Editing Nottingham Express Transit (section)

===Extension of route 1 to serve HS2 at Toton and Derby===
News that a station for the proposed [[HS2]] line (the [[East Midlands Hub]]) was likely to be built on the site of [[Toton TMD|Toton sidings]], only a short distance from the Toton Lane terminus has fuelled speculation that the line could be extended to the new station.<ref>{{cite news |title = Nottingham 'must take advantage' of planned high-speed rail route |first = Delia |last = Monk |work = Nottingham Post |publisher = Local World Limited |date = 8 January 2013 |url = http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-advantage-planned-high-speed-rail/story-17790977-detail/story.html |access-date = 21 January 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150921153407/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Nottingham-advantage-planned-high-speed-rail/story-17790977-detail/story.html |archive-date = 21 September 2015 |url-status = dead |df = dmy-all |language = en-gb}}</ref> In November 2015 there was a proposal for the tram network to be extended from Toton to Derby.<ref>{{cite news |title = Nottingham-to-Derby tram link backed by councils |work = BBC News |date = 11 November 2015 |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34782082 |access-date = 9 June 2016 |language = en-gb}}</ref> Two routes were later proposed by the D2N2 local enterprise partnership for the route to Derby. The first route would be via the A52 while the second would be via Borrowash and Spondon.<ref>{{cite news |title = Two options for Derby-to-Nottingham tram as part of HS2 plans |work = BBC News |date = 27 May 2016 |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-36396280 |access-date = 9 June 2016 |language = en-gb}}</ref> Land has been protected in planning application for housing developments between the Toton Lane terminus and Toton Sidings.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/3786/infrastructure-delivery-plan.pdf |publisher = Broxtowe Borough Council |title = Infrastructure Delivery Plan: Part 2 |date = September 2017 |language = en-gb}}</ref>