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Nottingham City Council Transport News

Bus satisfaction - great news for Nottingham!

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Nottingham has been named top city in the UK for bus passenger satisfaction according to a major survey conducted by Transport Focus. The independent organisation completed extensive surveys in the 34 Local Bus Partnership areas to ask passengers their thoughts on wait times, bus drivers, value for money and overall satisfaction. Nottingham ranked as the best city, with an overall approval rating of 87%. More here.


New Under 22s offer on buses and trams

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Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's young people’s ticket offer has been expanded, with Robin Hood 19-21 prices now available to buy as Pay-As-You-Go passes.

Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council are working in partnership to deliver Nottinghamshire U22, a new ticketing price point on buses and trams across the county offering student prices to all under 22-year-olds. The scheme aims to support all young people by improving access to travel for work, leisure and study.

Funding was secured by a bid from both councils to the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) – a grant from central government to improve bus services across the city region. Robin Hood 19-21 prices are now available to buy as Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) passes at travel centres, via the Robin Hood Ticketing App and at tram stop machines.


Easter holiday travel 🐰

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The Easter school holidays kick off next week, so here's a reminder of how to get around during the break while saving money too! 


The circus is coming to town!

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If you're planning on going to Circus Zyair at Forest Recreation Ground 20-24 March- the tram is the perfect way to travel. Remember, you must not park in the tram park & ride unless you have a valid tram ticket.


NCTs brand new ⚡electric buses⚡ are here!

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Nottingham City Transport introduced the city to their brand new electric buses in an event in the Old Market Square on 9 March. 

The brand new buses, which the city secured thanks to a successful joint bid from NCT and Nottingham City Council to the ZEBRA fund will be carrying passengers by April. Look out for them on 

  • Pink 30 to Ilkeston Road, Wollaton and Bramcote
  • Blue 39 to Thorneywood and Carlton Valley
  • Red 50 to Racecourse Park & Ride, Colwick Industrial Estate and Victoria Retail Park

More information about the buses


Works at Bulwell Bus Station in early April 👷

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Bulwell Bus Station will be closed from Tuesday 2 - Friday 5 April, reopening on Saturday 6 April while we do some work to surfacing works to the road surfaces, as well as other sorting out other snagging issues.

During the closure the buses that usually serve the bus station will use alternative stops on their route. Please check with your operator to see where to catch your service during the works. 

We apologise for any inconvenience caused to your journey during these works - we've scheduled them during the Easter school holidays so as to hopefully minimise the disruption caused. 


Happy Birthday to our trams! 🚊🎂

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The city celebrated two decades of our modern tram system on Saturday 9 March, as a new survey revealed that 92% of local people would recommend the tram system. 

NET are celebrating the milestone with acts of kindness and treats for local charities and passengers. It's also not too late to get a belated birthday gift if you share a birthday (9 March 2004) with the tram. 

Nottingham City Council's first woman leader, Betty Higgins was instrumental in setting out the vision for bringing trams back to our city streets. 

Twenty years later, after facing some challenges including the pandemic and skyrocketing electricity prices, the tram is back on track and en route to a sustainable future getting us around in a green and convenient way.


Free walking and cycling activities 🚴

Travel Well

Nottingham City Council’s Travel Well project supports people to build activity into their daily lives for lasting healthy changes. The project will take place around Aspley, Beechdale, Bilborough, Bulwell, Sneinton, St Ann’s and Strelley.

Come along to meet the team and find out what free activities are available for you at these events:

  • Thursday 18 April - Bulwell Riverside Library, 10am - 1pm
  • Tuesday 23 April - Strelley Road Library, 10am - 1pm

Find out more about the programme and free activities here.


Electric Vehicle charge points survey 🚗

EV Charging

In collaboration with Midlands Connect and other Midlands Councils, we have successfully been awarded £1.7m of the Government’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund.

This funding will help Nottingham City Council to install more electric vehicle (EV) charge points in neighbourhoods, closer to people’s homes to support residents with no off-street parking to charge their vehicles.

We’ve launched a survey for both current and future EV drivers to hear your views on where new electric vehicle charging points should be located and to understand how you currently use charging infrastructure.

Find out more information and take the survey here


Are you a mural artist?

We want to brighten up our newly opened cycle storage area inside the Broad Marsh car park / bus station and library building. Are you a Nottingham mural or wall artist who has an idea for a bike themed mural inside? If so, please get in touch with our cycling team for some pictures of the space via [email protected] 


Robin Hood ticket machines to be switched off

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Nottingham City Council will begin decommissioning the on-street Robin Hood Ticket machines from the start of April.

In recent years upgrades were made to the Robin Hood Ticketing App allowing people to top-up on-the-go and since then there has been a significant decline in the use of the on-street machines. Machine usage dropped further following the introduction of Nottingham Contactless – which offers passengers more ways to pay for their travel. A decision was made following the council’s budget consultation to switch off the machines given the reduced usage and the range of alternative payment options available.


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