Nottingham Tram Ltd were awarded the contract in 2012 by Nottingham Council to take over the original tram network and complete ambitious £570M expansion plans. The expanded network now spans Nottingham City Centre and includes 31.5km of track, a system covered by 37 trams with 51 tram stops and connecting 7 park and ride sites with over 5000 spaces.
The tram network is now operated by Keolis and Wellglade as a joint venture, Nottingham Trams Ltd.
Comment: The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation
"..have been years in the making" and are embedded in the actors - thus making it difficult for UK industry to move on and develop and apply...