Category Archives: Commuting

Commuters in mass protests as 2.7% rail fare hike hits

Posted on January 2, 2020 by

Passenger action groups across the country are staging a day of protest today against above-inflation fare rises on rail and bus services, and calling for a national referendum over re-nationalising the railways. Rail commuters faced their first day back at … Continue reading →

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Flooding cuts rail line to Brighton for second time in two days

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

Network Rail has issued an extraordinary appeal for people not to use the rail network, after widespread flooding on the Brighton Main Line overnight between Brighton and Gatwick. “Flooding on the railway is severely impacting services,” they said in an … Continue reading →

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Inquest into Croydon tram crash to begin in September 2020

Posted on December 12, 2019 by

Croydon Town Hall will be the venue for the jury inquest into the seven deaths in the 2016 Sandilands tram crash. The inquest is expected to last 12 weeks, and will begin in September 2020. The inquest opened in November … Continue reading →

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Docked: Lime hire bike trial is abandoned after just six months

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, on another failed council initiative The 12-month trial in Croydon of Lime bikes, the dockless hire bicycles equipped with electric motors, has been abandoned before reaching the halfway stage. Senior Town Hall sources suggest that an … Continue reading →

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Transport expert asks RAIB to re-open tram safety investigation

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

Transport for London has been accused of covering up a second safety report into fatigue among tram drivers – when driver tiredness thought to be one of the prime causes of the 2016 Croydon tram crash, in which seven people … Continue reading →

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College building in park could end Crystal Palace tram scheme

Posted on November 20, 2019 by

Any prospect of extending the tram network to Crystal Palace could hit the buffers before its backers even check-in at a platform, if the GLA gets its way. Piece by piece, the Greater London Authority, which has responsibility for the … Continue reading →

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Labour election candidate challenged over tram crash cover-up

Posted on November 19, 2019 by

A London Assembly Member and General Election candidate for a Labour safe seat has been accused of protecting the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London from “serious, legitimate questions” over the safety of the tram network. Michael Liebreich spent … Continue reading →

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