Category Archives: Nottingham Express Transit

Nottingham Express Transit’s popular “Five for £5” ticket is available again for the school summer holidays to help families make the most of City Centre attractions over the next six weeks. As from today (Saturday 21st July) up to five … Continue reading →

As originally reported last week Nottingham Express Transit 208 has received its first all over advert with a design for EON being applied over the weekend of 7th/8th July. The mainly red design means that three of the Incentro trams … Continue reading →

It was certainly a Friday 13th that travellers on Nottingham Express Transit would like to forget after an abandoned car on the tracks caused delays for two hours. The suspected stolen car was left on the tracks north of the … Continue reading →

Nottingham Express Transit 208 has received its first full vinyl wrap advert with a red based design for EON being applied over the weekend of 30th June/1st July. This now means that three of the fleet of Bombardier built trams … Continue reading →

Nottingham Express Transit have launched a new poster campaign urging more people to  glide into Nottingham”. The posters are due to start appearing across the City in the coming weeks and they will also contain special “QR codes” which can … Continue reading →

Utility diversion work is due to commence on Abbey Street in Lenton next week with motorists being advised to either avoid the area or expect delays. Abbey Street is one of the main routes into Nottingham and so the utility … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago we reported that Nottingham Express Transit 211 had received a new vinyl wrap livery celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and now thanks to a couple of British Trams Online readers we are able to bring … Continue reading →

Earlier this week we reported on the latest progress of turning Blackpool Brush 290 into a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee tram for the 2012 Blackpool Illuminations, but that will not be the first tram in the UK to receive a special … Continue reading →

The Oberburgermeister of Karlsruhe has been in Nottingham this week to officially name the new bridge which will connect the current Nottingham Express Transit system with the phase two extensions across the railway station. The bridge will be named the … Continue reading →

Work is to start on extending the depot complex at Wilkinson Street in Nottingham to create more storage space for the extra trams currently on order from Alstom for the Phase Two extensions of Nottingham Express Transit. The work will … Continue reading →

The Queen is to visit Nottingham City Centre on Wednesday 13th June and between 0500 and 1200 all trams on NET will terminate at Royal Centre, not serving Old Market Square, Lace Market or Station Street. Trams are due to … Continue reading →

The highly popular £5 Family Group Ticket is back for the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend and following Half Term week on Nottingham Express Transit. This ticket allows up to two adults and three children to travel across the NET system … Continue reading →

Senior executives from the Melbourne tram network have recently visited Nottingham to swap ideas and discuss ways of enhancing services on both networks. Whilst in the UK the executives also praised Nottingham Express Transit for the cleanliness of their trams … Continue reading →

E.ON have been selected to supply power requirements across the entire Nottingham Express Transit network and related premises. The three year deal has been signed between E.ON and Tramlink Nottingham as the consortium seek to honour their commitment to use … Continue reading →

As expected it has been confirmed that the fleet of new trams for the extended Nottingham Express Transit system will be constructed by Alstom – part of the Tramlink Nottingham consortium – in Barcelona. The trams will be first Citadis … Continue reading →

Tramlink Nottingham – the consortium charged with constructing and operating the newly extended Nottingham Express Transit – have claimed that the local economy is going to benefit to the tune of £11 million as a result of the work. They … Continue reading →

Nottingham Express Transit have teamed up with local bus company Premiere Travel to offer a new ticket valid on both the tram and Premiere’s Red 8 bus service. The “Change to Tram” ticket will allow all-day travel on the tram … Continue reading →

Nottingham Express Transit will be running a Sunday service on Bank Holiday Monday 7th May with trams in service until 2300.

Work has begun on constructing a new bridge over Nottingham railway station which will carry Phase Two of Nottingham Express Transit to Clifton via Wilford and Chilwell via Beeston. The first stage of work – which will see a pier … Continue reading →