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==Special events== * On 15 May 2004, a special tram transported members of the Tramway and Light Railway Society on a tour of crossovers and less used sections of track, prior to the society's Annual General Meeting.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.thetrams.co.uk/net/tlrstour/ |title = Nottingham Express Transi: TLRS tour |date = 15 May 2004 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |first = Peter |last = Courtenay |publisher = Tramway and Light Railway Society |language = en-gb}}</ref> * On 11 June 2014, a technical tour of the Nottingham Tram system was scheduled for delegates of the 9th Annual UK Light Rail Conference meeting at [[Nottingham Conference Centre]].<ref>{{cite report |url = http://www.stanton-bonna.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/9th-UK-Light-Rail-Delegate-Info.pdf |title = Nottingham Express Transit Technical Tour |work = 9th UK Light Rail Delegate Information |date = 20 March 2014 |page = 2 |publisher = Mainspring |quote =<time datetime="2014-06-11" title="11 June 2014">11 June 2014</time> |language = en-gb}}</ref> * In May 2014, during the construction of the tram extension to Beeston, work was stopped and the road temporarily resurfaced so that a bride could travel to their wedding.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-27649381 |title = Hannah Kirk 'delight' at Nottingham tram work wedding day suspension |date = 31 May 2014 |access-date = 29 September 2018 |work = BBC News |language = en-gb}}</ref> * In December 2014, tram 209 ''Sid Standard'' made a special journey between The Forest and Nottingham Market Square to bring Sid Standard's granddaughter to her wedding at [[Nottingham Council House]].<ref>{{cite press release |url = https://thetram.net/cycling-legends-granddaughter-on-track-to-wedded-bliss.aspx |title = Cycling legend's granddaughter on track to wedded bliss |date = 17 December 2014 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |publisher = Nottingham Trams |language = en-gb}}</ref> * In May 2017, a bride and her group of bridesmaids travelled from [[Cinderhill tram stop]] to Old Market Square for her wedding at the Council House.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170506163655/https://www.nottinghampost.com/bride-to-be-gets-nottingham-tram-to-her-wedding-venue/story-30316336-detail/story.html |url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/bride-to-be-gets-nottingham-tram-to-her-wedding-venue/story-30316336-detail/story.html |archive-date = 6 May 2017 |date = 6 May 2017 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |title = Bride-to-be gets Nottingham tram to her wedding venue |work = Nottingham Evening Post |first = Matt |last = Jarram |url-status = dead |language = en-gb}}</ref> * On 7 May 2018, a tram tour of the Wilkinson Street Depot and other rarely used pieces of track was held to raise money for the [[National Tramway Museum]] at Crich and the Forever Stars [[stillbirth]] charity.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=23237 |title = NET Charity tram tour raises funds for Crich and Forever Stars |date = 8 August 2018 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |first = Gareth |last = Prior |work = News |publisher = British Trams Online |language = en-gb |quote = tour took place back on <time datetime="2018-05-07" title="7 May 2018">7th May</time> and covered the majority of the network including several crossovers and rarely used sections of track}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url = https://thetram.net/tram-tour-raises-charity-cash.aspx|title=Tram Tour Raises Charity Cash |date = 2 August 2018 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |publisher = Nottingham Trams |language = en-gb}}</ref> * On 2 June 2018, a special tram transported a wedding party from Station Street tram stop to Nottingham Trent University tram stop for their wedding at Nottingham [[Quaker]] Meeting House. The group had arrived from [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]] along the [[Nottingham Canal]] to Castle Lock by boat. Tram fares were donated to [[Macmillan Cancer Support]].<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/couple-wedding-nottingham-tram-1628261 |title = Couple will travel to their Nottingham wedding by tram and canal boat |work = Nottingham Post online |date = 1 June 2018 |access-date = 13 September 2018 |first = Jamie |last = Barlow |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work = Nottingham Post |date = 2 June 2018 |page = 5 |title = A public transport wedding? That really floats our boat!}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/couples-tram-canal-barge-journey-1634179 |title = Couple's tram and canal barge journey to wedding is hit by delays β because of the bad weather |first1 = Jamie |last1 = Barlow |first2 = Joseph |last2 = Raynor |date = 2 June 2018 |language = en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Rain can't spoil big day! |work = Nottingham Post |page = 24 |first1 = Jamie |last1 = Barlow |first2 = Joseph |last2 = Raynor |date = 4 June 2018 |language = en-gb}}</ref> * On 23 March 2019, a wedding group travelled from Phoenix Park tram stop to Nottingham Market Square for a wedding at the council house, before continuing with a historic bus.<ref name="railstaff-201904-bridal">{{cite magazine |magazine = RailStaff |issue = 256 |page = 7 |title = Bridal tram |editor-first = Stewart |editor-last = Thorpe |date = April 2019 |language = en-gb}}</ref>
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