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Category Archives: Nottingham Express Transit
A trip to… Nottingham
Photos in this article were taken during a trip to Nottingham and show some of the trams in service on the tram system on 5th November 2024. Steven Hughes made the visit and captured trams in fleet livery and advertising … Continue reading
Nottingham Express Transit Engineering Work: Sunday 17th November
There will be engineering works taking place on the Nottingham Express Transit network impacting services from 1600 on Sunday 17th November 2024.
Strike action threatened again in Nottingham
The GMB Union are set to ballot their members employed on Nottingham Express Transit over the potential for going on strike after a driver was suspended. The union claim that as the driver is a senior union rep Nottingham Trams … Continue reading
Adverts removed in Manchester and Nottingham
There are more trams running in standard fleet on two systems in England following the removal of more advertising vinyls. These changes have affected both Manchester Metrolink and Nottingham Express Transit.
NET urge students to secure their discounted season tickets as figures reveal 42% of tram users fined are aged 16-21
Students in Nottingham are being reminded that they can still secure a discounted season ticket for travel on the city’s tram network with the deal ending on Sunday 20th October. With recent figures showing that 42% tram users who have … Continue reading
What’s New on British Trams Online? 19th October 2024
This week we go to Nottingham Express Transit for another selection of photos:
Sir Paul Smith latest to have tram named after him in Nottingham
There has been a renaming of a tram in Nottingham with 230 now carrying the name after Beeston-born designer Sir Paul Smith. This was a renaming for the tram with it having previously been named George Green (a British mathematical … Continue reading
Nottingham Trams Limited announces reduced profits – but increased passenger numbers
The latest set of accounts filed for Nottingham Trams Limited – who operate Nottingham Express Transit on behalf of the Tramlink consortium – have shown that although passenger numbers increased in the year to end of 2023, profits decreased.
Expansion of NET Park and Ride states abandoned
Plans to add extra spaces to Park and Ride sites on Nottingham Express Transit have been abandoned as a result of reduced demand with the increase in home working. It had been planned that more spaces would be provided at … Continue reading
NET strike suspended after a day of action
Strike action by GMB union members which was set to cause major disruption for Nottingham Express Transit services during the Goose Fair ended up being suspended after just a day with a new pay deal agreed. The new deal should … Continue reading
Nearly 10,000 NET passengers fined for not paying their fares
Nottingham Express Transit have confirmed that since their crackdown on fare evasion started in January almost 10,000 people have been fined. A total of 9.700 penalty fare notices have been handed out between January and August 2024 with 2,100 people … Continue reading
Delays for NET after tram derails following collision
There was significant disruption for services on the Nottingham Express Transit system on Thursday 19th September after a tram was derailed after being hit by a lorry. The collision happened at 1045 and services weren’t able to resume until just … Continue reading
English light rail journeys increase again
In what is a mainly positive story, the latest Department for Transport figures have shown that passenger journeys being undertaken on English tram and light rail systems are continuing to increase and whilst they have still not yet got to … Continue reading
Strikes threatened on Nottingham Express Transit
Nottingham’s famous Goose Fair could be targeted again by the GMB Union with strike action on the city’s trams after members voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking action. The dispute again centres on pay with the union stating that the … Continue reading
NET to offer discounted travel with Academic Year Tram Pass
Its that time of the year where students start to get ready to return to school/college/university and to help the cost of travelling to their various educational establishments, Nottingham Express Transit are offering discounted academic year travel.
NET appoint new network resilience and security manager
Nottingham Express Transit have announced the appointment of a new network resilience and security manager as part of a wider initiative to increase safety for tram users. Shaun Kenneth joins the team with more than 14 years of experience in … Continue reading
NET colleagues get engaged at 20th anniversary celebrations
When Nottingham Express Transit celebrated their 20th anniversary earlier this year two members of staff decided they wanted to have their own anniversary in the future as they got engaged! Gary and Nicola have worked at NET for 18 and … Continue reading
What’s New on British Trams Online? 4th August 2024
Double photos from Steven Hughes with visits to Nottingham Express Transit and West Midlands Metro:
NET team up with Nottingham Trent University to support students
Nottingham Express Transit have announced an ongoing partnership with Nottingham Trent University (NTU) which will provide support for students at the university in their future careers. Over the last academic year NET have worked with three university departments to set … Continue reading
Revised NET service for Nottinghamshire Pride
Nottingham Express Transit will operate a revised service on Saturday 27th July to allow people to get to the Nottinghamshire Pride event as well as ensuring the Pride March can take place safely.