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Category Archives: Transport
Tram accessibility day, East Croydon Station, Dec 6
Posted in East Croydon, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon station, Tramlink, Trams
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New school to be ‘sealed off’ from Purley Way’s polluted air
Pass the inhaler: this will have you gasping, and not in a good way. The sight of children, some as young as five, walking to or from their school wearing anti-pollution masks could soon be a commonplace on the streets … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Cycling, Education, Environment, Harris Primary Purley Way, Health, Jason Perry, Joy Prince, Parking, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Purley Way, Schools, Segas House, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Harris Purley Way Primary, Labour, Purley Way, Tory, Waddon
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Norwood Junction ready for take-off with new station name
Council leader Tony Newman and the man pulling his strings, council CEO Nathan Elvery, clearly remain uncomfortable with being in… well, Croydon. This week’s Carve-up Croydon Conference was full of talk of “city status” from some of the estate agent-types. … Continue reading
Harris determined to build primary beside polluted A23
The Harris Federation, established by a carpet salesman to run a chain of academised schools, seems determined to push ahead with establishing a primary school on the Purley Way, on a derelict site alongside one of the busiest roads in … Continue reading
Purley engineering works means more rail disruption
If you’re hoping to visit Auntie Edna in Brighton over Christmas, or maybe take in the pantomime at the Palladium or embark on some New Year sales shopping down Oxford Street, then you had better not plan to travel by … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged East Croydon station, GoVia, Govia Thameslink, Southern, Thameslink, West Croydon
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UKIP’s ‘Muslim Charter’ author Batten in Fairfield debate
Given the febrile atmosphere of distrust and fear that is sure to follow last night’s appalling atrocities in Paris, where more than 100 innocent people were killed in terrorist shootings and bombings, the management of Fairfield Halls, Croydon police and … Continue reading
TfL’s loopy scheme will strangle town centre to a stand-still
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Multi-million pound proposals for the trams in the town centre could see the Croydon road network being gridlocked, says bus passenger VALERIE HUNTER According to Transport for London, the improvements – new platforms and more frequent services – … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addiscombe West, Business, Commuting, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Cycling, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield, New Addington, One Lansdowne Road, Planning, Ruskin Square, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, TfL, Transport for London, Wellesley Road, West Croydon, Westfield
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£85m Boris Flyover scheme might yet be overtaken by events
Transport for London’s plans for more and wider roads around the Fiveways junction on the Purley Way may be delayed so long that the £85 million Boris Flyover to the Croydon Flyover might yet fail to be built, with any final … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2016 London elections, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Environment, Joy Prince, Mayor of London, Planning, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon South, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Joy Prince, Labour, London Assembly, Robert Canning, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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TfL’s Dingwall tram loop wastes millions on ‘gold-plated’ pipes
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Transport for London has announced that it will steam ahead with its costly Dingwall Road tram loop, on the basis of a consultation which offered no real alternative and got just a couple of hundred positive responses. JOHN … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Caroline Pidgeon, East Croydon, London Assembly, Mayor of London, New Addington, Planning, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, TfL, Tramlink, Trams, Transport for London, UKIP, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Platform puts Wimbledon service back on track with Tramlink
Tramlink services through to Wimbledon have resumed as normal after Transport for London built a new tram platform at the tram network’s western terminus in less than five months. From next spring, when four new trams enter service, bringing the … Continue reading
Photofile: 2015 Veteran Car Run in Thornton Heath
LEE TOWNSEND, of the Croydon Photography Forum, was up at the crack of a sparrow’s fart today to capture the Edwardian splendour of the annual Veteran’s Car Run as it processed through Thornton Heath
Uncovering the lost blueprint for London’s rail network
BERNARD WINCHESTER offers a sneak preview of his latest talk, to be given tomorrow, on the history of the other Crystal Palace Station Everybody knows about Crystal Palace Station and its vast, echoing interior, dating from the time when millions … Continue reading
Veteran car drivers won’t be stopping for a Croydon cuppa
As celebrities, such as Chris Evans, the new presenter of Top Gear, sports stars and minor royals get themselves ready for tomorrow’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Rally, Inside Croydon has heard from one disgruntled south London trader who has … Continue reading
Discover Crystal Palace’s cherished railway history, Nov 2
The great High Level station at Crystal Palace played an important part in bringing millions of visitors to what was for many years Great Britain’s most popular visitor attraction. As part of the South Norwood Arts Festival, respected local historian … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton, Education, History, Norwood Society, People for Portland Road, South Norwood, Transport
Tagged Crystal Palace, South Norwood
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Councillors finally oppose Waddon flyover ‘monstrosity’
WALTER CRONXITE has trawled through the council’s audio recording of a Town Hall meeting which was never webcast, and discovered a breath of fresh air over Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s £85 million proposal to build a flyover to the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Health, Joy Prince, Kathy Bee, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Transport, Waddon, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Kathy Bee, Labour, Mayor, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Picture prizes on offer for spectators at Veteran Car Run
There’s a prize on offer to spectators lining the route for the best pictures shared on Twitter and Instagram that capture this Sunday’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, as it pootles its way from Hyde Park, through the length … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Norbury, Purley, Thornton Heath, Transport
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, London to Brighton Veteran Car Rally, Norbury, Purley, Thornton Heath
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Coulsdon commuters offered reduced services by Southern
When the Tannoy system at Coulsdon Town station next announces “Mind The Gap”, they won’t be referring to the distance between platform and train carriage, but the length of time until the next timetabled service on the line. The residents … Continue reading
Black mark for Morgan as his bogus identity gets found out
Coulsdon’s one-man motoring campaign could soon find it more difficult to use false identities online to pursue his own vested interests, as our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, reports Last night, he was spotted at a public meeting in Lambeth, discussing … Continue reading
Help fire-up Palace Power at energy meeting, Oct 13
Crystal Palace railway station will soon be home to a community-led Energy Garden, combining plants and flowers with renewable energy sources. Join the local community, Palace Power community energy group and the Crystal Palace Transition Town movement for an evening … Continue reading
Council has no proper benefit analysis on £148,000 cycle race
Transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, crunches some numbers and finds that Croydon Council forked out £148,000 for one night’s cycle racing in the town centre and has absolutely no idea whether they got value for money Here’s a combination of words … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Athletics, Boris Johnson, Boxpark, Business, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Guardian, Croydon Harriers, Cycling, Cycling, Environment, Jo Negrini, Martyn Rooney, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Sport, Tony Newman, Transport, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Labour, Tony Newman, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Londoners left to count the cost of part-time Tory Mayor
The announcement over the weekend that London’s fleet of Boris Buses are to have windows retro-fitted to their upper decks, because the air-conditioning in the £350,000-a-time Roastmasters has never worked, offers as good a reason as any for our Transport … Continue reading
Council lets builders turn Arena parkland into a car park
Education correspondent GENE BRODIE avoids saying “we told you so” about what promises to be a disappointing start to life at big school for the bright-eyed new Year 7s at the Oasis Academy alongside Croydon Arena Parents of children excitedly … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Cycling, Education, Environment, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Kathy Bee, Oasis Academy, Paul Scott, Schools, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport, Wayne Lawlor, Wildlife, Woodside
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Oasis Academy Arena, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Woodside
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