Category Archives: Transport

London Overground looks to axe ticket offices at 51 stations

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

Anerley and Penge West stations’ ticket offices are among 51 across the capital which have been earmarked for cost-cutting closure. Croydon’s London Overground stations, West Croydon and Norwood Junction, are not on the list of those about to lose their … Continue reading →

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Council abandons ban on kids’ bikes on World Car-Free Day

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Inside Croydon has made a difference, yet again, after Croydon Council was forced to drop its ban on scooters and bikes from the play street it has planned for the High Street this Saturday. Inside Croydon yesterday highlighted the imbecility … Continue reading →

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Council killjoys ban bikes and scooters from play street

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Saturday is World Car-Free Day, though Croydon Council’s efforts to mark the event are hardly fun-filled. There’s no grand gesture, no scheme to close off the Croydon Flyover, that monument to the primacy of the internal combustion engine. Somewhat more … Continue reading →

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Tramlink, the Berlin Wall, and 200 years of railways, Sep 16

Posted on September 5, 2018 by
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All change on the buses, as now 412 suffers a service cut

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

Transport for London has just announced another reduction in service to a busy bus route in Croydon. The 412, which runs between West Croydon and Purley, is to be reduced from four buses an hour to three, the change to … Continue reading →

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Network Rail looking for signs of new times at your local station

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

Live near Norwood Junction? How about Coulsdon Town or Thornton Heath? Network Rail is offering neighbours of their south London stations the opportunity to spruce up nearby railway arches with the work of a world-renowned mural painter. Lionel Stanhope is … Continue reading →

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BP petrol station continues to issue £100 fines to customers

Posted on August 5, 2018 by

As another customer using BP’s Mitcham Road petrol station gets stung with a £100 ‘fine’, Inside Croydon suggests that drivers steer clear of BP garages Drivers of vehicles in need of fuel in the north of the borough might want … Continue reading →

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