 July 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6110 |title = Nottingham tram PFI deal and parking levy approved |work = Transport Briefing |publisher = Acumen Intelligence Ltd. |access-date = 19 September 2015 |language = en-gb}}</ref> Selecting and appointing the contractor was expected to take two years. Building work was expected to begin in 2011, in two phases, with trams running from 2014. The scheme survived the [[2010 Spending Review|2010 Comprehensive Spending Review]] ordered by the [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|government]], and on 24 March 2011 the government confirmed that funding had been approved.<ref name=rgi20110406 /><ref name=rgi20101029>{{cite news |title = Comprehensive spending review backs light rail |date = 29 October 2010 |url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/comprehensive-spending-review-backs-light-rail.html |work = Railway Gazette |publisher = DVV Media UK Ltd |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120927224726/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/comprehensive-spending-review-backs-light-rail.html |archive-date = 27 September 2012 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>

[[File:Nottingham-express-transit-tram-golden-spike-ceremony-chilwell-20141127.jpg|thumb|[[Golden spike]] ceremony held on 27 November 2014 to mark the completion of trackwork on the Beeston and Chilwell line<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-11-27/final-trackwork-to-be-completed-on-beeston-tram-line/ |title = Final trackwork to be completed on Beeston tram line |work = ITV News |agency = Associated Press |date = 27 November 2014 |access-date = 27 November 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129124120/http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-11-27/final-trackwork-to-be-completed-on-beeston-tram-line/ |archive-date = 29 November 2014 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Pritchard |first = Jon |title = Nottingham tram: Final bolt is tightened in Chilwell High Road |date = 28 November 2014 |work = Nottingham Post |publisher = Local World Limited |access-date = 28 November 2014 |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Light-end-tunnel/story-24819573-detail/story.html |quote = Pictured, from left, are: Paul Harris, programme director for Taylor Woodrow Alstom; Labour councillor Steve Barber; Phil Hewitt, chief executive of Tram Link Nottingham; and Didier Marcillou, executive director of Alstom. |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141202072434/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Light-end-tunnel/story-24819573-detail/story.html |archive-date = 2 December 2014 |url-status = dead |language = en-gb}}</ref>]]
As part of this process, the concession to operate the existing system was terminated. A new concession put out to tender to design and build phase two, to operate and maintain the existing system in the meantime, and to operate and maintain the extended system once completed. Although Arrow Light Rail bid, they lost out to a new consortium known as Tramlink Nottingham Limited, made up of [[Meridiam]] (30 per cent), [[OFI InfraVia]] (20 per cent), [[Alstom Transport]] (12.5 per cent), [[Keolis]] (12.5 per cent), [[Vinci SA|Vinci Investments]] (12.5 per cent), and the [[Wellglade Group]] (12.5 per cent). As with the previous consortium, operation was further sub-contracted to a consortium of Keolis (80%) and Wellglade (20%), with maintenance sub-contracted to Alstom Transport. As a result of Wellglade's ownership of [[Trent Barton]], who operate bus services in the Nottingham area, the new concession was referred to, and approved by, the [[Office of Fair Trading]]. The finalised contract was signed on 15 December 2011.<ref name="oft-merger"/><ref name=rtpn/><ref name=rgi20111215>{{cite news |title = Nottingham tram Phase Two contract signed |date = 15 December 2011 |url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/nottingham-tram-phase-two-contract-signed.html |work = Railway Gazette |publisher = DVV Media UK Ltd |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921130937/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/nottingham-tram-phase-two-contract-signed.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>

The severing of the link between NET and Nottingham City Transport, which affected joint ticketing arrangements, may have contributed to a fall in passenger numbers on phase one. This started in 2008 with the [[Great Recession|recession of that year]], reducing the total number of journeys to a minimum 7.4{{nbsp}}million by 2013. By 2014–15, passenger numbers had rebounded to 8.1{{nbsp}}million.<ref name=ngt93/>

Construction of phase two started in 2012. There were construction delays and by the end of 2014 it was at least six months behind schedule. There were complaints from residents affected by works and traders whose businesses have been damaged by the late running construction. Track laying was completed on 11 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tramlinknottingham.co.uk/net-phase-2/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120202113006/http://www.tramlinknottingham.co.uk/net-phase-2/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2 February 2012 |title = Background to the NET Phase Two Project |publisher = Tramlink Nottingham |access-date = 5 August 2015 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref name="EveningPostDec14">{{cite news |title = Tram contractors will be paid less for delays but struggling traders will not get more compensation |work = Nottingham Evening Post |publisher = Local World Limited |date = 16 December 2014 |access-date = 5 January 2015 |first = Dan |last = Russell |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tram-contractors-paid-delays-struggling-traders/story-25717124-detail/story.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150630170141/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tram-contractors-paid-delays-struggling-traders/story-25717124-detail/story.html |archive-date = 30 June 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thetram.net/last-piece-of-track-fixed-into-position.aspx#Lastpieceoftrackfixedintoposition |title = Last piece of track fixed into position |publisher = Nottingham Express Transit |access-date = 5 August 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150805145545/http://www.thetram.net/last-piece-of-track-fixed-into-position.aspx |archive-date = 5 August 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>

===Opening of phase two===
The two new bridges that form a major part of phase two were both officially named in 2014, in advance of their actual use by trams. The bridge across the [[A52 road|Clifton Boulevard (A52)]] near the [[Queen's Medical Centre]] was named the Ningbo Friendship Bridge to acknowledge the links between the city of [[Ningbo]], in [[China]], and the [[University of Nottingham]]. The naming took place on 11 June 2014, and was undertaken by the vice-mayor of Ningbo. The bridge constructed over [[Nottingham railway station]] was officially opened on 17 October 2014 and named the Karlsruhe Friendship Bridge to acknowledge the technical support provided by Nottingham's twin city [[Karlsruhe]]. The opening event also unveiled a new tram named in honour of the late Jim Taylor who developed the initial vision for the tram system.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.thetram.net/tram-names.aspx |title = Tram names |publisher = thetrams.net |access-date = 16 June 2018 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.thetram.net/tram-named-after-city-champion.aspx |title = Tram named after city champion |publisher = thetrams.net |access-date = 16 June 2018 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/bridge-china/story-21214855-detail/story.html |title = Nottingham's bridge to China: The symbol of our £100m special relationship |first = Richard |last = Baker |work = [[Nottingham Post]] |publisher = Local World Limited |date = 11 June 2015 |access-date = 25 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140918031213/http://www.nottinghampost.com/BRIDGE-CHINA/story-21214855-detail/story.html |archive-date = 18 September 2014 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/german-friends-travel-tram-bridge/story-23169907-detail/story.html |title = German friends among first to travel over Nottingham tram bridge |newspaper = Nottingham Evening Post |date = 15 October 2014 |access-date = 22 August 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151014200424/http://www.nottinghampost.com/German-friends-travel-tram-bridge/story-23169907-detail/story.html |archive-date = 14 October 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/man-tram-remembered-nottingham-station/story-23229286-detail/story.html |title = 'Man behind the tram remembered' at Nottingham station |newspaper = Nottingham Evening Post |date = 17 October 2014 |access-date = 22 August 2016 |language = en-gb}} {{dead link|date=October 2018}}</ref>

The first powered test run on a short section of the line took place in the early hours of Friday 22 August 2014, running from Station Street via [[The Meadows, Nottingham|The Meadows]] to Wilford, before returning to Station Street. With the completion of track laying and electrification work in early 2015, testing began in earnest.<ref name=ngt64>{{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |page=64 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

The first section of phase two to open to the public was the new tram station above [[Nottingham railway station]], which replaced the Station Street stop as the southern terminus of the line on 27 July 2015. The remainder of phase two finally opened at 06:00 on 25 August 2015, with the route from Toton Lane Park and Ride into Nottingham running the first public service.<ref>{{cite news |title = Nottingham tram: Cheers as first service leaves Toton Lane |date = 25 August 2015 |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Cheers-tram-leaves-Toton-Lane/story-27671487-detail/story.html |first = Tracy |last = Walker |work = [[Nottingham Post]] |publisher = Local World Limited |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921143526/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Cheers-tram-leaves-Toton-Lane/story-27671487-detail/story.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = dead |access-date = 25 August 2015 |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thetram.net/new-tram-stop-for-station.aspx#Newtramstopforstation |title = New tram stop for station |publisher = Nottingham Express Transit |access-date = 5 August 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921141555/http://www.thetram.net/new-tram-stop-for-station.aspx |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = History made as new tram routes open |url = http://www.thetram.net/history-made-as-new-tram-routes-open.aspx#HISTORYMADEASNEWTRAMROUTESOPEN |publisher = Nottingham Express Transit |access-date = 25 August 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921142800/http://www.thetram.net/history-made-as-new-tram-routes-open.aspx |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Nottingham Express Transit Phase 2 opens |url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/nottingham-express-transit-phase-2-opens.html |work = Railway Gazette |publisher = DVV Media UK Ltd  |date = 25 August 2015 |access-date = 25 August 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150910200306/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/nottingham-express-transit-phase-2-opens.html |archive-date = 10 September 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>

During the planning and construction phases, the initial system (including both branches) was often referred to as line 1, with the line 2 name used for the new line to Clifton and line 3 for the new line to Toton. With the publication of the timetables covering through running between the initial system and phase two, this terminology was changed, with line 1 referring to the through service from Hucknall to Toton, and line 2 to the service from Phoenix Park to Clifton.<ref name=neteytn>{{cite web |url = http://thetram.net/Userfiles/PDFs/ExtendIng%20your%20tram%20network_AMENDED%20copy%20text.pdf |title = Extending your Tram Service |publisher = Nottingham Express Transit |access-date = 5 August 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150807090648/http://www.thetram.net/Userfiles/PDFs/ExtendIng%20your%20tram%20network_AMENDED%20copy%20text.pdf |archive-date = 7 August 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>

==Network==
[[File:Nottingham Express Transit.svg|thumb|349x349px|Geographical map of the network]]
The network consists of two lines that cross the city, running together on a common section for the middle part of their journey, including the city centre section. Line 1 runs between [[Toton Lane tram stop]] and [[Hucknall]], features a total of 33 or 34 tram stops, depending on direction, and has a journey time throughout of 62{{nbsp}}minutes. Line 2 runs between [[Clifton South tram stop|Clifton South]] and [[Phoenix Park tram stop|Phoenix Park]], features 27 or 28 tram stops, depending on direction, and has a journey time throughout of 47{{nbsp}}minutes. The system has a total length of {{convert|32|km|mi|order =flip|abbr=in}}.<ref name=neteytn/>

Trams on each line run at frequencies that vary between four and eight trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day. These services combine to provide up to 16 trams per hour on the common section.<ref name=neteytn/>

===Toton branch (line 1)===
The southern branch of line 1 commences at [[Toton Lane tram stop|Toton Lane]], a large [[Park & Ride]] site that is to the west of [[Chilwell]], north of [[Toton]] and south of [[Stapleford, Nottinghamshire|Stapleford]], and is just  {{convert|1|mi|km}} along the [[A52 road|Stapleford bypass (A52)]] from junction 25 of the [[M1 motorway]]. The line then proceeds through Chilwell, largely on its own right of way and serving tram stops at [[Inham Road tram stop|Inham Road]], [[Eskdale Drive tram stop|Eskdale Drive]], [[Bramcote Lane tram stop|Bramcote Lane]] and [[Cator Lane tram stop|Cator Lane]], before joining the street at [[High Road – Central College tram stop|High Road – Central College]]. From here it runs on street through [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]], serving tram stops at [[Chilwell Road tram stop|Chilwell Road]], [[Beeston Centre tram stop|Beeston Centre]] and [[Middle Street tram stop|Middle Street]] before reaching the tram stop at [[University Boulevard tram stop|University Boulevard]]. Beeston Centre provides a specially designed interchange with local bus services.<ref name=ngt74>{{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |pages=70–74 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref name=emBeeston>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=450826&y=335988&z=10&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Beeston) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

From University Boulevard, the line proceeds on segregated track alongside the road of the same name to the [[University of Nottingham tram stop]], which serves the [[University of Nottingham]]'s main campus. From here it uses the Ningbo Friendship Bridge to cross the [[A52 road|Clifton Boulevard (A52)]] to [[Queen's Medical Centre tram stop|the elevated stop]] at the [[Queen's Medical Centre]], before descending back to street level again. Street stops at [[Gregory Street tram stop|Gregory Street]], [[NG2 tram stop|NG2]] and [[Meadows Way West tram stop|Meadows Way West]] follow, before reaching the junction with the Clifton branch (line 2).<ref name=ngt74/><ref name=emNotSouth>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=455625&y=337830&z=11&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Nottingham South) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

The branch is {{convert|9.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, of which about half is segregated. There are 15 tram stops on the branch, and the journey between Toton Lane and Nottingham railway station takes 30{{nbsp}}minutes. The line from Toton to just before University Boulevard is in the [[Borough of Broxtowe]], with the rest of the branch in the [[City of Nottingham]].<ref name=neteytn/><ref name=ngt74/><ref name=emBeeston/><ref name=emNotSouth/>

===Clifton branch (line 2)===
The southern branch of line 2 commences at [[Clifton South tram stop|Clifton South]], a large Park & Ride site that lies just to the south-west of the large suburb of [[Clifton, Nottinghamshire|Clifton]], on the [[A453 road|A453]]. It then proceeds on street through the heavily built up Clifton Estate, serving stops at [[Summerwood Lane tram stop|Summerwood Lane]], [[Holy Trinity tram stop|Holy Trinity]], [[Clifton Centre tram stop|Clifton Centre]], [[Rivergreen tram stop|Rivergreen]] and [[Southchurch Drive North tram stop|Southchurch Drive North]], before entering a newly created right of way out of the estate.<ref name=ngt69>{{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |pages=69–70 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref name=emClifton>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=455129&y=334325&z=11&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Clifton) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

The new right of way joins the route of the former [[Great Central Railway]], serving stops on the old railway formation at [[Ruddington Lane tram stop|Ruddington Lane]], [[Compton Acres tram stop|Compton Acres]] and [[Wilford Lane tram stop|Wilford Lane]] before reaching the [[Wilford|village of Wilford]]. Here it diverges from the former railway and serves [[Wilford Village tram stop]] before crossing the [[River Trent]] on the former [[Wilford Toll Bridge]], long closed to motor vehicles, which has been widened to allow pedestrians and cyclists to continue to use it. It then  runs through the Meadows residential area, serving tram stops at [[Meadows Embankment tram stop|Meadows Embankment]] and [[Queens Walk tram stop|Queens Walk]] before reaching the junction with the Toton Branch (line 1).<ref name=emNotSouth/><ref name=ngt69/><ref name=emWilford>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=456630&y=336649&z=11&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Wilford) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>

The branch is {{convert|7.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, of which almost two thirds is segregated. There are 12 tram stops on the branch, and the journey between Clifton South and Nottingham railway station takes 21{{nbsp}}minutes. The stop at Clifton South is in the [[Borough of Rushcliffe]], and the line between just before Ruddington Lane and just before Wilford Village forms the boundary between the Borough of Rushcliffe and the City of Nottingham. The rest of the branch, including the section through the Clifton Estate, is within the City of Nottingham.<ref name=neteytn/><ref name=emNotSouth/><ref name=ngt69/><ref name=emClifton/><ref name=emWilford/>

===Common section (lines 1 & 2)===
The two southern branches unite at a junction to the south of [[Nottingham railway station]], which is situated on the southern edge of the city centre. The tramway crosses above the station platforms on its own dedicated bridge, the Karlsruhe Friendship Bridge, that also carries a tram stop that is directly connected to the station concourse.<ref name=ngt69/><ref name=ngt86>{{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |page=86 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

From Nottingham station the common section runs north through the city centre, serving stops at [[Lace Market tram stop|Lace Market]], [[Old Market Square tram stop|Old Market Square]] and the [[Royal Centre tram stop|Royal Centre]]. Leaving the city centre, the line continues, calling at [[Nottingham Trent University tram stop|Nottingham Trent University]] and [[High School tram stop|High School]] before reaching [[The Forest tram stop|The Forest]]. To the north of here is a section of about {{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}}, where northbound and southbound trams follow different streets, crossing at each end to run on the 'wrong side'. The line serves different stops in different directions, with northbound trams stopping at [[Noel Street tram stop|Noel Street]], [[Beaconsfield Street tram stop|Beaconsfield Street]] and [[Shipstone Street tram stop|Shipstone Street]], while southbound trams stop at [[Radford Road tram stop|Radford Road]] and [[Hyson Green Market tram stop|Hyson Green Market]]. The two tracks rejoin at [[Wilkinson Street tram stop|Wilkinson Street]], where the depot is situated. Between the station and Wilkinson Street, trams run in the street, but all other traffic is heavily restricted or, in some cases, banned altogether. There are Park & Ride sites at the Forest Recreation Ground and Wilkinson Street.<ref name=ngt52a>{{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |pages=52–59 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref name=emNotCentre>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=457252&y=340085&z=13&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Nottingham Centre) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref name=emNotNorth>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=455947&y=341409&z=12&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Nottingham North) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

North of Wilkinson Street, the route joins a former [[Midland Railway]] alignment, which it shares with the [[Robin Hood railway line]]. The railway and tram lines run next to each other, segregated by a fence, with tram stops at [[Basford tram stop|Basford]], [[David Lane tram stop|David Lane]] and [[Highbury Vale tram stop|Highbury Vale]]. At Highbury Vale, the two tram lines again diverge.<ref name=ngt52a/><ref name=emBasford>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=454573&y=343335&z=12&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Basford) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

The whole common section lies within the City of Nottingham.<ref name=emNotCentre/><ref name=emNotNorth/><ref name=emBasford/>

===Hucknall branch (line 1)===
Line 1 continues to run alongside the Robin Hood line north of Highbury Vale as far as its terminus. The line serves [[Bulwell railway station]] where railway interchange is provided. North of this station, the tram line becomes single track as far as its terminus at [[Hucknall railway station]], albeit with passing loops at each of the three intermediate stops at [[Bulwell Forest tram stop|Bulwell Forest]], [[Moor Bridge tram stop|Moor Bridge]] and [[Butler's Hill tram stop|Butler's Hill]]. Hucknall station provides interchange with the Robin Hood line, as well as being a Park & Ride site. The branch is within the City of Nottingham to a point just past Moor Bridge, beyond which it is in [[Ashfield District]].<ref name=ngt52a/><ref name=emBulwell>{{cite map |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=453466&y=346446&z=10&bnd1=DIS&bnd2=CPC&labels=on |title=Ordnance Survey Election Maps (Bulwell) |publisher=[[Ordnance Survey]] |access-date=21 January 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

===Phoenix Park branch (line 2)===
Line 2 diverges from line 1 at Highbury Vale, serving two separate platforms connected to the Line 1 platforms by footpath. Beyond Highbury Vale, the line becomes single track as far as its terminus at [[Phoenix Park tram stop|Phoenix Park]], a Park & Ride site, following the alignment of a former colliery railway. [[Cinderhill tram stop|Cinderhill]] is the only intermediate stop on this branch, and the only stop on the system where trams use the same single platform in both directions. The whole branch is within the City of Nottingham.<ref name=ngt52a/><ref name=emBasford/>

==Rolling stock==
===Current fleet===
NET currently operates the following fleet:<ref name=tcutrams>{{cite news |url = http://www.thetrams.co.uk/net/trams/ |title = Nottingham Express Transit : Trams |work = thetrams.co.uk |access-date = 22 September 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150922102421/http://www.thetrams.co.uk/net/trams/ |archive-date = 22 September 2015 |url-status = dead |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/look-new-trams-Nottingham/story-19787191-detail/story.html |title = First look at new trams for Nottingham |work = Nottingham Evening Post |publisher = Local World Limited |date = 13 September 2013 |access-date = 18 December 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141218151328/http://www.nottinghampost.com/look-new-trams-Nottingham/story-19787191-detail/story.html |archive-date = 18 December 2014 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.alstom.com/press-centre/2013/9/alstom-unveils-the-uks-first-citadis-tram-in-nottingham/ |title = Alstom unveils the UK's first Citadis tram in Nottingham |publisher = Alstom |access-date = 22 September 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150922103329/http://www.alstom.com/press-centre/2013/9/alstom-unveils-the-uks-first-citadis-tram-in-nottingham/ |archive-date = 22 September 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>

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|----- bgcolor=#f9f9f9
! rowspan="2" |Class
! rowspan="2" |Image
! rowspan="2" |Type
! colspan="2" |&nbsp;Top speed&nbsp;
! rowspan="2" |Length<br/>metres
! colspan="3" |&nbsp;Capacity&nbsp;
! rowspan="2" |In<br/>service
! rowspan="2" |Orders
! rowspan="2" |Fleet<br/>numbers
! rowspan="2" |Routes<br/>operated
! rowspan="2" |Built
! rowspan="2" |Years<br/>operated
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
!&nbsp;mph&nbsp;
!&nbsp;km/h&nbsp;
!<abbr title="Seated">Std</abbr>
!<abbr title="Standing">Sdg</abbr>
!Total
|-
|[[Bombardier Incentro AT6/5]] 
|[[File:Tram at Station Street terminus in Nottingham - geograph.org.uk - 133038.jpg|90px]]
||[[Tram]]
|50
|80
|33
|62
|129
|191
|15 
|—
|201–215
|All lines
|2002–2003
|2004–present
|-
|[[Alstom Citadis|Alstom Citadis 302]] 
|[[File:Chilwell- High Road Central College tram stop on opening day (geograph 4633181).jpg|90px]]
||[[Tram]]
|43
|70
|32
|58
|144
|202
|22 
|—
|216–237
|All lines
|2013–2014
|2014–present
|-
!Total
!colspan="8" |
!37
!—
!colspan="4" |
|-
|}

====Bombardier Incentro AT6/5====
{{main|Bombardier Incentro AT6/5}}
The system started with 15 [[Incentro]] AT6/5 trams, similar to those used on the [[Nantes tramway]], built by [[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]] at [[Derby Litchurch Lane Works]]. The [[Bombardier Flexity Outlook|Flexity Outlook]] had also been considered and rejected as its large single-leaf doors did not comply with British door-alarm regulations.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} The AT6/5 trams are [[articulated vehicle|articulated]] in five sections and have a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50&nbsp;mph).<ref name = "thetram depot">{{cite web |url = http://www.thetram.net/about/depot.asp |title = Tour of NET Tram Depot |publisher = Nottingham Tram Consortium |year = 2005 |access-date = 27 April 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101101225610/http://www.thetram.net/about/depot.asp |archive-date = 1 November 2010 |url-status = dead}}</ref>

On 8 March 2013, NET announced that all trams would be refurbished and receive a new livery and interior.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thetram.net/news/1/new-look-for-tram-unveiled/ |publisher = Nottingham Express Transit |title = New Look For Trams Unveiled |date = 8 March 2013 |access-date = 17 July 2013 |archive-date = 2 March 2014 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140302135527/http://www.thetram.net/news/1/new-look-for-tram-unveiled/ |language = en-gb}}</ref> Refurbishment was completed by September 2014. During 2019, another refurbishment was commenced, which includes replacing the floors and internal fittings, a new livery to match the Citadis trams, and a mechanical overhaul to improve reliability. Tram 203 was the first to be returned to service on 10 May 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetram.net/3.5-million-investment-to-future-proof-nottingham%E2%80%99s-tram-fleet.aspx#and#163;3.5millioninvestmenttofuture-proofNottingham%E2%80%99stramfleet |title=£3.5 million investment to future-proof Nottingham's tram fleet |date=10 May 2019 |work=Nottingham Express Transit |access-date=11 May 2019 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

====Alstom Citadis 302====
{{main|Alstom Citadis}}
[[File:NET Citadis 302 trams at Wilkinson Street depot.jpg|thumb|A pair of new NET Citadis trams at Wilkinson Street depot]]
Twenty two new [[Alstom Citadis]] 302 trams were ordered in preparation for the Phase Two extensions to Beeston and Clifton.<ref name=rgi20110406/> They have been specially designed to fit in with the operation's pre-existing fleet and to have a 35-year operating life with a forecast annual mileage of roughly 90,000 km. Each tram has a maximum speed of 70 km/h and can carry up to 274 people.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://railway-news.com/alstom-delivered-final-citadis-tram-nottingham/ |title = Alstom Delivered the Final Citadis Tram to Nottingham |website = railway-news.com |date = 18 November 2014 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

The trams are stored and maintained at the [[Wilkinson Street tram depot|Wilkinson Street depot]], which was expanded as part of the phase two works.<ref name = "thetram depot"/> The first Citadis tram (216) arrived at the depot on 10 September 2013. Along with the current Incentro fleet, they ran test operation on the new lines from Summer 2014 and also on the current network.<ref name=rgi20110406>{{cite news |url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/tramlink-nottingham-preferred-bidder-for-net-phase-2.html |title = Tramlink Nottingham named preferred bidder for NET Phase 2 |work = Railway Gazette |publisher = DVV Media UK Ltd |date = 6 April 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921124548/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/tramlink-nottingham-preferred-bidder-for-net-phase-2.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref> The first Citadis trams (216–221) entered passenger service for the day on 27 July 2014, as part of a trial for the new timetable, which was then introduced on 26 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title = Just turn up and go as new timetable goes live |url = http://thetram.net/news/1/enhanced-services/ |website = thetram.net |publisher = Nottingham Express Transit |access-date = 14 September 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140914222813/http://thetram.net/news/1/enhanced-services/ |archive-date = 14 September 2014 |url-status = dead |language = en-gb}}</ref>

===Ancillary vehicles===
NET have a [[Road-rail vehicle|road-rail]]-equipped [[Unimog]] truck. A battery-powered shunter is used to move trams on non-electrified tracks within the depot.<ref name=tcutrams/>

===Naming===
Each tram in the network is named after "a local hero of the past or present".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetram.net/tram-names|title=Tram Names|website=www.thetram.net}}</ref> In November 2015, a tram was named after local screenwriter, playwright and actor [[William Ivory]].<ref name="NCC2">{{cite web |url=https://www.mynottinghamnews.co.uk/writer-recognised-by-tram-network/ |title=Writer Recognised By Tram Network |website=mynottinghamnews.co.uk |date=19 November 2015 |access-date=31 July 2023 |language = en-gb}}</ref> In December 2021, a tram <!-- 220 --> was named after Professor [[Martyn Poliakoff]].<ref name="bbc-20211216">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-59672285 |title=Nottingham tram named in honour of Sir Martyn Poliakoff |work=BBC News |date=16 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021 |language = en-gb |quote=unveiled at the depot of operators Nottingham Express Transit (NET) [[Wilkinson Street tram depot|on Wilkinson Street]] on what is [[Martyn Poliakoff|Sir Martyn's]] 74th birthday. … follows a long line of high-profile Nottingham names that have had trams named after them, including [[Vicky McClure]], [[Torvill and Dean]] and [[DH Lawrence]].}}</ref>

A list of tram names, along with details can be found the NET website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tram Names |url=https://www.thetram.net/tram-names |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.thetram.net |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Number
!Name
|-
|201
|[[Torvill and Dean]]
|-
|202
|[[D. H. Lawrence|DH Lawrence]]
|-
|203
|[[William Thompson (boxer)|William "Bendigo" Thompson]]
|-
|204
|Erica Beardsmore
|-
|205
|[[Lord Byron]]
|-
|206
|Angela Alcock
|-
|207
|Mavis Worthington
|-
|208
|Dinah Minton
|-
|209
|Sid Standard
|-
|210
|[[Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent|Sir Jesse Boot]]
|-
|211
|[[Robin Hood]]
|-
|212
|[[William Booth]]
|-
|213
|[[Mary Potter (nun)|Mary Potter]]
|-
|214
|[[Dennis McCarthy (radio presenter)|Dennis McCarthy MBE]]
|-
|215
|[[Brian Clough]]
|-
|216
|[[Laura Knight|Dame Laura Knight]]
|-
|217
|[[Carl Froch]]
|-
|218
|Jim Taylor
|-
|219
|[[Alan Sillitoe]]
|-
|220
|[[Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff]]
|-
|221
|[[Stephen Lowe (playwright)|Stephen Lowe]]
|-
|222
|[[Mary Earps]]
|-
|223
|[[Colin Slater]]
|-
|224
|[[Vicky McClure]]
|-
|225
|[[Doug Scott]]
|-
|226
|[[Jimmy Sirrel]] & [[Jack Wheeler (footballer, born 1919)|Jack Wheeler]]
|-
|227
|[[Peter Mansfield|Sir Peter Mansfield]]
|-
|228
|Local Armed Forces Heroes
|-
|229
|[[Viv Anderson|Viv Anderson MBE]]
|-
|230
|[[George Green (mathematician)|George Green]]
|-
|231
|[[Rebecca Adlington]]
|-
|232
|[[William Ivory]]
|-
|233
|[[Ada Lovelace]]
|-
|234
|[[George Africanus]]
|-
|235
|[[David Clarke (ice hockey)|David Clarke]]
|-
|236
|[[Sat Bains]]
|-
|237
|[[Stuart Broad]]
|}

==Fares and ticketing==
All tickets are purchased in advance – passengers need to buy a ticket or validate a smart card before they board the tram. There are ticket machines at all tram stops, where passengers can buy single, return, day and weekly tickets using cash or credit/debit card; tickets can also be bought on the NET app, NETGO!  Ticket options such as Robin Hood smartcards and season passes are available on the website and at the NET Travel Centre in the City Centre. Various concessionary schemes are also in place.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetram.net/buy-before-you-board.aspx |publisher=Nottingham Express Transit |title=Buy Before You Board |access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> The validators at each stop also accept payments by [[contactless payment|contactless]] credit and debit card including [[Apple Pay]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]]'s [[Google Wallet]] for single and day fares without the need to buy a physical ticket.<ref>{{cite web |title=How to buy tickets |url=https://www.thetram.net/how-to-buy-tickets |website=thetram.net |access-date=20 October 2023 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

==Services==
===Cycle parks===
Under a scheme run by [[Nottingham City Council]], the city has covered secure cycle parks that feature [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]], lighting, Citycard access controlled doors and, at some sites, Citycard activated lockers and 24 hour access.  Nottingham Cycle Parks are available at the following tram stops: Clifton Centre, Clifton South, Hucknall, Nottingham Station, Phoenix Park, Toton Lane and Wilkinson Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetram.net/citycard-cycle-hubs.aspx |title=Park your bike securely for free at covered cycle parks. |publisher=Nottingham Express Transit |access-date=14 July 2020 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

Access was originally free, with a one-off £5 registration charge.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.mynottinghamnews.co.uk/free-cycle-parking-now-open-at-new-tram-park-and-ride-sites/ |title = Free cycle parking now open at new tram park and ride sites |website = mynottinghamnews.co.uk |date = 26 November 2015|language = en-gb}}</ref> However, from July 2020, the council has introduced a revised charging structure, with an annual charge of £7.50, reduced to £5.25 for those paying by annual direct debit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.transportnottingham.com/cycling/park-your-bike/ |title=Park your bike |publisher=Nottingham City Council |access-date=14 July 2020 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/cyclists-face-ridiculous-situation-securing-5415882 |title=Cyclists face 'ridiculous' situation securing their bikes after council car park changes |work=Nottingham Post |first=Jamie |last=Barlow |date=16 May 2021 |access-date=20 January 2022 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120141643/https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/cyclists-face-ridiculous-situation-securing-5415882 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

==Corporate affairs==
===Ownership and structure===
NET is run as a concession by a consortium known as Tramlink Nottingham Limited, to finance, build, operate and maintain two new tram lines (known as phase two) and to operate and maintain the initial tram line (phase one), until 20 March 2034 for the grantor, Nottingham City Council.<ref name="2019 Accounts"/>

Tramlink Nottingham Limited's parent company is Tramlink Nottingham (Holdings) Limited, which in turn is owned by the following shareholders:<ref name="2019 Accounts"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|- 
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | Shareholder
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | Interest
|-
| [[Meridiam|Meridiam Infrastructure NET s.a.r.l.]]|| align="right" |{{0}}30.001%
|-
| [[Infravia Capital Partners|InfraVia NET S.A.]]||  align="right" |{{0}}19.999%
|-
| [[Alstom|Alstom Transport UK (Holdings) Ltd]]|| align="right" |{{0}}12.500%
|-
| [[Keolis|Keolis (UK) Ltd]]|| align="right" |{{0}}12.500%
|-
| [[Vinci SA|Vinci UK Developments Ltd]]|| align="right" |{{0}}12.500%
|-
| [[Wellglade Group|Wellglade Ltd]]|| align="right" |{{0}}12.500%
|-
| '''Total'''|| align="right" |'''{{0}}100.000%'''
|}

Operations are sub-contracted to Nottingham Trams Limited, a consortium of Keolis (80%) and Wellglade (20%), with maintenance sub-contracted to Alstom Transport.<ref name="oft-merger"/><ref name=rtpn/><ref name=rgi20111215/>

===Business trends===
The consortium company Tramlink Nottingham Limited has produced annual accounts since April 2011, when it took over the concession,<ref name="Financials"/><ref name="2019 Accounts"/> and
NET passenger revenue and passenger numbers are published by the Department of Transport.<ref name="LRT"/>

The key available trends in recent years for Nottingham Express Transit are (years ending 31 March):
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background: #002C2A;" | 
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2010
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2011
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2012
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2013
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2014
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2015
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2016
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2017
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2018
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2019
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2020
! style="background: #002C2A;color: white" | 2021
|-
|Turnover{{efn|From Tramlink Nottingham Ltd's Annual Report and Statement of Accounts}}  (£M)
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|6.9
| align=center|21.6
| align=center|21.8
| align=center|22.5
| align=center|44.5
| align=center|60.6
| align=center|61.5
| align=center|63.2
| align=center|63.8
! align=center|48.8
|-
| Net profit{{efn|From Tramlink Nottingham Ltd's Annual Report and Statement of Accounts}}  (£M)
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|{{color|red|−2.5}}
| align=center|4.3
| align=center|3.3
| align=center|0.2
| align=center|{{color|red|−15.0}}
| align=center|{{color|red|−48.5}}
| align=center|{{color|red|−18.8}}
| align=center|{{color|red|−22.5}}
| align=center|{{color|red|−22.1}}
! align=center|{{color|red|−21.4}}
|-
| Passenger revenue{{efn|As defined in the [[Department for Transport|DfT]] Light Rail and Tram Survey (Table LRT0301a)<ref name="LRT"/>}} ([[Pound sterling|£]]M)
| align=center|7.9
| align=center|9.0
| align=center|8.4
| align=center|8.5
| align=center|8.3
| align=center|8.8
| align=center|13.6
| align=center|17.8
| align=center|19.1
| align=center|20.6
| align=center|21.3
! align=center|5.4
|-
| Number of passengers (M)
| align=center|9.0
| align=center|9.7
| align=center|9.0
| align=center|7.4
| align=center|7.9
| align=center|8.1
| align=center|12.2
| align=center|16.4
| align=center|17.8
| align=center|18.8
| align=center|18.7
! align=center|3.4
|-
| Number of trams (at year end)
| align=center|15
| align=center|15
| align=center|15
| align=center|15
| align=center|26
| align=center|37
| align=center|37
| align=center|37
| align=center|37
| align=center|37
| align=center|37
! align=center|37
|-
| ''Notes/sources''
| align="center" |<ref name="LRT"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="LRT"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="LRT"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="LRT"/><ref name="Financials"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="LRT"/><ref name="Fleet">{{cite web |title=Nottingham Express Transit Fleet List |url=http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/net.html |publisher=British Trams Online |date=26 January 2020 |access-date=15 May 2020 |language = en-gb}}</ref><br/><ref name="Financials"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="LRT"/><ref name="Financials"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="LRT"/><ref name="Financials"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="LRT"/><ref name="Financials"/>
| align="center" |<ref name="LRT"/><ref name="Financials">{{cite web |title=Financials Summary for Tramlink Nottingham |url=https://uk.globaldatabase.com/company/tramlink-nottingham-limited#div_financials |publisher=Global Database |date=29 August 2019 |access-date=4 May 2020 |language = en-gb}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="LRT"/><ref name="2019 Accounts">{{cite web |title=Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ending 31 March 2019 |url=https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/bBTARJ036GX1CyZ9OJe8FevDyyZKgbPgpzMURYcrk1A/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3HX7SZ5HS%2F20200701%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20200701T133327Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEKj%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJIMEYCIQCjP3psYQqncZJI6W8CeaYyCU1LRtN17%2F4F3AOng%2BtNlgIhAK5HpVf1XES0qEn16nG9W44h8HBdowuhpFbC7xG8RTW3KrQDCEEQAhoMNDQ5MjI5MDMyODIyIgy394sKbeDrLzI1pDMqkQP1%2FRdM7pwkYyRSLDC5YuPlQZucp9KgYK7rjmCKS4khPfaTT%2F5vak1ojdlmAnyam29zxhclXzxh%2Bawcbbd6IEYXMKIXvn6aGen6FpFTS3%2FXDcgUebU00cQI1IBkzHV8dtJSy6VhApjmbG25BnUB3DaHJbZ0pWBXKqJACSQ4nur3kdPE6UfEIWAHCmLvcvutKm5QZ99uCYxvgcp%2FquQEEtiCwGNPyKMdLPKvlwxIhF%2B0PVFCp%2BkNVGuH5pqts1XQcUQVo%2F6nmfIYr90X4kARO3AxrpeydBuqSV3QXx8GliBfTlVZqj2A8B0d2y4FfNANS4ux4PQdvrMCNa6WBag%2BvpDmoBOXULZ4o6zXhOKOV3PUivIbeltBvKzQi6ocyORKQdm9UV8nBzzMv8zT67Q6477Mj889qpmA9N8mlmelu1Wv0uXlO8CnJrY9%2FZWFQ1A9Kha6GG9TIWGclDZsB6Zj0iD%2FLN%2Fs%2Fbzv%2F2A2AsVodHVbbA%2F1gork9J03wMEus%2B1Zt3H81Ky34Na4VP33CXirAE0NjDCU9fD3BTrqAfr82Psp4RUs%2FfkBod%2BkQhC9mFx3Izsy8VjyJiKwtpGqIWVBqGEvysdRhctJ0pJk%2Frt2J1%2BREgo%2BbwLf5H%2Be4oi1hRgU320mCQ9%2BcBfHB%2FxA63pdyrCzu3lFqF4E16jvQTq9gi02wjzdQGinsh4SdbEFidyMHAC5gZeSFB%2F320r%2F1Fb0qCZ9UuFFzORh1pntaz%2BNZVRHmT5TViFRmFJfFNbrr%2FKUEk0lqTRzlREhvDntgObDhYaX1YjqUBVGQbbm9s93pn5vuh2eq1A7pYYnA9YNflBbKx7T4%2BzT19i3bY9cyKdsxo9%2BBHKdFw%3D%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=a979df1a1146521f540ec9c9d3239f1fe75da4f1c1bcc8a577d3cdba597acb81 |publisher=Tramlink Nottingham Ltd |date=26 September 2019 |access-date=15 May 2020 |language = en-gb}}</ref> 
| align=center|<ref name="2021 Accounts"/><ref name="LRT"/>
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|-
| colspan="13" style="text-align:left;" |{{notelist}}
|}

Activities in the financial year 2020/21 were severely reduced by the impact of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]]; during the year Tramlink Nottingham received a Covid grant of £18.5{{nbsp}}million from the [[Department for Transport]] to maintain essential services.<ref name="2021 Accounts"/>

===Passenger numbers===
Detailed passenger journeys since Nottingham Express Transit commenced operations on 9 March 2004 were:
[[File:Nottingham Express Transit Passenger Numbers Graph.png|left|360x360px|Number of passengers on Nottingham Express Transit from 2003/04 to 2022/23<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/light-rail-and-tram-statistics-lrt |title = Light rail and tram statistics (LRT)| date=24 August 2022 }}</ref>]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="08" style="background:#002C2A; color:white;"|'''Estimated passenger journeys made on NET per financial year (to 31 March)'''
|-
! style="background:#002C2A; color:white;"|Year
! style="background:#002C2A; color:white;"|Passenger<br>journeys (M)
! style="background:#fff; color:#fff;"|<!---blank--->
! style="background:#002C2A; color:white;"|Year
! style="background:#002C2A; color:white;"|Passenger<br>journeys (M)
! style="background:#fff; color:#fff;"|<!---blank--->
! style="background:#002C2A; color:white;"|Year
! style="background:#002C2A;color:white;"|Passenger<br>journeys (M)
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| {{nowrap|2003{{ndash}}04}}
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 0.4
| style="background:#fff; color:#fff;" rowspan="7"|
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| {{nowrap|2010{{ndash}}11}}
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 9.7
| style="background:#fff; color:#fff;" rowspan="7"|
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| {{nowrap|2017{{ndash}}18}}
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 17.8
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2004{{ndash}}05
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 8.5
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2011{{ndash}}12
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 9.0
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2018{{ndash}}19
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 18.8
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2005{{ndash}}06
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 9.8
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2012{{ndash}}13
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 7.4
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2019{{ndash}}20
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 18.7
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2006{{ndash}}07
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 10.1
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2013{{ndash}}14
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 7.9
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2020{{ndash}}21
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 3.4
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2007{{ndash}}08
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 10.2
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2014{{ndash}}15
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 8.1
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2021{{ndash}}22
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2008{{ndash}}09
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 9.8
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2015{{ndash}}16
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 12.2
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2022{{ndash}}23
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 14.4
 |-
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2009{{ndash}}10
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 9.0
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2016{{ndash}}17
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 16.4
! style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 2023{{ndash}}24
| style="background:#fff; color:black;"| 15.5
|-
| colspan="08" style="background:#fff;"|Estimates from the [[Department for Transport]]<ref name="dftjour">{{cite web |title=Passenger journeys on light rail and trams by system: England – annual from 1983/84 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/719478/lrt0101.ods |publisher=Department For Transport |access-date=14 June 2019 |format=downloadable .ods [[OpenDocument]] file |language = en-gb}}</ref>
|}

==Future developments==

===Additional routes===
During the development of NET a number of possible additional routes around the city were considered, although there are no detailed plans for these.

However, in 2009, during the tendering process for phase two, documents contained nine possible routes:<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tram-bidders-told-potential-new-routes/story-12164163-detail/story.html |title = Possible future lines |work = Nottingham Post |date = 21 October 2009 |access-date = 21 January 2013 |publisher = Local World Limited |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921145833/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tram-bidders-told-potential-new-routes/story-12164163-detail/story.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* [[Hucknall]] to [[Linby]].
* [[Phoenix Park, Nottingham|Phoenix Park]] to [[Kimberley, Nottinghamshire|Kimberley]] and/or [[Watnall]]
* [[Nottingham]] to [[West Bridgford]] and then [[Gamston, Rushcliffe|Gamston]]/[[Tollerton, Nottinghamshire|Tollerton]]/[[Edwalton, Nottinghamshire|Edwalton]]/[[Ruddington]].
* [[Queen's Medical Centre]] to [[Arnold, Nottinghamshire|Arnold]], via [[Basford, Nottinghamshire|Basford]].
* Nottingham to [[Gedling, Nottinghamshire|Gedling]].
* Nottingham to [[Gamston, Rushcliffe|Gamston]].
* [[Chilwell]] to [[Ilkeston]].
* [[Clifton, Nottingham|Clifton]] to [[East Midlands Parkway]] or [[East Midlands Airport]].
* Chilwell to [[Stapleford, Nottinghamshire|Stapleford town centre]] and/or [[Sandiacre]].

The documentation also raised the possibility of [[tram-train]] lines from Nottingham to Gedling and/or [[Bingham, Nottinghamshire|Bingham]], and to Ilkeston.<ref>{{cite news |title = Tram bidders told of potential for new destinations |author = This is Nottingham |work = Nottingham Post |publisher = Local World Limited |date = 21 October 2009 |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tram-bidders-told-potential-new-routes/story-12164163-detail/story.html |access-date = 21 January 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921145833/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tram-bidders-told-potential-new-routes/story-12164163-detail/story.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref>

===Extension of route 2 to Kimberley===
Kimberley, Eastwood & Nuthall Tram Action Group (KENTAG) campaigns for an extension from Phoenix Park to [[Eastwood, Nottinghamshire|Eastwood]] and Kimberley.<ref>{{cite news |title= New campaign to extend tram line |work = Eastwood Advertiser |date = 1 December 2009 |url = http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/eastwood-kimberley-news/new-campaign-to-extend-tram-line-1-662315 |access-date = 21 January 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140819151742/http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/new-campaign-to-extend-tram-line-1-662315 |archive-date=19 August 2014 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref> In December 2012, [[Nottingham City Council]] agreed to seek money to conduct a feasibility study on the route.<ref>{{cite news |title = Progress made with tram link  |work = Eastwood Advertiser |date = 17 December 2012 |url = http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/eastwood-kimberley-news/progress-made-with-tram-link-1-5232531 |access-date = 21 January 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140819132650/http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/progress-made-with-tram-link-1-5232531 |archive-date = 19 August 2014 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref> In a major setback for tram proponents, in December 2014 [[Broxtowe Borough Council]] voted to reject a proposal to help fund a feasibility study into a line to Kimberley, due to the problems and delays of Lines 2 and 3.<ref>{{cite news |title = New Kimberley tramline suffers setback |work = BBC News |date=18 December 2014 |access-date = 5 January 2015 |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30528576 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141218105022/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30528576 |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref> Richard Robinson, Labour Councillor for Kimberley, said the plan was always to bring the proposals back to the table. He said: "The vote in December was a roadblock put in our way, but we will overcome it".<ref>{{cite news |title = Plans to extend tram to Kimberley back on the agenda |first = Alexander |last = Britton |work = Nottingham Evening Post |publisher = Local World Limited |date = 31 December 2014 |access-date = 5 January 2015 | url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Plans-extend-tram-Kimberley-agenda/story-25787636-detail/story.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150106094612/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Plans-extend-tram-Kimberley-agenda/story-25787636-detail/story.html |archive-date = 6 January 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref> Councillors voted 19 to 13 in favour of Cllr Robinson stepping down pending the outcome of an inquiry after he admitted on Radio Nottingham to encouraging a pro-tram campaigner to flood local media with positive letters, while using aliases to make them appear local.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/alias-gate-broxtowe-mp-slams-robinson-enquiry-as-delay-tactics-1-7079451 |title = Alias Gate: Broxtowe MP slams Robinson enquiry as 'delay tactics' |date = 29 January 2015 |work = Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser |access-date = 21 September 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921152850/http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/alias-gate-broxtowe-mp-slams-robinson-enquiry-as-delay-tactics-1-7079451 |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>

In 2015, [[Broxtowe Borough Council]] (jointly with [[British Land]]) commissioned a £55,000 study from [[Mott MacDonald]] to look into all transport options to reduce congestion along the A610 corridor though Broxtowe. It considered four potential tram routes to the Kimberley retail park. This estimated that the cost of the extension could reach £168{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite news |title = Kimberley tram plan from Nottingham to cost millions |url = http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/kimberley-tram-plans-from-nottingham-to-cost-millions-1-7444229 |newspaper = Eastwood and Kimberley Advertiser |location = England |date = 4 September 2015 |access-date = 17 February 2016 |archive-date=19 February 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160219140945/http://www.eastwoodadvertiser.co.uk/news/local/kimberley-tram-plans-from-nottingham-to-cost-millions-1-7444229 |url-status = dead |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34126713 |title = Nottingham tram extension: New tramline 'would cost £168m' |date = 2 September 2015 |website = BBC News |publisher = BBC |access-date = 17 February 2015 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

===Extension of route 1 to serve HS2 at Toton and Derby===
News that a station for the proposed [[HS2]] line (the [[East Midlands Hub]]) was likely to be built on the site of [[Toton TMD|Toton sidings]], only a short distance from the Toton Lane terminus has fuelled speculation that the line could be extended to the new station.<ref>{{cite news |title = Nottingham 'must take advantage' of planned high-speed rail route |first = Delia |last = Monk |work = Nottingham Post |publisher = Local World Limited |date = 8 January 2013 |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-advantage-planned-high-speed-rail/story-17790977-detail/story.html |access-date = 21 January 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921153407/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-advantage-planned-high-speed-rail/story-17790977-detail/story.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref> In November 2015 there was a proposal for the tram network to be extended from Toton to Derby.<ref>{{cite news |title = Nottingham-to-Derby tram link backed by councils |work = BBC News |date = 11 November 2015 |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34782082 |access-date = 9 June 2016 |language = en-gb}}</ref> Two routes were later proposed by the D2N2 local enterprise partnership for the route to Derby. The first route would be via the A52 while the second would be via Borrowash and Spondon.<ref>{{cite news |title = Two options for Derby-to-Nottingham tram as part of HS2 plans |work = BBC News |date = 27 May 2016 |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-36396280 |access-date = 9 June 2016 |language = en-gb}}</ref> Land has been protected in planning application for housing developments between the Toton Lane terminus and Toton Sidings.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/3786/infrastructure-delivery-plan.pdf |publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council |title = Infrastructure Delivery Plan: Part 2 |date = September 2017 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

===Extension of route 2 to Fairham===
By mid-2018, a short extension southwards beyond the Clifton South terminus was being investigated, in order to serve the 3,000-home [[Fairham]] development next to the [[A453 road]].<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/new-tram-extension-clifton-could-1782529 |title = New tram extension from Clifton could be on the way – with other routes also being considered |work = Nottingham Evening Post |first = Gemma |last = Toulson |date = 15 July 2018 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |quote = £200,000 feasibility study was approved … priority being an extension from Clifton to the new 3,000-home development |language = en-gb}}</ref>

==Special events==
* On 15 May 2004, a special tram transported members of the Tramway and Light Railway Society on a tour of crossovers and less used sections of track, prior to the society's Annual General Meeting.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.thetrams.co.uk/net/tlrstour/ |title = Nottingham Express Transi: TLRS tour |date = 15 May 2004 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |first = Peter |last = Courtenay |publisher = Tramway and Light Railway Society |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 11 June 2014, a technical tour of the Nottingham Tram system was scheduled for delegates of the 9th Annual UK Light Rail Conference meeting at [[Nottingham Conference Centre]].<ref>{{cite report |url = http://www.stanton-bonna.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/9th-UK-Light-Rail-Delegate-Info.pdf |title = Nottingham Express Transit Technical Tour |work = 9th UK Light Rail Delegate Information |date = 20 March 2014 |page = 2 |publisher = Mainspring |quote =<time datetime="2014-06-11" title="11 June 2014">11 June 2014</time> |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* In May 2014, during the construction of the tram extension to Beeston, work was stopped and the road temporarily resurfaced so that a bride could travel to their wedding.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-27649381 |title = Hannah Kirk 'delight' at Nottingham tram work wedding day suspension |date = 31 May 2014 |access-date = 29 September 2018 |work = BBC News |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* In December 2014, tram 209 ''Sid Standard'' made a special journey between The Forest and Nottingham Market Square to bring Sid Standard's granddaughter to her wedding at [[Nottingham Council House]].<ref>{{cite press release |url = https://thetram.net/cycling-legends-granddaughter-on-track-to-wedded-bliss.aspx |title = Cycling legend's granddaughter on track to wedded bliss |date = 17 December 2014 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |publisher = Nottingham Trams |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* In May 2017, a bride and her group of bridesmaids travelled from [[Cinderhill tram stop]] to Old Market Square for her wedding at the Council House.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170506163655/https://www.nottinghampost.com/bride-to-be-gets-nottingham-tram-to-her-wedding-venue/story-30316336-detail/story.html |url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/bride-to-be-gets-nottingham-tram-to-her-wedding-venue/story-30316336-detail/story.html |archive-date = 6 May 2017 |date = 6 May 2017 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |title = Bride-to-be gets Nottingham tram to her wedding venue |work = Nottingham Evening Post |first = Matt |last = Jarram |url-status = dead |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 7 May 2018, a tram tour of the Wilkinson Street Depot and other rarely used pieces of track was held to raise money for the [[National Tramway Museum]] at Crich and the Forever Stars [[stillbirth]] charity.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=23237 |title = NET Charity tram tour raises funds for Crich and Forever Stars |date = 8 August 2018 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |first = Gareth |last = Prior |work = News |publisher = British Trams Online |language = en-gb |quote = tour took place back on <time datetime="2018-05-07" title="7 May 2018">7th May</time> and covered the majority of the network including several crossovers and rarely used sections of track}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url = https://thetram.net/tram-tour-raises-charity-cash.aspx|title=Tram Tour Raises Charity Cash |date = 2 August 2018 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |publisher = Nottingham Trams |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 2 June 2018, a special tram transported a wedding party from Station Street tram stop to Nottingham Trent University tram stop for their wedding at Nottingham [[Quaker]] Meeting House. The group had arrived from [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]] along the [[Nottingham Canal]] to Castle Lock by boat. Tram fares were donated to [[Macmillan Cancer Support]].<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/couple-wedding-nottingham-tram-1628261 |title = Couple will travel to their Nottingham wedding by tram and canal boat |work = Nottingham Post online |date = 1 June 2018 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |first = Jamie |last = Barlow |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work = Nottingham Post |date = 2 June 2018 |page = 5 |title = A public transport wedding? That really floats our boat!}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/couples-tram-canal-barge-journey-1634179 |title = Couple's tram and canal barge journey to wedding is hit by delays – because of the bad weather |first1 = Jamie |last1 = Barlow |first2 = Joseph |last2 = Raynor |date = 2 June 2018 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Rain can't spoil big day! |work = Nottingham Post |page = 24 |first1 = Jamie |last1 = Barlow |first2 = Joseph |last2 = Raynor |date = 4 June 2018 |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 23 March 2019, a wedding group travelled from Phoenix Park tram stop to Nottingham Market Square for a wedding at the council house, before continuing with a historic bus.<ref name="railstaff-201904-bridal">{{cite magazine |magazine = RailStaff |issue = 256 |page = 7 |title = Bridal tram |editor-first = Stewart |editor-last = Thorpe |date = April 2019 |language = en-gb}}</ref>

== Accidents and incidents ==
* On 6 October 2007, a 23-year-old man from [[Hucknall]] died after being hit by a tram when he stepped in front of it at [[Weekday Cross]].  His death was the first fatality since the trams commenced operation.<ref>{{cite news |title = First tram death victim is named |work = BBC News  |date = 8 October 2007 |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/7033505.stm  |access-date = 5 April 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516004302/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/7033505.stm |archive-date = 16 May 2011 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 11 November 2011, a 44-year-old man from Barnsley died after being hit by a tram following an incident close to Wilkinson Street depot.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-15702738 |title = Man hit by tram near Wilkinson Street dies |work = BBC News |date = 11 November 2011 |access-date = 1 February 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111112111500/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-15702738 |archive-date = 12 November 2011 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tram-victim-Yorkshire/story-13852711-detail/story.html |title = Tram victim was from Yorkshire |date = 15 November 2011 |access-date = 1 February 2012 |work = Nottingham Evening Post |quote = man who died after being hit by a tram in New Basford was a 44-year-old from Barnsley. |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921160505/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Tram-victim-Yorkshire/story-13852711-detail/story.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 28 November 2012, a 13-year-old girl was hit by a tram on the Bayles and Wylies footpath crossing, on the border of Bestwood and [[Hucknall]]. She was rushed to hospital but later died from her injuries. The local MP remarked "I am mindful that this is not the first fatality on Nottingham's tramline and we obviously need to look at what's going wrong and how we can fix it." The crossing was subsequently closed and both it and the adjacent crossing, that took the footpath across a nearby railway line, were replaced by a footbridge.<ref>{{cite news |title = Lindsey Inger killed in Hucknall tram collision |work = BBC News |date = 29 November 2012 |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-20538567 |access-date = 6 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130118023711/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-20538567 |archive-date = 18 January 2013 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-24109116 |title = Lindsey Inger death: Moor Bridge rail and tram footbridge built |work = [[BBC News]] |date = 16 September 2013 |access-date = 19 September 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140216230703/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-24109116 |archive-date = 16 February 2014 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 15 August 2016, late at night, a 51-year-old man was killed by a tram between [[David Lane tram stop|David Lane]] and [[Basford tram stop|Basford]]. The man had got off at David Lane and was spotted walking along the tramway, but misunderstandings between control staff resulted in the tram driver not being warned of his presence.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/fatal-accident-near-david-lane-tram-stop |title = Fatal accident near David Lane tram stop |publisher = Rail Accident Investigation Branch |date = 5 April 2017 |access-date = 12 April 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170413122200/https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/fatal-accident-near-david-lane-tram-stop |archive-date = 13 April 2017 |url-status = live |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 18 July 2017, a technical fault with a tram caused damage to overhead lines near Basford. The network was unable to run trams between David Lane and The Forest tram stops, causing major disruption over a three-day period.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/more-delays-tram-users-work-218823 |title = More delays for tram users as work runs into a third day |last = Jarram |first = Matt |date = 19 July 2017 |work = Nottingham Post |access-date = 20 July 2017 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-66778225 |title = Nottingham tram network records its lowest reliability figures |publisher = BBC News |date = 12 September 2023 |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 6 December 2017, a van collided with a tram on University Boulevard. Four passengers were slightly injured.  The incident led to severe traffic jams across much of the city, and the tram service continued to be disrupted for many days afterwards.<ref>{{cite news |title = Nottingham tram crash causes worst traffic jam 'in years' |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-42257374 |work = BBC News |date = 6 December 2017 |access-date = 7 December 2017 |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 15 December 2017, the raincover of an empty [[pushchair]] became trapped in a tram door whilst departing Radford Road stop. After investigating, the [[Rail Accident Investigation Branch]] issued a recommendation to all UK-based tram-operators to undertake visual checks, in addition to the automatic electronic door interlocking detection, prior to a tram moving off.<ref>{{cite report |url = https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-152018-pushchair-trapped-in-tram-doors-and-dragged-nottingham |title = Pushchair trapped in tram doors and dragged, Nottingham 15 December 2017 |publisher = Rail Accident Investigation Branch |series = Rail Accident Report |issue = 15/2018 |date = 10 September 2018 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |language = en-gb}}</ref><!--Tram 237-->
* On 7 October 2020, a man was injured after he was hit by a tram on Victoria Street.<ref>{{Cite news |date = 7 October 2020 |title = Man injured in Nottingham city centre tram crash |work = BBC News |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-54458100 |access-date = 10 November 2021 |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* During [[2022 United Kingdom heat waves|a heatwave in July 2022]], services became extremely disrupted due to the withdrawal of almost half the fleet, as NET were not confident that the trams were fit for service in such conditions.<ref>{{Cite news |date = 20 July 2022 |title = Nottingham tram service recovers as heatwave repairs go ahead |work = BBC News |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-62234449 |access-date = 12 October 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref> Some trams were out of service until repairs were made.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/number-nottingham-trams-awaiting-repair-7363465 |title = Nottingham trams waiting to be repaired after extreme temperatures |website = nottinghampost.com |first = Gemma |last = Toulson |date = 21 July 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 30 September 2022, a tram became derailed on the points at Highbury Vale, which caused significant disruption to services throughout the day, particularly affecting passengers travelling to the opening day of [[Goose Fair]], which was taking place for the first time in three years at the Forest Recreation Ground. Services were resumed the following day.<ref>{{Cite news |last = Locker |first = Joseph |date = 30 September 2022 |title = Nottingham tram derails causing 'significant' delays |work = Nottingham Post |url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/live-updates-nottingham-tram-derails-7646781 |access-date = 30 September 2022 |language = en-gb}}</ref>
* On 12 June 2023, tram 232 derailed whilst travelling southbound at [[Bulwell tram stop]]. At the end of the single-line section leading to [[Hucknall tram stop]], a set of facing [[Railroad switch|points]] had not properly reset after another tram travelled over them. When tram 232 then passed over them, its first bogie was routed differently to its second and third, leading to the tram derailing and striking the supporting overhead line equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report 02/2024: Derailment of a tram at Bulwell |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-022024-derailment-of-a-tram-at-bulwell |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of modern tramway and light rail systems in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited]] (horse and steam tram service from 1878 to 1902)
* [[Nottingham Corporation Tramways]] (electric tram service from 1901 to 1936)
* [[List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |title = Nottingham's growing tramway – Building on NET's success |first = Geoffrey |last = Skelsey |publisher = [[Light Rail Transit Association|LRTA]] |year = 2015 |language = en-gb |isbn = 978-0-948106-49-1}}
* {{cite book |title = Nottingham Express Transit Bringing Nottingham Together |publisher = Tramways & Urban Transit in association with Tramlink Nottingham and Nottingham City Council |language = en-gb}} Special publication distributed with October 2015 edition of Tramways & Urban Transit magazine

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