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NET 220
Nottingham Express Transit (NET) has 22 of these Alstom Citadis 302 trams, numbered 216-237.
They were obtained when the tramway was being extended by adding routes to Clifton (Line 2) and Toton Lane (Line 3) in 2015. They were built at Alstom's factory in Barcelona, Spain, in 2013-2014. 220 was delivered to Nottingham on November 27th 2013. All 22 of them were in use well before the opening of the new routes.
NET's two types of tram work as a common fleet.
NET 220 is at the Old Market Square stop, the busiest stop on the system, heading south to Clifton South. This viewpoint, especially with a southbound tram rather than a northbound one, makes for a classic picture of Nottingham. The 1929-built City Hall - known to all locals as "The Council House" - forms the background. The dome rises to 200' and houses the bell known as Little John. "The Square" is always busy and so one needs patience to wait for no pedestrians in the way when attempting a picture like this!
All the NET trams are named after people who are or were connected with Nottingham. Some are well-known nationally or internationally; some are modest people who have made significant local impact.
NET 220 is named Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff.
Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff CBE CChem FRS FREng FRSC FIChemE was born in London to a British-Jewish mother and a Russian-Jewish father. He is a British chemist and is a research professor in chemistry at the University of Nottingham.
NET 220
Nottingham Express Transit (NET) has 22 of these Alstom Citadis 302 trams, numbered 216-237.
They were obtained when the tramway was being extended by adding routes to Clifton (Line 2) and Toton Lane (Line 3) in 2015. They were built at Alstom's factory in Barcelona, Spain, in 2013-2014. 220 was delivered to Nottingham on November 27th 2013. All 22 of them were in use well before the opening of the new routes.
NET's two types of tram work as a common fleet.
NET 220 is at the Old Market Square stop, the busiest stop on the system, heading south to Clifton South. This viewpoint, especially with a southbound tram rather than a northbound one, makes for a classic picture of Nottingham. The 1929-built City Hall - known to all locals as "The Council House" - forms the background. The dome rises to 200' and houses the bell known as Little John. "The Square" is always busy and so one needs patience to wait for no pedestrians in the way when attempting a picture like this!
All the NET trams are named after people who are or were connected with Nottingham. Some are well-known nationally or internationally; some are modest people who have made significant local impact.
NET 220 is named Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff.
Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff CBE CChem FRS FREng FRSC FIChemE was born in London to a British-Jewish mother and a Russian-Jewish father. He is a British chemist and is a research professor in chemistry at the University of Nottingham.