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| Nottingham trams disrupted because of ice | Nottingham trams disrupted because of ice |
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| All early morning tram services in Nottinghamshire were cancelled because ice had built up on overhead lines. | |
| Nottingham Express Transit (NET) said the trams could not run because the trams could not pick up power properly. | |
| Trams were reintroduced just before 08:00 GMT but there were still delays to services. | |
| Richard John Salter posted on BBC Radio Nottingham's Facebook page saying it was "unbelievable" for the service to fail due to the "first proper frost". | Richard John Salter posted on BBC Radio Nottingham's Facebook page saying it was "unbelievable" for the service to fail due to the "first proper frost". |
| Peter Miles said: "So like the too many leaves on railway lines, our wonderful trams cannot operate in the winter when the temperature drops to freezing?" | Peter Miles said: "So like the too many leaves on railway lines, our wonderful trams cannot operate in the winter when the temperature drops to freezing?" |
| 'Severe icing' | |
| NET apologised for the disruption and inconvenience. | |
| Customer services manager Jo Bentley said: "The problems were caused by severe icing on the overhead lines. | |
| "It only becomes an issue in the most extreme conditions when the trams can only intermittently pick up power and therefore cannot run." | |
| NET said it sent out "special equipment" at 04:00 GMT but even this struggled to clear the ice. |