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Category Archives: Commuting
Government has withheld funding for new tram safety body
Croydon Central MP Sarah Jones has discovered that the Tory Government has delayed releasing funds to establish a tram safety body, two years after the tram crash which killed seven people and injured 62 others at Sandilands tram stop. The … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Sandilands derailment, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, New Addington, Sandilands derailment, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Railway plans could blight Selhurst properties for five years
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on first reactions to proposals for infrastucture works to unblock the Croydon Bottleneck Homes and properties along Gloucester Road, the Tait Road industrial estate, Swan Close and Lambert’s Place all seem likely to be subject … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Selhurst, Transport
Tagged Croydon Bottleneck, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Selhurst
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Tram crash victims’ families criticise delays over inquest
On the eve of the second anniversary of the Croydon tram crash in which seven people died, the families of crash victims and survivors have criticised the lengthy wait for a decision on whether to bring charges against the driver. … Continue reading
39 trains are stopped in the Croydon Bottleneck in two hours
Anyone who has ever taken a train to or from East Croydon must have experienced it. The London-bound train they have just boarded pulls away from the station, only to slow to a stop for no apparent reason. Or you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Selhurst, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Bottleneck, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Selhurst
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Memorial event for tram crash to be held at New Addington
The second anniversary of the Sandilands tram derailment will be marked at a civic ceremony in New Addington next week. Croydon Council has organised a short event at Central Parade in New Addington at 11am on Friday November 9. The … Continue reading
Half of tram crash safety recommendations remain undone
Half the safety recommendations put forward after the 2016 Croydon tram crash have not been put in place, it is being reported today. Next month marks two years since the worst tram crash in this country for more than half … Continue reading
MP backs Network Rail plans to unblock Croydon bottleneck
Croydon leads the way in one respect, at least: it has become the “most challenging bottleneck on Britain’s railway”. That’s according to Network Rail, and they should know. Network Rail has announced a public consultation into its multi-million-pound plans to … Continue reading
