A former army helicopter engineer has spoken of her role in keeping Nottingham's tram network moving. Laura Bartram, 26, moved to Nottingham in February 2019, before finding a job as a tram technical manager for NET trams in March 2019.
Laura joined the Army at 16 and worked on the high-tech Apache attack helicopter before later switching pace to work on Nottingham's trams. She recently played an important role in the testing of new NET systems which can intervene if tram speed limits are exceeded and monitor the attention level of drivers.
Laura said: "There are a few different things with this job but mainly I manage the contract between NET trams and Alstom, who maintain the trams, so we have to solve any problems that come up. Our requirement is 32 trams and two in reserve, so I have to see what is stopping us from getting to that point.
