Category Archives: Nottingham Express Transit

We take a look at a couple of the Nottingham Express Transit Citadis trams operating on Phase One of the network at night. Featured are two of the named vehicles with 217 Carl Froch and 219 Alan Sillitoe shown. Thanks … Continue reading →

Railgrinding on the current Nottingham Express Transit line is to take place overnight between Monday 8th and Sunday 14th December. The work will start at Lace Market (8th/9th) before moving on to Noel Street (10th), Cinderhill branch line (11th), Wilkinson … Continue reading →

Early on the morning of Wednesday 3rd December a significant step was taken in the testing and commissioning of Nottingham Express Transit’s Phase Two line to Beeston and Chilwell with the first test runs of a tram as far as … Continue reading →

This photo update concentrates on the Nottingham Express Transit Phase Two extension to Clifton with construction work continuing ahead of a planned for opening sometime in 2015. It has been reported that completion of the trackwork on this line should … Continue reading →

In a week of completions on Nottingham Express Transit all trackwork is now in place on the Beeston and Chilwell line with a special ceremony taking place on Thursday 27th November to mark the occasion. The final bolt – which … Continue reading →

It was only a delay of 15 minutes but it was a delay which made it onto the BBC local news as a result of just how it was solved. On Thursday 20th November a tram running a service from … Continue reading →

Another major milestone has been reached in the extension of Nottingham Express Transit with the arrival of the last of the 22 strong class of Citadis trams from Spain. It is understood that the last of the trams – numbered … Continue reading →

Another major milestone in the history of Phase Two of Nottingham Express Transit was reached on Friday 17th October when the first tram with passengers onboard went past the buffer stops at Station Street to take a special party to … Continue reading →

As previously reported on Thursday 16th October the second Nottingham Express Transit Citadis was named with 217 receiving the name Carl Froch. The ceremony took place at The Forest before the tram ran to Royal Centre with a special party … Continue reading →

It has been confirmed that a second Nottingham Express Transit Citadis tram is to receive a name. An unknown vehicle will be named “Carl Froch” in a special ceremony at The Forest on Thursday 16th October at 1615 after which … Continue reading →

During the early hours of Friday 22nd August a major milestone was reached in the construction of Nottingham Express Transit Phase Two extensions with the first movement of a tram over the Karlsruhe Friendship Bridge and on towards Wilford.

The 17th Alstom Citadis tram for Nottingham Express Transit was delivered to Wilkinson Street Depot in the early hours of Wednesday 20th August – the first delivery for over two months. 232 arrived by the same route as the previous … Continue reading →

It has been confirmed that the new higher frequency timetable will be fully introduced on Nottingham Express Transit from Tuesday 26th August following the successful conclusion of trials over the past few weeks. Trams will now run up to every … Continue reading →

The first tram movements on a two mile section of Nottingham Express Transit’s Phase Two extensions are set to take place within the next week. Although no date has been announced it is expected that at some point next week … Continue reading →

The second trial of the new timetable on Nottingham Express Transit took place on Sunday 3rd August which once again saw members of the Citadis fleet take to the rails. 216, 217, 218 and 221 were all noted in service … Continue reading →

Kangaroo tickets – which are valid for travel around Nottingham including on Nottingham Express Transit – are to increase in price from Sunday 31st August 2014 following a fare review. The price of these tickets are reviewed twice a year … Continue reading →

Sunday 3rd August will see another test of the new timetable for Nottingham Express Transit following the successful first trial on Sunday 27th July. The enhanced timetable, partly using the new Alstom Citadis trams, will again be in operation which … Continue reading →

Sunday 27th July saw the first use of Nottingham Express Transit’s new Citadis trams on the first day of trialling the new higher frequency timetable. Six of the Alstom built trams were used in service on this day with 218 … Continue reading →