NETNET BeestonBeeston CivicCivic SocietySociety && RSARSA TALKTALK -- MarchMarch ’’1414

Sarah Alton, City Council Matt Orchard, Taylor Woodrow Alstom Trevor Stocker, Nottingham Trams Limited Beeston Civic Society Talks

• 2012 - Project getting the go-ahead / start of preliminary construction • 2013 - One year into construction / Start of major utility works in Beeston • 2014 - Construction update, testing of expanded tram service, opening of full service Project Structure

VinciAlstom Wellglade Keolis (Trent Barton) Why NET?

• Inward investment • Job Creation • Regeneration • Employment and transport links • Congestion relief A High Capacity System

1 tram = 3 buses = 177 cars NET Line One 14km system - emphasis on Park & Ride (3,000+ spaces), feeder bus links, rail interchange and multi modal ticketing.

Runs 6am to midnight. High frequency on core section at peak time - 99% reliability and punctuality.

30% of users estimated as having transferred from car or using NET based park and ride.

Public transport use in corridor up 20% in peak; congestion reduced by as much as 9%.

92% very satisfied / satisfied in Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey NET Line One A good investment

Catalyst for regeneration and economic growth:

Nottingham • Significant increase in developments around city tram stops. • Regeneration of Old Market Square. • Major investments at Nottm Trent University. • Relocation of ’s HQ, Land Registry, etc.

Elsewhere • Major housing and retail development in . • 10% rise in residential property values in , Radford, and Hucknall. Upgrading Line One – More trams

• New trams arriving every month since Sept (eight so far)

• Testing on Line One & phased introduction

• Increasing Line One frequency – summer

• Up to eight trams per hour / providing up to 150 more seats per hour

• Trams every 3-4 minutes on main section and through city centre U5 Upgrading Line One / Phase Two Ticketing  New ticketing system will be introduced this spring  Pay ‘before you board’ at the ticket machine  Use cash or credit/debit cards to buy single & day tickets  We can introduce new smart card products such as Mango  New season tickets from £1.23 a day for regular customers  Tickets can be purchased and stored on mobile phones  ‘Touch on’ concession passes at the validator  Revenue Protection staff will be on trams and at tram stops Validate passes here Mobile ticketing

New ticket machines The NETwork

Hucknall to Phoenix Park to Clifton

Predicted journey times: Beeston to QMC - 10 mins Beeston to Nottm Station - 20 mins OMS to Beeston - 25 mins OMS to - 35 mins NET Phase Two – Key benefits

• Take a further three million car journeys off Nottingham’s roads.

• Provide access to around 1270 workplaces, to which around 55,000 employees commute.

• Serve 20 of the 30 largest employers in Greater Nottingham will be within 800m of a tram stop.

• Enhance accessibility to nearly 30% of the Greater Nottingham population who will be within 800m of a tram stop.

• Integrated into the public transport network

• Links to all local motorway junctions (M1 J24 – 27) Construction update Approximately 90% of utilities moved

All bridges in position and finishing works progressing well

As at end of Jan - Nearly 14,000 metres of track installed

First overhead power line poles installed – Toton Ln P&R to Eskdale Drive

1st tram test over – Late spring

Progressive testing of trams on new lines then onwards Coming up in Beeston / Chilwell • Lower / Fletcher Road - Track installation expected to be complete end May.

• Styring St traffic restrictions - reduced by July.

• Demolition of Wilkos and other shops in The Square - preparing to make good the walls of remaining businesses.

• Greenway culvert - Progressing rapidly now. (No flooding since tram drainage works installed and they are not yet fully complete).

• Lane - Culvert Complete. Couple of hours closure overnight to install overhead wires. There will be some restrictions with shuttle working.

• Cator Lane crossing - Additional gas main works causing delays - completion now expected May.

• Bardill’s Island & Toton Lane widening works - Summer/Autumn ‘14

• Landscaping (planting replacement trees and vegetation) – Ongoing Hidden gems Archaeology:

• Trent Peak in Beeston undertook the work

• Clifton Park & Ride Site Bronze Age burial mound – occupied for thousands of years but activity stopped as early as 100 B.C.

• Lenton First evidence of a Roman settlement so close to Nottingham – One A.D.

• Finds will be donated to local museums Chilwell via QMC and Beeston Nottm Station Tram Stop Nottingham Station Tram Stop

Nottingham Station Tram Stop QMC Tram Viaduct QMC Tram Viaduct Styring Street Beeston Town Centre Tram Stop Chilwell High Road Chilwell Road Tram Stop Phase Two – frequently asked questions  No City Centre ‘terminus’ – trams run through from Toton through Beeston to Hucknall and from Clifton to Phoenix Park  Trams will run every 7-8 minutes during the daytime and services run from 6am until midnight, 7 days a week  All the current range of tickets will continue to be available  Kangaroo tickets allow tram and bus travel  OAP Concession passes are valid between 9.30am – 11pm Mon-Fri INCLUDING during afternoon peak period, all day at weekends and on Bank Holidays. Phase Two – frequently asked questions (cont)

 Parking is free at Park & Ride sites, you just need to pay for tram travel  All trams and tram stops are monitored by CCTV linked to our control room.  Customer help points at every tram stop linked to customer service staff  Electronic information displays at each stop show the next tram departure times and any delay or disruption messages Beeston Civic Society Up and Coming NET Walks

Beeston Town Centre – Toton Lane Park & Ride Sunday 1 st June, 2pm – 5.30pm

Beeston Town Centre – University Boulevard Thursday 5 th June, 6pm – 7:45pm