2024 in Review

1 month ago Mon 23rd Dec 2024

2024 has been a phenomenal year for Nottingham City Transport, as we:

  • Launched our brand new electric buses - 24 now in service and another 42 coming in 2025
  • Introduced new features to our app and website 
  • Did the double and won both Route One Awards Large Operator of the Year and UK Bus Operator of the Year for an unprecedented sixth time!
  • Introduced new services to Jubilee Campus, Calverton and Edwalton Fields
  • Welcomed new Transport Minister Simon Lightwood to NCT in his first official engagement
NCT Review of 2024. Below this image is a text explanation of our achievements

January

  • David Townsend crowned NCT Bus Driver of the Year
  • £2 fares extended... again!
  • Lilac 24 introduced to Victoria Retail Park, providing new direct links from Carlton and Gedling

February

  • Real time bus fare information added to our app and website

March

  • Nottingham's buses named best in country in the Transport Focus survey
  • New electric buses unveiled in the Old Market Square on 9th March

April

  • Electric buses enter service!
  • New Head of Operations, David Conway joins NCT

May

  • NCT moves for Mental Health Awareness Week

June

  • NCT recognised at Inside Out Awards

July

  • New Local Transport Minister, Simon Lightwood MP, visits NCT in his first official engagement for the new government 
  • NCT supports Big City Reads with free books distributed on board buses

August

  • Discounted Grouprider tickets introduced thanks to funding from Bus Service Improvement Plans
  • NCT supports Notts County with Bronze Sponsorship 

September

  • New services launched to Jubilee Campus, Calverton and Edwalton Fields
  • NCT Managing Director, David Astill, wins Lifetime Achievement Award

October

  • Free travel for guide dog puppy trainers introduced
  • Personalised travel notifications launched on NCTX Buses app

November

  • NCT does the double, winning the Route One Awards Large Operator of the Year and UK Bus Operator of the Year for an unprecedented sixth time! 

December

  • NCT shortlisted for Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Awards
  • Nottingham bus use bounces back and is second highest in UK outside London in latest Department for Transport figures