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Category Archives: Commuting
East Croydon bridge to open in October, as MP fails to update
East Croydon Station’s Bridge to Nowhere is expected to be open, and finally allow pedestrians to go somewhere, in October. That’s according to Jeet Bains, the council cabinet member for planning and regeneration, in a speech at a Town Hall … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, East Croydon, Natasha Irons, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, Bridge to Nowhere, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, East Croydon station, Jerry Fitzpatrick, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Network Rail, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Disruption to TfL tram services with Lebanon Road track works
There is to be further disruption to tram services this weekend, with another set of “essential” track repairs to be carried out near the Lebanon Road stop in Addiscombe on March 8 and 9. Transport for London’s summary of the … Continue reading
Tram and bus fares unchanged as Tube prices go up by 4.6%
After a year-long freeze on public transport fares in the capital, Transport for London is increasing fares from tomorrow, March 2, in line with national rail fare increases, for both pay-as-you-go fares or Travelcards. But bus and tram fares will … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, London Tramlink, Maryam Eslamdoust, TfL, Transport for London, TSSA
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Council computer errors and £195 driving fine that never was
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A year ago, the council shrugged off complaints from thousands of motorists who received £195 ‘final notice’ Penalty Charge Notices without ever receiving the initial notification. They said it was just a ‘computer glitch’. As PETER GILLMAN has … Continue reading
Town centre tram loop set for track replacement in February
Transport disruption as closures will affect East Croydon and West Croydon and services to Elmers End for a 10-day period There are more tram network closures planned for Croydon town centre, “as part of TfL’s programme to renew London Trams … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon station, Elmers End, London Trams, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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TfL spending £3.2m to replace Croydon bus shelters by March
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After four years of waiting in the wind and rain, the borough’s bus passengers are about to have much-missed street furniture replaced – but no thanks to Mayor Perry and our dysfunctional council. PLUS: the official list … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Commuting, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ
Tagged bus shelters, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Valo Smart City UK Ltd
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TfL updates its Go app as contactless arrives across south-east
Transport for London has released its latest update to the free TfL Go app, which will make it easier for customers to keep tabs on their fares and journey history while on the move. The update will allow customers to … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Cycling, TfL, Transport
Tagged TfL, TfL Go app, Transport for London
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Coulsdon shop owner hits out at BBC over ‘souped-up’ bikes
An angry Croydon retailer has told the producers of Panorama that, ‘Finding a wolf in sheep’s clothing should not be a reason to attack the sheep’ A Coulsdon-based bike shop has filed a formal complaint to the BBC following last … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Cycling, Transport
Tagged Adrian Chiles, BBC, BBC Panorama, Coulsdon, e-bikes, Energise E-bikes, Neil Ridulfa, Panorama, Ray Wookey
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Croydon schools left trailing other boroughs over active travel
Six times as many schools in neighbouring Bromley have achieved Gold standard in a London-wide active travel scheme that discourages parents driving their children to school than in Croydon, official figures show With the Government’s target for 55% of primary … Continue reading
TfL instals new shelters but 70 Croydon bus stops miss out
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Work has begun for the installation of bus shelters replacing street infrastructure removed by Croydon Council almost four years ago. But TfL is only providing shelters for two-thirds of the former sites. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Sir … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Commuting, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ
Tagged bus shelters, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Valo Smart City UK Ltd
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TfL dusts off plan for £10bn Bakerloo line extension to Bromley
Transport for London’s Christmas present to south-east London was to announce that it is dusting off its plans for an extension of the Bakerloo line to Lewisham, and potentially beyond to Beckenham Junction and Elmers End. The capital’s transport authority … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, Lewisham, Outside Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Bakerloo Line, Bakerloo line extension, Beckenham Junction, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, DLR, Docklands Light Railway, Elmers End, Lewisham, London, London Tramlink, Mayor, TfL, Transport for London
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TfL announces latest fares freeze on buses and trams for 2025
London’s tram and bus fares are to be frozen in 2025, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced. It is the sixth fares freeze for bus and tram passengers since 2016, with passengers continuing to be able to make unlimited journeys … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Labour, London, London Buses, London Tramlink, Mayor Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London
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Thameslink’s party ‘survival kits’ include vital safety message
Thameslink commuters got an early Crizzie present this morning, with Govia Thameslink handing out free Christmas Party “Survival Kits” ahead of the busiest party period of the year. Despite half of Brits now working remotely, with tens of thousands planning … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Transport
Tagged Christmas, GoVia, Govia Thameslink, London Bridge, London Bridge station, Thameslink, Victoria Station
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Reduced services on London Trams for 11 days of Christmas
Croydon’s trams will be operating a reduced service throughout Christmas week, according to details released today by Transport for London. TfL says it “will keep the majority of its services running throughout the festive period”, but for tram passengers, there … Continue reading
TfL confirms it will axe 118 bus route despite public opposition
From February, Transport for London will be withdrawing the 118 route, which runs from Brixton to Morden via Streatham, Streatham Park and Mitcham. The decision has been made following a public consultation in which, even TfL admits, there was overwhelming … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Transport
Tagged 118 bus route, 45 bus route, 59 bus route, Brixton, Camberwell Green, Elephant and Castle, Mitcham, Morden, Streatham, TfL, Transport for London
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Network Rail can’t afford staff for Bridge to Nowhere ticketing
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on the latest bizarre twist in a £22m railway saga of incompetence and mismanagement The deadline for resident comments is fast approaching on a planning application for the notorious Bridge to Nowhere – with proposals … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Commuting, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Planning, TfL, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, Bridge to Nowhere, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Jerry Fitzpatrick, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Network Rail, Planning, Tory
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Urgent track works will disrupt this weekend’s tram services
Transport for London has issued another late-notice announcement of closure of a large section of the tram network this Saturday and Sunday, November 23 and 24. TfL says that the closures are caused by “emergency track works” along a stretch … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, New Addington, reeves corner, TfL, Trams, Transport for London
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Watchdog in call to keep bus fares low and to speed up routes
A report by London TravelWatch, the capital’s independent transport watchdog, is urging widespread improvements to the capital’s bus service, including helping to speed up routes and keeping fares low London TravelWatch said London’s bus network is “lifeline” to millions of … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Transport
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, London Buses, London TravelWatch, Sutton, TfL, Transport for London
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It’s time to dust off plans to unblock rail’s Selhurst Bottleneck
Among the many items that never warranted even a passing mention in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget last week were significant railway infrastructure schemes, which some economists believe should get support and so help get the economy moving at full steam … Continue reading
Tram crash civic memorial service to be held on Nov 9
On the eighth anniversary of the Croydon tram disaster, in which seven people died and dozens more were injured, the borough will pay its respects with civic ceremony in New Addington on Saturday, November 9. Today, the council issued a … Continue reading
Posted in Kola Agboola, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, Tramlink
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Katherine Kerswell, Kola Agboola, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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Emergency tram works announced for weekend of Nov 2-3
Transport for London has issued a late-notice announcement of closure of a large section of the tram network this Saturday and Sunday. TfL says that the closures are caused by “essential engineering works”.
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, New Addington, reeves corner, TfL, Trams, Transport for London
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Railway lines closed across south London for signalling works
There will be significant disruption to rail services across south London, starting this weekend and continuing through to November 1, for engineering works. There will be no Southern, Thameslink or London Overground trains in the Peckham Rye, Tulse Hill, Crystal … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Crystal Palace, London Overground, Network Rail, Southern, Southern Rail, Streatham, Thameslink
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Bank details for 5,000 TfL passengers accessed in cyber attack
The National Crime Agency has this afternoon announced that it has traced the source of the cyber attack against Transport for London to a teenager living in Walsall in the West Midlands. The news comes as TfL has admitted for … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, London-wide issues, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged cyber attack, cyber crime, National Crime Agency, TfL, Transport for London
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Signalling works mean only a ghost train service at Halloween
If you were hoping to plan any trips by train for the October half-term week – forget it. There will be no train services on parts of the railway and London Overground network across a large part of south London … Continue reading
Reminder: tram services to Wimbledon disrupted, Sep 6-8
More closures to the tram network have been announced by Transport for London – this time for September 6 to 8 on the stretch of track from Mitcham Junction to Wimbledon. The closures are while Network Rail conducts its own … Continue reading
Posted in TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Trams, London Trams, Mitcham, Mitcham Junction, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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