NET Beeston Civic Society & RSA TALK - - March March ’ ’14 14 NET Beeston Civic Society & RSA TALK Sarah Alton, Nottingham City Council Sarah Alton, Nottingham City Council Matt Orchard, Taylor Woodrow Alstom Matt Orchard, Taylor Woodrow Alstom Trevor Stocker, Nottingham Trams Limited 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 Vinci Alstom 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 Nottingham City Council’s HQ, Land Registry, etc. Elsewhere • Major housing and retail development in Hucknall. • 10% rise in residential property values in Hyson Green, 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
�� 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 Chilwell 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 Toton - 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 1 st tram test over Nottingham Station – 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). • Bramcote 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
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