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Category Archives: East Croydon
It’s ok not to be ok: East Croydon station gets the message
Commuters using East Croydon station this morning will have seen their route to the platforms made more colourful by a series of artful messages, installed by Govia Thameslink Railway across some of its busiest transport hubs today – Suicide Prevention … Continue reading
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Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged East Croydon, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Suicide Prevention Day
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Selhurst homes and businesses face demolition for rail scheme
Thirty-three homes in Selhurst and business premises on a light industrial estate all face demolition, under plans from Network Rail to provide a long-term solution to congestion on the London-to-Brighton mainline. Network Rail’s Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme – or CARS … Continue reading
Pub gardeners’ question time: Builders has others in the shade
Just where is the best beer garden to go in post-lockdown Croydon for a socially distanced, covid-safe drink with old mates? KEN TOWL, pictured right in his best new normal going-out gear, needed no second invitation to try a few … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, East Croydon, Ken Towl, Pubs
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Ken Towl, pubs
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Train operators offer advice for travelling in the ‘new normal’
During this coronavirus pandemic, not everyone works in No10 and can just drive to Barnard Castle when they fancy a day out. But as lockdown measures are eased, and there’s a gradual return to work for some, railway operators … Continue reading
Let’s build new tram lines with routes where people want to go
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
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East to go North – Network Rail wants to move a whole station
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
East Croydon expansion plans are to go online from Monday
The latest stage of Network Rail’s consultation over the expansion of East Croydon Station, improvements at Norwood Junction, the rebuilding of Windmill Bridge and the unblocking of the railway bottleneck at the Selhurst junction, will be launched online on Monday. … Continue reading
Putting Mr Blobby in charge is Newman’s latest blunder
TOWN HALL SKETCH: If a council’s planning deliberations have to be seen and heard to meet the requirements for democracy laid down by law, then Croydon could be in a spot of trouble, writes WALTER CRONXITE Well, that was a … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Clark, College Green, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Fairfield, Fairfield Homes, Housing, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Toni Letts
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Clark, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Fairfield Homes, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Toni Letts, Tory
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Planning officials warn of coronavirus risks of co-living towers
A south London council has raised the alarm about the deadly health risks inherent from high-density tower blocks offering “co-living” accommodation, in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the need for social distancing. The concerns aired in Wandsworth over a … Continue reading
Tram ticket inspector is 29th London transport worker to die
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 coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon Tramlink, TfL, Transport for London
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£120m Brick by Brick scheme to get ‘virtual’ planning meeting
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how Croydon Council is using the pandemic lockdown to lock out the public from the planning process Council leader Tony Newman has ignored calls from residents’ groups, his own Labour councillors and a local MP … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Muhammad Ali, Paul Scott, Planning, Toni Letts, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Heather Cheesbrough, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Toni Letts
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All aboard! Thameslink repaints trains in support of NHS
Govia Thameslink has today announced that they have re-painted three of their trains to reflect the public support for the NHS and key-workers. Of course, in this time of covid-19 emergency, transport workers are key workers, too – the rising … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged East Croydon station, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Southern Rail, Thameslink
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Govia Thameslink expand apprentice scheme to plug skills gap
Ramla Abshir-Slevin will have had easier days at the office since starting as East Croydon Station’s apprentice station manager last month. Yesterday, the 32-year-old and her colleagues had to cope with having the station, one of the busiest in south-east … Continue reading
Flooding cuts rail line to Brighton for second time in two days
Network Rail has issued an extraordinary appeal for people not to use the rail network, after widespread flooding on the Brighton Main Line overnight between Brighton and Gatwick. “Flooding on the railway is severely impacting services,” they said in an … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport
Tagged Brighton Main Line, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Selhurst Triangle
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Docked: Lime hire bike trial is abandoned after just six months
JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, on another failed council initiative The 12-month trial in Croydon of Lime bikes, the dockless hire bicycles equipped with electric motors, has been abandoned before reaching the halfway stage. Senior Town Hall sources suggest that an … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Crime, Croydon Council, Cycling, East Croydon, Lime bicycles, Stuart King, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Lime e-bikes
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Bus changes in the town centre leave passengers hopping mad
Bus passengers are coming to terms with the latest changes to their services, with Transport for London imposing shortened routes in and around the town centre since Saturday, forcing thousands of people into hopping off and on buses just to … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Hammersfield, London Buses, TfL, Transport for London, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Adonis joins Croydon MP’s 5-year-old campaign for Zone 4
Former Labour transport minister Andrew Adonis has backed calls from a Croydon MP and local businesses to re-zone East Croydon and West Croydon Stations, to make it cheaper to travel between the city centre and the south London borough. Lord … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Commuting, Croydon BID, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Andrew Adonis, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Water and gas main leaks slow roadworks in Addiscombe
Some roads in Addiscombe remain closed to traffic for a fourth week today. TfL’s optimistic plan to shut down trams and roads off Addiscombe Road for a mere 10 days at the end of August to fast-track roadworks and engineering … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, Sandilands, TfL, Transport for London
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TfL condemn Addiscombe to extra week of road closures
The roadworks in Addiscombe which have caused traffic chaos for more than a week will continue at least for an additional seven days. Transport for London shut down the tram network from East Croydon to Beckenham and New Addington on … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, Shirley, TfL, Transport for London
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10 days of disruption with tram and Addiscombe road closures
From this Friday, more than half of the Croydon tram network will be shut down, and buses in and around Addiscombe and Shirley will undergo considerable re-routing over a 10-day period, as Transport for London undertakes major civil engineering work … Continue reading
Trams and bus services to be heavily curtailed for 10 days
The trams service will be suspended between East Croydon and New Addington, and Elmers End and Beckenham Junction from Friday, August 23 to Sunday, September 1. There will also be a reduced frequency of service for trams to Wimbledon during … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, TfL, Transport for London
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Be in the Vanguard for a hike from Croydon to the south coast
In the middle of the hottest of heatwaves, KEN TOWL set off from East Croydon for the sea. He travelled not by train, but on foot along the Vanguard Way I am looking at a plaque on the side of … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, East Croydon, Environment, Ken Towl, Lloyd Park, Walks
Tagged East Croydon station, Ken Towl, Vanguard Way, Warlingham
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79% object to bus route changes – but TfL go ahead with cuts
Building works around the Whitgift Centre will see eight bus routes shortened to avoid driving through Croydon town centre Transport for London last night confirmed that they are to press ahead with cuts to most of the bus routes serving … Continue reading
Tram services suspended in Croydon town centre for repairs
Transport for London announced yesterday that the tram service will be suspended between Reeves Corner and East Croydon overnight tonight and through Sunday morning, while cable repair work is carried out on Church Street. TfL said, “We will need to … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Church Street, Croydon Tramlink, reeves corner, Transport for London
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