Nottingham Express Transit

Nottingham Express Transit
Basic information
Country	Great Britain
city	Nottingham
opening	March 9, 2004
operator	Nottingham Trams Ltd.
Web presence	thetram.net
Infrastructure
Route length	32 km
Gauge	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system	750 V DC overhead line
Stops	50
business
Lines	2
vehicles	15 Bombardier Incentro AT6 / 5, 22 Alstom Citadis 302
Top speed	80 km / h
statistics
Passengers	11.6 million per year (2015/16)

Route network

Legend Robin Hood Line by Worksop 1 Hucknall Butler's Hill Nottingham city limits Moor Bridge River Leen Bulwell Forest Bulwell 2 Phoenix Park Cinderhill River Leen Highbury Vale River Leen David Lane River Leen Basford River Leen to Nottingham Central Station Wilkinson Street depot Radford Road Hyson Green Market Shipstone Street Beaconsfield Street Noel Street The Forest High school Nottingham Trent University Royal Center Old Market Square Lace Market Track cross Nottingham Canal Broadmarsh planned Station Street until 7/27/2015 Nottingham Central Station Nottingham Station Queens Walk Meadows Embankment River Trent Wilford Village West Bridgford city limits Wilford Lane siding Compton Acres Ruddington Lane Nottingham city limits Silverdale planned Fairham Brook Southchurch Drive North Rivergreen Clifton Center Turning system Holy Trinity Summerwood Lane Track cross 2 Clifton South Meadows Way West NG2 Midland Main Line Nottingham Canal Gregory Street River Leen Queens Medical Center University of Nottingham Turning and siding University Boulevard Beeston city limits Middle Street Beeston Center Chilwell Road High Road - Central College Cator Lane Bramcote Lane Eskdale Drive Inham Road Track cross 1 Toton Lane

Nottingham Express Transit (NET for short) is a modern tram system that connects the English city ​​of Nottingham and its suburbs. It was on 9. March 2004 by Transport Minister Alistair Darling opened at a cost of 200 million pounds . 16 years passed between the first plans and the opening.

The tram is operated by Nottingham Trams Ltd. operated and managed on behalf of the Tramlink Nottingham Consortium. From March 9, 2004 to December 16, 2011, it was operated by Arrow Light Rail, also a consortium. Arrow Light Rail was originally responsible for operating the system for 30 years; this did not prove successful.

history

Horse and steam trams operated in Nottingham from 1875 to 1897. In 1897 the network was electrified. The first generation of trams operated in Nottingham until 1936.

Route network

Phase 1

Opened in 2004, the tram route starts at Nottingham Central Station , south of the city center, runs north to Hucknall and is 14 km long. Four kilometers are on roads and ten are along railway lines. North of the city center there is a short branch route to Phoenix Park . There are park and ride facilities at several stops .

Phase 2

There were already expansion plans for two new lines under the project name NET Phase Two during phase 1. One should continue in a south-westerly direction to Chilwell and open up the University of Nottingham (it leads to Toton , the other to Wilford and Clifton ). The contracts with the Tramlink Nottingham consortium were originally supposed to be concluded in September 2011, the opening was planned for 2014. Due to various delays, it finally took place on August 25, 2015. The aim is to further relieve the roads and make four million car journeys unnecessary every year.

vehicles

The trams, built by Bombardier Transportation , run every five minutes during rush hour.

Existing vehicles
number	model series	image	V / max	length	Seats	Standing room	number	Construction year
201-215	Adtranz Incentro		80 km / h	33 m	62	129	15th	2002-2003
216-237	Alstom Citadis		70 km / h	32 m	58	144	22nd	2013-2014

Web links

Commons : Nottingham Express Transit  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official NET website
• Image page about Nottingham's tram at public-transport.net

References and comments

1. ↑ History made as new tram routes open ( Memento from September 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive )