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Category Archives: Commuting
PM Burnham says he’ll get Selhurst rail project ‘back on track’
A massive engineering scheme to untangle the tracks that cause the ‘Selhurst bottleneck’ was dumped by the Tory government. Croydon East’s MP has got it back on Westminster’s agenda. By our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON Prime Minister Andy Burnham has … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon East, East Croydon, Natasha Irons, Selhurst, TfL, Transport
Tagged Andy Burnham, CARS, Conservative, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon East, Labour, London, Natasha Irons MP, Network Rail, PMQs, Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Prime minister's questions, Selhurst, Selhurst Bottleneck, Tory, Transport for London
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A23 Streatham Hill final phase of works due to start next week
The major works on the A23 Streatham Hill, north of Croydon, which began 12 months ago, are due to enter their final phase from September 1. The works have been undertaken by Transport for London in conjunction with Southern Gas … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Cycling, Lambeth Council, Streatham and Croydon North, TfL, Transport
Tagged A23, Brixton Bus Garage, Brixton Hill, Lambeth council, South Circular, Streatham, Streatham High Road, Streatham Hill, Streatham Hill Station, Streatham Wells LTN, TfL, Transport for London, Will Norman
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September 1 return for services to Lewes following derailment
It will be Tuesday September 1 before services between Haywards Heath and Lewes will resume, following the passenger train derailment on August 13. Network Rail and train operators Southern have been continuing the work to recover the derailed carriages and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged Lewes, Lewes derailment, Network Rail, RAIB, Rail Accident Investigation Branch, Southern Rail, Thameslink
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Rail services to Lewes won’t resume for at least 10 days
It will be at least another 10 days before the rail line between Haywards Heath and Lewes is open for services again, following last week’s derailment in Sussex. Passengers heading for the south coast “are advised to check before they … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged Lewes, Lewes derailment, Network Rail, RAIB, Rail Accident Investigation Branch, Southern Rail, Thameslink
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Perry’s cycle lane sabotage looks to cost Croydon another £7m
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on how the council kept secret another devastating ruling over the Tory Mayor’s bungling over the borough’s roads Not content with making Croydon’s streets less healthy and more dangerous, Croydon’s failed Mayor Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Stuart King, TfL, Transport
Tagged Brighton Road, Brighton Road Cycle Corridor, Cllr Stuart King, Cllr Tom Bowell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Cycle lanes, Labour, LIP funding, Local Implementation Plan, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Capital idea! Weekend Hopper fare scheme begins on Saturday
The Weekend Hopper fare starts this weekend, giving bus and tram passengers the chance to explore more of the capital without paying extra to get around during the school summer holidays. Under the scheme, anyone travelling on buses and trams … Continue reading
Perry challenge to Khan: ‘Croydon’s Green Belt is sacrosanct’
Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, has put himself on a collision course with Lord Sadiq Khan and City Hall over proposals in the draft London Plan to build hundreds of homes on the borough’s Green Belt. “Whilst I am Mayor, … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addington Hills, Addiscombe West, Andrew Pelling, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, East Croydon, Environment, Housing, Lloyd Park, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Park Hill and Whitgift, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addington Hills, Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon tram stop, Green Belt, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Mayor, Lord Sadiq Khan, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, South Croydon, The Local Plan, The London Plan, Tory
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London’s ‘Lord Mayor’ puts Croydon Green Belt in his plan
Any green space within one mile of a tram stop or railway station might be available for housing development according to Mayor Khan’s draft London Plan. ANDREW PELLING takes a look at the new proposals London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addington Hills, Addiscombe West, Andrew Pelling, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, East Croydon, Environment, Housing, Lloyd Park, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Park Hill and Whitgift, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addington Hills, Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon tram stop, Green Belt, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Mayor, Lord Sadiq Khan, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, South Croydon, The Local Plan, The London Plan, Tory
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Council sets up group to mark 10th anniversary of tram crash
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sandilands tram disaster, Croydon Council has made an appeal to seek members of the community to join a steering group to help formulate plans for a special memorial. The first working group meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Mohammed Islam, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink
Tagged Civic Mayor, Civic Mayor's Office, Cllr Mohammed Islam, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Dorota Rynkiewicz, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Smith, New Addington, Philip Logan, Philip Seary, Robert Huxley, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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Trams’ town centre loop to close for three weeks in August
Transport for London has issued further details around the tram track works planned for central Croydon next month, which are expected to last more than three weeks. Five tram stops – Centrale, Church Street, George Street, Wellesley Road and West … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, London Trams, Mark Davis, New Addington, TfL, Trams Operations Ltd, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Croydon drops into London’s Healthy Streets ‘relegation zone’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Since Jason Perry became Mayor of Croydon, the borough’s streets have become more polluted, dirtier and more dangerous places. PETER UNDERWOOD takes a look at the figures This year’s healthy streets scorecard has just been published – here … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Cycling, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Peter Underwood, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Cycling, Healthy Streets Coalition, London, London Borough Healthy Streets Scorecard, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Tory
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TfL trams boss in public appeal to take care crossing the tracks
UNDER THE FLYOVER VIDEO EXCLUSIVE In our latest podcast, TfL’s Mark Davis urges pedestrians and motorists to exercise due care when crossing tramway, where there’s ‘one near-miss a week’. PLUS: We reveal how a tram has been driven the wrong … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Inside Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Under The Flyover
Tagged Croydon Trams, London Trams, Mark Davis, TfL, Trams Operations Ltd, Transport for London
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Perry promises – again – Bridge to Nowhere to open ‘next year’
Fifteen years since he was the cabinet member responsible for the botched legal agreement with developers that allowed Menta to deny public bodies necessary access to complete the £22million pedestrian bridge at East Croydon, and Jason Perry, now the Mayor … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Commuting, East Croydon, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Mayor Jason Perry, Menta Tower, Property, Transport
Tagged Bridge to Nowhere, Cherry Orchard Road, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Menta Tower, Network Rail, The Bridge to Nowhere, Tory
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London bus and tram fares to rise by 10p from November
An inflation-busting fare increase on Croydon’s trams and London buses “will be hard to take for passengers”, according to a transport watchdog. Single bus and tram fares will increase 10p to £1.85 on November 1, Transport for London announced at … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, London, London Buses, London Trams, Mayor of London, Mitcham, Sir Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Mayor Perry’s ‘Motorists’ Charter’ to deliver more accidents, higher car insurance and even put children’s safety at risk
Just what might be coming round the corner in council business now that Jason Perry is back in the Town Hall? Probably a BMW being driven at close to 40mph, reports PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Schools, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 20mph, 20mph zones, Castlemaine Avenue, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, LTN, LTN refunds, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Motorists Charter, Nigel Farage, Reform Ltd, South Croydon, Speeding, Tory
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Brigade answers 400 calls as thunderstorm hits south London
Croydon’s tram network was closed between Addiscombe and Beckenham Junction for several hours this morning, as flooding blocked the lines following severe and intense thunderstorms just after dawn. The River Wandle was close to breaking its banks near Beddington, and … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, Environment, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, Beckenham Junction, Climate change, Climate emergency, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, Flash floods, flooding, LFB, London Fire Brigade, OPertion Willow Beck, River Wandle, Thunderstorm
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Next phase of Streatham Hill works to begin with A23 closures
The next phase of works on the A23 Streatham High Road is to begin on June 29, with overnight closures and traffic reduced to one lane in each direction. This phase of works is set to continue “until August”, according … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Cycling, Lambeth Council, Streatham and Croydon North, TfL, Transport
Tagged A23, Brixton Bus Garage, Brixton Hill, Lambeth council, South Circular, Streatham, Streatham High Road, Streatham Hill, Streatham Hill Station, Streatham Wells LTN, TfL, Transport for London, Will Norman
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115 Thameslink trains given £3.6m makeover and clean-up
Selhurst Depot is meanwhile working on overhaul of Southern’s train fleet – including fixing squeaky chair-back tables Trains on Thameslink, recently taken back into public ownership, are receiving a wash and brush-up as part of £3.6million refresh. Thameslink trains run … Continue reading
Fare evasion on trams is three times worse than on buses
Transport for London reckons it is losing £190m per year in unpaid fares – and the Wimbledon to Beckenham tram network is the worst of all the capital’s services for fare dodgers Fare evasion on Croydon’s trams is twice as … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Crime, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Trams, Fare dodgers, Fare evasion, London, London Assembly, London Trams, TfL, Transport for London
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Signal works to disrupt Thameslink for two weekends in June
For the next two weekends, there will be no train service through central London on the Thameslink line between St Pancras and Finsbury Park and Blackfriars and London Bridge, as Network Rail works to upgrade the signalling system. The works … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged Blackfriars, London Bridge, Network Rail, Signalling works, St Pancras, Thameslink
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Beckenham tram lines disrupted for second day of repairs
Tram passengers looking to travel between Beckenham Junction or Elmers End and Croydon faced a second day of disruption, as engineers continued to work on a faulty power line. In a service update issued by Transport for London late last … Continue reading
Tram network disrupted by repairs to power lines at Arena
Tram services are suspended today between Addiscombe and Birkbeck and Addiscombe and Elmers End. Transport for London issued a notice late last night, that the disruption would begin at the start of service today. “This is due to repair works … Continue reading
Great British Railways trains getting on track through Croydon
Transport secretary greets the unveiling of GBR liveried train: ‘This isn’t just a paint job – it’s an important step towards building a more joined‑up, publicly owned railway that puts passengers first’ The first trains in the new Great British … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport
Tagged Brighton, Coulsdon, Croydon, Department for Transport, East Croydon station, Gatwick, Gatwick Express, GBR, Govia Thameslink, Govia Thameslink Railway, Great British Railways, GTR, Heidi Alexander, Purley, Southern Rail, Victoria
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Artist Emin makes big announcement for Priority Seating Week
Transport staff will be at Norwood Junction Station on Thursday, handing out free “Please Offer Me a Seat”, “Baby on Board” and “Babies on Board” badges, as part of activities around TfL’s Priority Seating Week. It’s the eighth year that … Continue reading
Mayor Khan offers ‘weekend whopper’ fare on trams and buses
With fares on Croydon’s trams and London buses frozen until July, today Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan announced that the TfL Hopper fare is being extended over the summer to include unlimited journeys at weekends. The promotion will operate throughout the … Continue reading
