Category Archives: Tramlink

Council report says roads ‘will not cope’ with Westfield traffic

Posted on June 23, 2018 by

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on how the Town Hall scrutiny committee wants Croydon to ‘champion’ the local tram network to ensure that TfL ‘takes passenger safety seriously’ Croydon Council’s scrutiny committee has warned that the town centre’s “current road network … Continue reading →

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TfL confirms tram network will go ticketless from July 16

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Transport for London today confirmed the foregone conclusion which was apparent last September when it conducted a “consultation” over its decision to remove ticket machines from the tram network. In an announcement at lunchtime today, TfL said that the ticket … Continue reading →

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Tram’s Elmers End branch on track with £3.3m from TfL

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

The Elmers End branch of the tram network is to be upgraded, including double tracking of the branch line and a second platform at the tram stop, as part of £24million-worth of transport infrastructure improvements around the capital announced this … Continue reading →

Posted in Bromley Council, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Respect for Shawcross as she retires as Khan’s deputy mayor

Posted on May 8, 2018 by

Val Shawcross is standing down as London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s deputy for transport. The move will prompt a parliamentary by-election in south-east London, and the likelihood of more Blairite v Momentum internal Labour jousting, as Shawcross’s job is to be … Continue reading →

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More calls for TfL officials to face questions over tram crash

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

A public transport safety campaigner has called for a former Transport for London director to be called in for questioning over his handling of a safety audit on the tram network following the 2016 crash at Sandilands. The report was … Continue reading →

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Westfield pulls plug on £15m payment for tram network

Posted on March 22, 2018 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, on the vanishing millions which Westfield were supposed to provide for improving local infrastructure Westfield and Hammerson have pulled a promised £15million investment in Croydon town centre. The money was to have gone towards the cost … Continue reading →

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More questions after TfL is forced to publish tram fatigue report

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on an intriguing turn of events over a previously suppressed Transport for London report Within days of Inside Croydon highlighting the failure of Transport for London to share a safety audit report into driver fatigue with … Continue reading →

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