Category Archives: Tramlink

‘A once in a generation opportunity to shape a new Croydon’

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

We’ve had red Labour. There’s been “Blue Labour”. Now, a handful of councillors from the north of the borough want to see a truly “Green” Labour in Croydon. Learning from many of the environmental benefits of the coronavirus lockdown, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Crisis Commission, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Environment, Health, Jamie Audsley, Muhammad Ali, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Let’s build new tram lines with routes where people want to go

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The ‘Fantasy Tram Network’ map, showing the various undeveloped extensions and new destinations which have been spurned over the past 20 years, underlines the desperate need for better public transport in south London, says STEPHEN SPARK Thanks for … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | 5 Comments

What might have been: how Croydon Trams should have grown

Posted on June 13, 2020 by

Have you ever wondered what the Croydon Tram network might look like if the Crystal Palace extension, or the much-talked-about Sutton line, had ever been built? Loyal reader Anthony Norris-Watson certainly, and he put together something which Ken Livingstone or … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

East to go North – Network Rail wants to move a whole station

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

Network Rail want to make the earth move for commuters. Or, at least, they want to move East Croydon Station. The railway infrastructure body this week released the latest version of its plans for what they call the Croydon Area … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, East Croydon, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Tories play politics over covid emergency funding for TfL

Posted on May 15, 2020 by

The emergency cash bail-out for London’s transport system sees the capital’s Labour Mayor hand much control to the Tories running the government, reports WALTER CRONXITE The Tories have put political point-scoring ahead of public health, after the government last night … Continue reading →

Posted in London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

TfL’s cashflow crisis could make Croydon traffic jams worse

Posted on May 14, 2020 by

Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on finance problems for Transport for London that could have a profound impact on south London Transport for London’s appeal to the government for £3.2billion to allow it to keep operating in the covid-19 crisis … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe East, Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, Joy Prince, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, New Addington, Oliver Lewis, Robert Canning, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Celebrate 20 years of the Croydon Trams with our competition

Posted on May 3, 2020 by

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the first fare-paying passenger services to run on the Croydon Tram network, and to help our loyal readers celebrate, we have a copy of the recently published Croydon Tramlink, A Definitive History, by … Continue reading →

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Tram ticket inspector is 29th London transport worker to die

Posted on April 24, 2020 by

A ticket inspector on Croydon’s trams is the 29th transport worker in London to die from coronavirus, according to reports from the BBC this morning. The man, believed to be in his late 50s, is as yet unnamed. “Sadly, a … Continue reading →

Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Author tracks 20 years of history with Croydon Tramlink

Posted on April 22, 2020 by

KEN TOWL reviews an extensive and exhaustive new book about the local light rail network, which opened for service in May 2000 As former ITN newsreader and “The Voice of Tramlink”, Nicholas Owen notes in his foreword that the transport … Continue reading →

Posted in Ken Towl, Sandilands derailment, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

TfL backs Sutton Tram Link – but lacks £420m to pay for it

Posted on February 11, 2020 by

Transport for London has plumped for a tram extension that links Sutton town centre with the Northern Line Tube at Colliers Wood. But they just don’t have the £420million needed to pay for it just yet. The outcome of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Merton, Sutton Council, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments