The following is taken from the BBC Nottingham website:
A £570m extension to Nottingham's tram network has been given final approval, the city council has confirmed.
Work on the construction of two new lines, which will extend the tram system to Chilwell and Clifton, is expected to start in January.
A contract to build the lines has been given to Tramlink Nottingham, which will also take over the operation of the existing line to Hucknall.
Services on the new routes are expected to be running by late 2014.
The Nottingham tram Line 1 to Hucknall and Phoenix Park has undoubtedly been a great success, with passenger numbers very high at all times of the day. It's just a pity that this extension has taken so long to get approval and be constructed. It should have been completed by now.
One negative aspect of the scheme is that Nottingham City Transport Day Tickets are no longer valid on the trams due to switch of operator. Anyone wanting to use the buses and trams will now need to buy the more expensive Kangeroo Ticket. So much for making integrated transport systems more convenient!
It will be interesting to see, as the new operator has connections with the Trent Barton bus company, whether their zig zag and Mango tickets will eventually become valid on the trams. My experience of Trent Barton, over many years, is that they are a good bus operator, but with extremely expensive fares once you move away from their busy key routes into more rural areas.
A £570m extension to Nottingham's tram network has been given final approval, the city council has confirmed.
Work on the construction of two new lines, which will extend the tram system to Chilwell and Clifton, is expected to start in January.
A contract to build the lines has been given to Tramlink Nottingham, which will also take over the operation of the existing line to Hucknall.
Services on the new routes are expected to be running by late 2014.
The Nottingham tram Line 1 to Hucknall and Phoenix Park has undoubtedly been a great success, with passenger numbers very high at all times of the day. It's just a pity that this extension has taken so long to get approval and be constructed. It should have been completed by now.
One negative aspect of the scheme is that Nottingham City Transport Day Tickets are no longer valid on the trams due to switch of operator. Anyone wanting to use the buses and trams will now need to buy the more expensive Kangeroo Ticket. So much for making integrated transport systems more convenient!
It will be interesting to see, as the new operator has connections with the Trent Barton bus company, whether their zig zag and Mango tickets will eventually become valid on the trams. My experience of Trent Barton, over many years, is that they are a good bus operator, but with extremely expensive fares once you move away from their busy key routes into more rural areas.
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