ENGLAND AND Manchester United goalkeeper Mary Earps MBE visited Nottingham Express Transit’s Wilkinson Street depot on December 14, 2023, to unveil her name on Alstom Citadis tram 222.
Miss Earps was brought up in the Nottinghamshire town of West Bridgford and began playing for the West Bridgford Colts when she was aged 10. She was joined at the depot by a number of junior players from that same club.
She said: “It’s not every day you get a tram named after you and it’s lovely to be back home in Nottingham to unveil it. I can’t quite believe it.
“It’s also great to meet some of the up-and-coming young West Bridgford Colts players, which is where it all began for me. I’ll be sure to take a trip back to Nottingham soon and hopefully when I come back, I’ll be able to hop around on my own tram.”
The naming was one of a number of highlights in December for the England goalkeeper. She was crowned the winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and at the end of the month was awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours for services to football.
NET’s head of marketing, Alison Sweeney, said: “Naming our trams after local heroes and notable people such as Mary serves as a great way to honour the successes of those from our city who are flying
