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Category Archives: Transport
Road closure planned for Imperial Way after Cruise crashes
Police are using emergency powers to close a road off the Purley Way tonight to stop the weekly Croydon Cruise. Action has been taken in the past to restrict the informal event on Imperial Way, but this is thought to … Continue reading
Posted in Policing, Purley Way, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Cruise, Metropolitan Police, Purley Way, Waddon
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Coulsdon residents call for urgent action on Cane Hill traffic
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a long-running planning saga which has seen Tory and Labour councillors indulging in political points-scoring rather than delivering solutions for local people and businesses The angry and frustrated residents of Coulsdon have called on borough councillors … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Community associations, Commuting, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Housing, Jeet Bains, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Paul Scott, Planning, TfL, Transport
Tagged Charlie King, Conservative, Coulsdon, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Jeet Bains, Labour, Mario Creatura, Paul Scott, Tory
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Council wins its 20mph referendum by narrow majority
Croydon’s own referendum – over whether part of the borough’s residential streets should be turned into a 20mph zone – turned out to be a narrow victory for the party in power. The Labour-run council’s proposals for streets in parts … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Fairfield, Heathfield, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Transport
Tagged 20mph zones, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath
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Tram drivers to take two-day strike action next week
Train drivers who operate Croydon’s Tramlink system will be on strike over pay and conditions for two days next week. The strike will begin on Wednesday, June 15, with drivers not returning to work until after midnight on Friday, June … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged TfL, Tramlink, Trams, Transport for London
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Croydon needs to race for a Superhighway for a real legacy
CROYDON COMMENTARY: After three deadly accidents involving cyclists in Croydon in the past month, AUSTEN COOPER says that our borough’s roads are overdue a modern transport infrastructure Tomorrow evening sees the return of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series that last … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Cycling, Selhurst, Sport, TfL, Timothy Godfrey, Transport
Tagged Austen Cooper, Croydon, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Selhurst, Timothy Godfrey
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Danger on the rail tracks: urgent need to fix overcrowding
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A Tory MP has demanded that Southern should lose its franchise for operating services from Coulsdon, Purley and Croydon into London. But for regular commenter ROD DAVIES, the acute overcrowding of trains between East Croydon and London Bridge … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Croydon South, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, East Croydon station, Govia Thameslink, Purley, Southern Railway
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Croydon really is ‘put on the map’ with latest Tube guide
It is undoubtedly one of the laziest and nonsensical of cliches – “putting Croydon on the map”. Which is probably why we hear it used so often by local politicians and attention-seekers. Because, of course, Croydon has been on maps … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Crystal Palace, East Croydon station, London, TfL, Tramlink, Trams, Transport for London, West Croydon station
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Tory MP demands rail service be handed to TfL ‘immediately’
Nearly a year after first making the threat, Chris Philp, the MP for Croydon South, has written to the transport minister to demand the immediate withdrawal of the multi-million-pound franchise from Govia Thameslink Railway for operating Southern and other commuter … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Purley, Southern Railway, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Coulsdon councillor highlights Southern Railway’s profiteering
It took a hitherto little-regarded local Conservative councillor to flag up the futility of Chris Philp, the Tory MP for Croydon South, staging a public meeting with executives of Southern Railways. Philp has threatened to demand that Southern lose its … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon South, Luke Clancy, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Luke Clancy, Purley, South Croydon
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MP Philp’s running late on promised action over rail service
Chris Philp, Croydon South’s new(ish) Tory MP, has probably made more appearances on Channel 4 News, Daily Politics and Newsnight to peddle his party line so far this year than he’s managed to post information for his constituents on his … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Croydon South, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, Purley, Southern Railway
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Tram drivers’ 100% vote for strike action in dispute over pay
Members of ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, who work on Croydon’s Tramlink network have voted 100 per cent in favour of strike action over what they call “the failure of FirstGroup to make an acceptable pay offer”. There was a … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged ASLEF, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Tramlink, Trams
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Cyclists set to snub £150 entry fee for charity bike race
Croydon’s cyclists seem likely to snub the £150 entry fee being demanded by the organisers of a charity event being staged as part of the town centre bike race next month. It is the second year that Croydon has staged … Continue reading
Mayor Khan to extend one-hour Hopper fares to tram network
The Croydon tram network is preparing itself to be included in the one-hour Hopper fare scheme when it is introduced by Transport for London in September. Last week, Labour’s new Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan announced the Hopper scheme, which … Continue reading
Commuters call on Philp to carry out his threat to Southern
Commuters in Croydon are calling on local MP Chris Philp to carry out his threat to demand that Southern Railway be stripped of its train-operating franchise as a consequence of the abysmal level of service. Philp has pursued the populist … Continue reading
Open data to provide up-to-date travel information on trams
Transport for London has made live service information available to tram passengers at the touch of a button. Tram passengers can access up-to-the-minute information about when their service will arrive and its destination along with the status of the service, … Continue reading
Football-watching councillors are rewarded with promotions
WALTER CRONXITE, our man outside the Town Hall with a Yorkie bar and Mike Fisher’s discarded copy of the Racing Post, sees a clear message in the latest council cabinet reshuffle: mediocrity will be rewarded in Croydon Tony Newman, Croydon’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Callton Young, Croydon Council, David Wood, Hamida Ali, John Wentworth, Kathy Bee, Matthew Kyeremeh, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Planning, Stuart King, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon Council, John Wentworth, Labour, Mark Watson, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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Newman looks for Plan B on roads as Bee is moved on
Kathy Bee, the councillor in charge of the state of the roads in the borough, looks set to be another casualty of Tony “Soprano” Newman’s inadvertent reshuffle of Town Hall top jobs expected to be undertaken at a Labour group … Continue reading
Croydon inter-faith bike ride and picnic, June 5
Posted in Activities, Church and religions, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling
Tagged churches, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling
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Valley Park shoppers ‘trapped’ without help on Bank Holiday
A two-car collision on the Purley Way left hundreds of Bank Holiday shoppers at Valley Park frustrated and angry, as they were stuck in the shopping and leisure centre’s car park for hours. It is the second time this year … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Transport, Valley Park, Waddon
Tagged Broad Green, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park, Waddon
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Negrini faces showdown with developers over £1.4bn scheme
WALTER CRONXITE on how council planning officials have reported that the “Croydon Carbuncle” is a serious threat to the town centre’s historic, 400-year-old almshouses and a Grade I-listed church Westfield and Hammerson’s sharp-suited executives will have a lot of explaining … Continue reading
London election candidates need to ‘be brave’ on transport
One of those who stood against Sadiq Khan to be Labour’s candidate for London Mayor has called upon all those standing in next month’s elections, from borough councillors upwards, to show some leadership, abandon the tendency of following the path … Continue reading
We’re on a road to nowhere with London transport policies
A leading transport commentator has said that there’s disappointingly little to choose between London’s two leading candidates for Mayor on one of the major issues facing the capital. Christian Wolmar is one of the country’s leading transport correspondents, and was … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Commuting, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Tramlink, Transport, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Zac Goldsmith MP
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Council launches second area to trial 20mph traffic zone
A second large area in the north of the borough could get a 20mph zone on its residential roads, as the council begins a consultation tomorrow asking residents if they agree to extending the speed restrictions into South Norwood, Selhurst … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Fairfield, Heathfield, Kathy Bee, Selhurst, Shirley North, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
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Coulsdon cycle shop stages St George’s Day celebration
Cycling Made Easy in Coulsdon is staging a special bike ride on St George’s Day, April 23, to mark 125 years of cycling in the town. They say, “When we found out that our building, 226 Brighton Road, Coulsdon had … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Cycling, Cycling, Sport, Transport
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling
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