Nottingham's NET tram network is celebrating a milestone birthday this year
Nottingham's tram network is celebrating two decades of service in the city and whilst its past is something regularly pored over, bosses now have their sights set firmly on the future. A milestone birthday it may be, but the next decade will actually prove to be the most crucial in terms of making the NET network a sustainable proposition for future generations.
The handover is bound to come with a greater degree of something which those running Nottingham's tram network in recent years have undoubtedly craved - stability. With its funding from 2034 onwards set to be guaranteed by taxpayers rather than the private sector, fluctuations in passenger numbers due to external events like the covid pandemic are likely to come with far less risk to the operation of Nottingham's trams than they have of late.
With £1.5 billion having been announced in transport funding alone for the East Midlands Combined Authority, it's clear that the greater stability afforded by public sector protection should stave off any further reports of Nottingham's tram network running out of money. Although perhaps allowing greater flexibility in terms of passenger number fluctuations, public sector support will of course only be credible if strong evidence of demand continues to exist.
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