On March 8 2004 Alistair Darling opened phase 1 of Nottingham Express Transit between Nottingham and Hucknall. This has since proved to be amazingly successful carrying 1.2m passengers above forecast in the first year. It was always planned to extend the network and Alistair Darling later that day said “To do nothing is not an option, nothing is what we're too good at doing” Nevertheless...