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Category Archives: Tramlink
London’s bus and tram fares to rise by 10p from November 1
The fares freeze on London’s buses and trams ends this month. From November 1, the adult bus and tram fare, including the Hopper fare, will increase by 10p from £1.75 to £1.85, Transport for London confirmed in a statement this … Continue reading
Passengers suffering as tram closures up by 68% in a year
While billions of pounds have been spent on Tube extensions or earmarked for the Docklands Light Railway, Croydon’s trams have become the poor relations of the capital’s transport infrastructure. And the strain is beginning to show. By STEVEN DOWNES Planned … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Inside Croydon Investigates, Sandilands derailment, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Arena tram stop, Beckenham Junction, Boris Johnson, Bus replacement service, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Elmers End, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Harrington Road, Harrington Road tram stop, Ken Livingstone, London Trams, Lord Khan, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, Sandilands derailment, South Norwood, TfL, Transport for London
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Another shutdown of New Addington trams from Oct 17 to 18
Another week, another notice of more tram closures. The latest disruption was confirmed by Transport for London this morning: no service on the branch between Sandilands and New Addington this coming weekend, October 17 to 18. “This is so essential … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon East, East Croydon, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Bus replacement service, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Elmers End, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Harrington Road, Harrington Road tram stop, London Trams, New Addington, Sandilands, South Norwood, TfL, Transport for London
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MP Irons wades in to row over New Addington tram closures
MP Natasha Irons broke off her busy schedule this week canvassing in north London for Labour’s candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to fire off a letter to Transport for London over the closure of half the tram … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon East, East Croydon, Natasha Irons, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addington Village, Beckenham Junction, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, Gravel Hill, Kent Gate Way, Lodge Lane, London Trams, Lord Khan, Mark Davis, Mayor of London, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London
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Half tram network shut down for another two weeks’ works
The Croydon tram network is to undergo another lengthy closure at the end of this month, with no service between East Croydon, New Addington, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction while “essential track renewal works” are undertaken around Arena junction. Contractors … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Arena tram stop, Beckenham Junction, Bus replacement service, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Elmers End, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Harrington Road, Harrington Road tram stop, London Trams, New Addington, South Norwood, TfL, Transport for London
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Tram works from Wandle Park to Reeves Corner to start Oct 2
There will be no tram service between Reeves Corner and Wandle Park for almost a week, beginning from 10pm this Friday, October 2. “This is so essential engineering works can be carried out to improve the tramway,” according to Transport … Continue reading
Signal failure closes tram network’s Beckenham branch
There has been no tram service all morning between Harrington Road, near South Norwood Country Park, and all stops through to Beckenham Junction. The notification of the service suspension was issued by Transport for London just after 4am, and affected … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, South Norwood, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Beckenham Cemetery, Beckenham Junction, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, Harrington Road, Harrington Road tram stop, London Tramlink, London Trams, South Norwood, South Norwood Country Park, TfL, Transport for London, Wodside
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MP Philp’s Green Belt petition slammed as ‘scaremongering’
‘Croydon’s Green Belt under threat!’ was the deliberately alarmist headline on a mass email from the Croydon South MP last week. Some have described it as ‘reckless scaremongering’. Others have called it ‘outright lies’. BARRATT HOLMES, housing correspondent, puts down … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addington Hills, Addiscombe West, Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Croydon South, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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
Tram operators sued for £200,000 over teen death on the tracks
The company which operates Croydon’s tram network is being sued for negligence over the death of a teenaged e-scooter rider who was killed after being hit by a tram. Reuben Abakah, who was 19, died in hospital three days after … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Trams, High Court, London Trams, Reuben Abakah, TfL, TOL, Tram death, Tram Operations Ltd, Trams, Transport for London, Waddon, Waddon Marsh, Waddon Marsh tram stop
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Fault with overhead cable halts New Addington tram service
By GIANELLA A BASILE There’s been yet more disruption for tram passengers trying to get to or from New Addington, though today’s lack of service was unscheduled, following what Transport for London described as “an overhead line fault”. Inside Croydon … Continue reading
TfL to carry out tram works at Mitcham ‘before the hot weather’
Anyone planning to travel anywhere on trams, trains or Overground this weekend are advised to check before they set out Just a fortnight after Croydon’s tram network got “back to normal” after a two-week closure of the New Addington branch … Continue reading
What it’s really like trying to get to work from New Addington
Getting to or from New Addington by public transport has become a nightmare journey in the past week, due to the latest tram closures coinciding with road works. Reporter GIANELLA A BASILE has to make the trip into central Croydon … Continue reading
MP writes to TfL over New Addington’s ‘inadequate’ transport
Local MP Natasha Irons has fired off a letter of complaint to Transport for London over what she calls the “inadequate” replacement bus service being provided for her New Addington constituents while they endure “significant disruption” caused by the latest … Continue reading
