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===Naming=== Each tram in the network is named after "a local hero of the past or present".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetram.net/tram-names|title=Tram Names|website=www.thetram.net}}</ref> In November 2015, a tram was named after local screenwriter, playwright and actor [[William Ivory]].<ref name="NCC2">{{cite web |url=https://www.mynottinghamnews.co.uk/writer-recognised-by-tram-network/ |title=Writer Recognised By Tram Network |website=mynottinghamnews.co.uk |date=19 November 2015 |access-date=31 July 2023 |language = en-gb}}</ref> In December 2021, a tram <!-- 220 --> was named after Professor [[Martyn Poliakoff]].<ref name="bbc-20211216">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-59672285 |title=Nottingham tram named in honour of Sir Martyn Poliakoff |work=BBC News |date=16 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021 |language = en-gb |quote=unveiled at the depot of operators Nottingham Express Transit (NET) [[Wilkinson Street tram depot|on Wilkinson Street]] on what is [[Martyn Poliakoff|Sir Martyn's]] 74th birthday. β¦ follows a long line of high-profile Nottingham names that have had trams named after them, including [[Vicky McClure]], [[Torvill and Dean]] and [[DH Lawrence]].}}</ref> A list of tram names, along with details can be found the NET website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tram Names |url=https://www.thetram.net/tram-names |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.thetram.net |language=en}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ !Number !Name |- |201 |[[Torvill and Dean]] |- |202 |[[D. H. Lawrence|DH Lawrence]] |- |203 |[[William Thompson (boxer)|William "Bendigo" Thompson]] |- |204 |Erica Beardsmore |- |205 |[[Lord Byron]] |- |206 |Angela Alcock |- |207 |Mavis Worthington |- |208 |Dinah Minton |- |209 |Sid Standard |- |210 |[[Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent|Sir Jesse Boot]] |- |211 |[[Robin Hood]] |- |212 |[[William Booth]] |- |213 |[[Mary Potter (nun)|Mary Potter]] |- |214 |[[Dennis McCarthy (radio presenter)|Dennis McCarthy MBE]] |- |215 |[[Brian Clough]] |- |216 |[[Laura Knight|Dame Laura Knight]] |- |217 |[[Carl Froch]] |- |218 |Jim Taylor |- |219 |[[Alan Sillitoe]] |- |220 |[[Professor Sir Martyn Poliakoff]] |- |221 |[[Stephen Lowe (playwright)|Stephen Lowe]] |- |222 |[[Mary Earps]] |- |223 |[[Colin Slater]] |- |224 |[[Vicky McClure]] |- |225 |[[Doug Scott]] |- |226 |[[Jimmy Sirrel]] & [[Jack Wheeler (footballer, born 1919)|Jack Wheeler]] |- |227 |[[Peter Mansfield|Sir Peter Mansfield]] |- |228 |Local Armed Forces Heroes |- |229 |[[Viv Anderson|Viv Anderson MBE]] |- |230 |[[George Green (mathematician)|George Green]] |- |231 |[[Rebecca Adlington]] |- |232 |[[William Ivory]] |- |233 |[[Ada Lovelace]] |- |234 |[[George Africanus]] |- |235 |[[David Clarke (ice hockey)|David Clarke]] |- |236 |[[Sat Bains]] |- |237 |[[Stuart Broad]] |}
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