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This
part of the website deals with road, trains and light railway projects within the greater Nottingham Area. It is not comprehensive
and we would welcome any comments on any future projects. When buying a property it can be helpful to consider future transport projects. Clearly if your property is
sited near a project there is likely to be a downside in terms of disruption, noise and pollution. On the other hand if you
are in an area which is likely to benefit from a future transport project of whatever nature property values could increase.
Nottingham Express Transit - NET Line (Nottingham Tram
Line) |
The
Nottingham Express Transit (NET) (also known as the Nottingham Tram Line) has one line at present which is NET Line 1.
This runs from Hucknall through Bulwell, Hyson Green and then into the City Centre and down to Nottingham Railway Station.
There is an additional line to Phoenix Park near the M1 Motorway at Junction 26. This has been highly successful and carries
ten million passengers a year. Based
upon this NET 2 is being developed. This consists of 2 routes, firstly to Clifton, Nottingham going through Wilford and
secondly down to Chilwell and that line goes past the Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. The Clifton route is Line 2 and the
Chilwell route Line 3.
The Position at the moment on NET 2
Tenders were received in 2010 and have now been granted.
The
plan at present is that construction starts in late 2011 with the new lines open for service in 2014.
The routes in more detail:
Net Line 2
This will start from Nottingham
Railway Station and this will link to NET Line 1 (the existing route to Hucknall) The route will then run along Queens Walk
through the Meadows, over Wilford Bridge and then run through Wilford and Compton Acres. It will then go to Clifton
along Farnborough Road and Southchurch Drive and eventually to a Park and ride site close to the A453 Junction 24 of the M1
Motorway. Please see our section on the A453 project for website. For a map showing this route please go to
http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/netphase2/index.aspx?articleid=7520.
Net Line 3
This route leaves Nottingham
Railway Station and at this point Net Line 2 links with NET 1 (The existing route to Hucknall). This route runs along Meadows
Way then going through the NG2 business park. It goes along Lenton Lane and Gregory Street to the Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham.
At that point there will be transport serving the QMC. The route then goes in to the University Park Campus before going on
the South side of the University Boulevard Highfield Science Park. It goes through Beeston Town Centre along Chilwell High
Road and then finally stops at a new Park and Ride Site at Toton Lane next to the A52 and close to Junction 25. As with NET Line 2 it will be possible to connect
to the NET Line 1 therefore allowing passengers to travel on this route to the centre of Nottingham and then beyond up to
Hucknall. The projection for Lines 2 and
3 is to attract 13 million passengers a year. Therefore given that NET Line 1 has ten million passengers per year the total
passenger journeys through the network would be twenty three million. To look at details of the map of
line 3 visit http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/netphase2/index.aspx?articleid=7520
Our view is that plans for these
extensions of the tram system are exciting projects and should do a great deal for Nottingham City and the Greater Nottingham
area.
Gedling
Railway Line Nottingham |
This involves Gedling Village. At present there is a disused railway line which runs from Netherfield up to Gedling. Proposals
have been made to have Robin Hood 2 trains per hour running from Nottingham railway station to Gedling Village. However it
must be stressed that at the moment no there are no firm proposals.
A
feasibility study was commissioned by Derbyshire County Council in 2009 in connection with plans to build a new railway station
at Ilkeston. The site identified is off Coronation Road on existing Erewash Railway Line. The feasibility study by Derbyshire
County Council suggested that the station could generate around 120 thousand passengers a year and it is likely that it would
be linked to the planned Nottingham to Leeds service.
Clearly it should mean much better
transport links between Ilkeston and Nottingham and make Ilkeston much more attractive for commuters.
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Planned Station at Newton near Bingham
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As part of the Nottinghamshire
County Council transport plan for 2011 there is a proposal that there be a new station at Newton should planning permission
be granted for 2 proposed large scale developments in the Bingham area. The first is for 1000 homes north of the railway line
in Bingham and the second additional development for 1500 homes in an eco-village at Newton. There is
likely to be a Tesco store on Chapel Lane, Bingham although there is some opposition to this. It
seems clear that if those developments go through then it would be sensible to increase public transport links and that either
means substantial improvements to Bingham Station (and in either case creation of a Park and Ride) or a new station
at Newton or of course both.
Hucknall Town Centre Improvement Scheme |
The County Council is proposing the following
in connection with Hucknall:
 Pedestrianising the area between the Market Place and the Junction
of Watnall Road
A new relief road between Annesley Road and Station Road
We would comment that this
is the second major improvement to Hucknall's transport in recent years the first of course being the construction
of the NET 1 Line to Hucknall from the City Centre.
This is a major scheme which
commenced in July 2009 and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2012. It involves the conversion of the existing A46
into a dual carriage way from Newark to Widmerpool on the A606 and runs for 17 miles. Within Nottinghamshire it is bound to
benefit Newark, Bingham, Radcliffe and Cotgrave. From Newark it is going to provide much better access to Nottingham (although
there is a problem with the A52 see below). From Bingham, Cotgrave and Radcliffe it is going to provide far better
access to Leicester and the M1 (just under 30 miles to the south) and all points after that and of course Newark.
A52 Improvement Clifton to Bingham. Radcliffe bypass.
River crossing at Radcliffe On Trent. |
We refer to a report on the Nottinghamshire County
Council website www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk. This is a report in 2004 referring to a previous study whereby
there was a recommendation that the whole of the A52 route between Clifton, and Bingham be upgraded to a dual carriage way.
This would link with the dualling of the A46 which is actually now being carried out. It is now however clear was where the
dual carriage way would go at Radcliffe.
This
links to a new river crossing on the River Trent. In the last decade proposals have been made for a further crossing over
the River Trent. At present in the Greater Nottingham area there are three crossings, one at Clifton Bridge, one at Trent
Bridge and one at Lady Bay Bridge. It is though that in the future they would be insufficient.
Two sites have been suggested. The first is at Gamston near West Bridgford and the second is at Radcliffe on Trent. The
County Council supported a Bridge at Radcliffe (which will presumably be close to the existing railway bridge over the Trent
at that point) but pointed out that a bridge would only be feasible if linked to the Radcliffe bypass and the duelling of
the A52.
A453. Widening from M1 Junction 24 to A52 in Nottingham |
The
A453 which runs along this route pass Clifton Estate is a single carriage way road with extremely heavy traffic. It is one
of the three routes into the Nottingham City Centre from the M1 and is not only extremely congested but roads be unsafe. Over
the years there have been numerous proposals to redevelop this route as a duel carriage way and such a scheme is long overdue.
The current position is that in October 2010 it was announced that these improvements would not be for another 5 years. However,
we do understand that this project will now be listed in future spending reviews but the timing is still not certain.
High Speed Two (HS2) Birmingham to Leeds |
This is a proposed High Speed Railway between London
and Birmingham and then on to Manchester on the West of the Country and Leeds on the East of the Country. The significance
of the route to Leeds from the East Midlands is that there will be stations in the East Midlands. A number of stations
have been suggested. At the present time (March 2011) it has been suggested that there would be an H.S.2 Station at
Nottingham Parkway (between Clifton and East Midlands Airport and near Junction 24 of the M1) and then a link to Nottingham
Station. If that were the case then journey times from London to Nottingham would be cut drastically. This development
is likely to take place in around 2030. |
