Category Archives: Transport

Boxing Day football gets a boost with Overground service

Posted on July 8, 2019 by

Football fans across London look set to benefit from a Christmas bonus of sorts, at least if they want to get to their club’s Boxing Day fixture, as the Mayor of London has announced that this year, for the first … Continue reading →

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City Hall to debate Mayor investigation of TfL role in tram crash

Posted on July 1, 2019 by

The role of Transport for London officials in the withholding of “critical safety evidence” from the official investigation into the causes of the 2016 Sandilands tram crash is to be debated at City Hall this week. Mayor Sadiq Khan is … Continue reading →

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Scott unveils secret plan to build 12,000 flats beside Purley Way

Posted on June 29, 2019 by

EXCLUSIVE: Under pressure over rising housing targets, has Paul Scott found his get-out-of-jail-free card alongside the A23? KEN LEE reports Having spent the past five years excusing the overdevelopment of neighbourhoods throughout the borough by claiming that there are no … Continue reading →

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Unhappy tenants say they’re ready to quit loss-making Boxpark

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

It’s not been a great week for Boozepark. Then again, nor has it been great for Croydon Council, either, as it was they who provided a £3million loan and more than £400,000 in hand-outs of public money to help get … Continue reading →

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All aboard the Uber bus, as Sutton starts a 12-month TfL trial

Posted on June 11, 2019 by

A ‘demand-responsive’ bus service has come to south London, and TOM BOWELL, pictured left, got on board to put it to the test Transport for London has recently begun a 12-month pilot of demand-responsive buses in Sutton. Like Uber mini-cabs, … Continue reading →

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How Lime puts the squeeze on bike riders, at 15p per minute

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

KEN TOWL took a ride on one of the new dockless e-bikes that can be found in the borough, so that you don’t have to… The future has arrived in Croydon, and the future is green. Lime green. The future … Continue reading →

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Commuters to London Bridge surprised by D Day Spitfire

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

There was a Supermarine surprise for passengers at London Bridge this morning as a full-scale replica Spitfire fighter aircraft appeared in the station concourse, above. Network Rail has teamed up with the Imperial War Museum to create this installation to … Continue reading →

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