Nottingham Express Transit

Nottingham Express Transit (or in short NET) is a light-rail tramway in the Nottingham area in England. The first line opened to the public on 9 March 2004. It cost £200 million to construct. It took 16 years from the first idea of the system until it was built. It is operated by Nottingham Tram Consortium, a 50:50 partnership between Transdev and Nottingham City Transport.

Nottingham Express Transit
Info
Locale	Nottingham
Transit type	Tram
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	51
Website	www.thetram.net
Operation
Began operation	9 March 2004 (2004-03-09)
Operator(s)	Nottingham Trams Ltd.
Number of vehicles	15 Bombardier Incentro AT6/5 22 Alstom Citadis 302
Technical
System length	32 km (20 mi)
Track gauge
Electrification	Overhead line (750 V DC)
Top speed	50 mph (80 km/h)
Route map Robin Hood Line Mansfield and Worksop Hucknall Butler's Hill Moor Bridge Bulwell Forest Bulwell Phoenix Park Cinderhill (single track) Highbury Vale Babbington Junction David Lane Basford Wilkinson Street Wilkinson Street Depot Shipstone Street Radford Road Beaconsfield Street Hyson Green Market Noel Street The Forest High School Nottingham Trent University Royal Centre Old Market Square Lace Market Broadmarsh (proposed) Station Street (closed) Nottingham Grantham and Lincoln lines Nottingham Station Phase two Meadows Way West Queens Walk NG2 Meadows Embankment Wilford Toll Bridge (River Trent) Wilford Village Wilford Lane Gregory Street Compton Acres River Leen joins River Trent Ruddington Lane Queen's Medical Centre  A52  Silverdale (proposed) Fairham Brook joins River Trent University of Nottingham Southchurch Drive Rivergreen Clifton Centre Holy Trinity Summerwood Lane Clifton South University Boulevard Middle Street Beeston Town Centre Beeston Chilwell Road High Road – Central College Cator Lane Bramcote Lane Eskdale Drive Inham Road Toton Lane Midland Main Line London & Derby

Nottingham Express Transit Media

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  Supports for new tram bridge; the bridge awaiting sliding into position on 26 January 2013.

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  Golden spike ceremony held on 27 November 2014 to mark the completion of trackwork on the Beeston and Chilwell line

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  Geographical map of the network

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  Tram at Station Street terminus in Nottingham - geograph.org.uk - 133038

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  Chilwell- High Road Central College tram stop on opening day (geograph 4633181)

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  A pair of new NET Citadis trams at Wilkinson Street depot

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  Number of passengers on Nottingham Express Transit from 2003/04 to 2022/23

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  Tram 214 as a Wedding tram in 2021