NCT Bus Services During Tram Strike

There will be no tram services on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd October 2026 due to industrial action.

Nottingham City Transport will be operating its existing timetables across its full network. 

During the first two days of industrial action, we were able to operate double decks on Navy 48/A on both days, which was possible because we used school and university buses that are not required at the weekend.

With the latest industrial action including a Friday, those buses will not be available for the first day of this tram strike, and Navy 48/A to The Meadows and Clifton will operate with its usual single deck fleet and some double decks (when available) on Friday 2nd October 2026. Double decks will run on the Navy 48/A on Saturday 3rd October 2026.

If you are heading to Goose Fair, we operate a frequent service to/from the City Centre (Parliament Street and Milton Street) on our Brown, Lime, Yellow and Purple Line services. These buses drop off and pick up on Mansfield Road at Forest Gate. More details here.

If you normally use the tram for Park & Ride to Nottingham City Centre, we operate bus based Park & Ride from two sites. These are at Queens Drive and Racecourse and you can find more details here. Our South Notts 1 and Navy 48/A buses stop near the Clifton South Park and Ride site.

NCT and Robin Hood pre-paid tickets are valid on all of these bus services, but holders of NET tram tickets will have to pay the normal bus fare.

We accept contactless payments, as well as cash (exact fare) and you can also pay using the NCTX Buses app.

With no trams running in Nottingham, Goose Fair and the ongoing car park demolition works underway, this will lead to additional traffic on the roads and increased demand for our services.

Our teams will do their best to keep services moving during the disruption and we thank you for your patience.