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Category Archives: Transport
TfL offers discounted theatre tickets in 25th birthday giveaway
As the 25th anniversary year of Transport for London approaches an end, the capital’s transport authority has teamed up with Official London Theatre to offer exclusive savings on Theatre Tokens that can make the perfect Christmas gift for an array … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Comedy, Music, TfL, Theatre, Transport
Tagged 25th anniversary, Christmas, Official London Theatre, TfL, Transport for London, West End
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Big Brother is watching in Croydon’s NHS hospital car parks
Big Brother is watching you in the car parks at Croydon’s NHS hospitals, and you could land in big bother if you don’t pay using their new computerised system. The NHS Trust responsible for Mayday and Purley hospitals is introducing … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Mayday Hospital, Parking, Purley, Purley Hospital, Transport
Tagged ANPR, Automatic Number PLate Recognition, Croydon, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Croydon University Hospital, Mayday Hospital, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley War Memorial Hospital
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Colonnades management cuts customers’ free parking by half
EXCLUSIVE: Regular users of the gym, DIY centre or kids’ play areas at the ‘leisure park’ off the Purley Way no longer have the benefit of three hours’ free car parking. By our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON Shoppers and gym … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Colonnades, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Purley Way, Transport, Waddon
Tagged 9Yards, Colonnades, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley Way, Tory
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Brighton mainline weekend service disruption until February
Network Rail has issued an urgent notice to passengers hoping to travel south of Croydon, to Gatwick Airport and other destinations on the Brighton mainline this Sunday, November 30. And there’s a warning of similar, if not greater, rail disruption … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Transport
Tagged Brighton, Brighton Mainline, East Croydon, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Govia Thameslink Railway, Horsham, Hove, Lewes, Network Rail, Purley, Rail disruption, Redhill, Reigate
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Reform to investigate claims over conduct of ‘nasty’ Morgan
Nigel Farage’s business-cum-party is trying to distance itself from controversial Coulsdon resident, as they struggle to establish any credibility in Croydon, where they have no mayoral candidate and are on to their third branch chair since June An official from … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Coulsdon, Crime, Policing, Purley, Schools, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Cordrey Gardens, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Daniel Tebbutt, Fieldway, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, New Addington, Nigel Farage, Nik Stewert, Peter Morgan, Reform UK, Scott Holman, Sharon Carby, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Reform party official wants to scrap vital New Addington trams
EXCLUSIVE: As Nigel Farage’s company-cum-party struggles with a constant credibility crisis, here in Croydon, one member has a policy idea which could damage their election chances. By STEVEN DOWNES Ahead of next May’s local elections in Croydon, Peter Morgan wants … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Coulsdon, Crime, Parking, Policing, Purley, Schools, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Cordrey Gardens, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Fieldway, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, New Addington, Nigel Farage, Peter Morgan, Reform UK, Sharon Carby, Surrey, Surrey Police, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Worries over ‘nasty’ Peter Morgan’s part in Croydon Reform UK
EXCLUSIVE: The party that selected a dead woman to be their candidate for mayor in Croydon is once more having questions asked about its checks on candidates and officials. By STEVEN DOWNES Still without a mayoral candidate for the local … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Parking, Policing, Purley, Schools, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Cordrey Gardens, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Metropolitan Police, Nigel Farage, Peter Morgan, Reform UK, Sharon Carby, Surrey, Surrey Police, Tory
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East Croydon provides platform for Railway Children campaign
Govia Thameslink Railway is working with safeguarding charity the Railway Children to discuss how best to support vulnerable children and young people across London’s rail network. Govia Thameslink’s chief exec, Angie Doll, met representatives of the Railway Children at East … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Health, Transport
Tagged Angie Doll, East Croydon station, Govia Thameslink Railway, Rebecca Butler
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Time to scrap overpriced Gatwick Express ruse, says rail report
Campaign group says ‘premium’ service’s ticket prices ‘bamboozle’ foreign visitors, and can be up to three times more expensive than standard fares. Railfuture is holding a public meeting this week to explain how capital-to-coast services could be improved immediately A group … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged Charlie King, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Gatwick Express, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Railfuture, Southern Rail, Victoria
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£18.7m rail scheme brings contactless ticketing to 50 stations
Rail passengers will be able to use pay as you go with contactless ticket barriers at 21 more stations served by Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern from December 14. The stations getting the updated payment system include Ashtead, Box Hill … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Reigate and Banstead Council, Surrey, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Contactless, Department for Transport, DfT, Dorking, East Grinstead, Great British Railways, Leatherhead, Lord Peter Hendy, Oxted, Pay as you go, Reigate, TfL, Transport for London, Woldingham
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Railway offering teenagers chance to become a real apprentice
There’s no need to face the boardroom and Lord Sugar to really become an apprentice, under an application process just opened for budding engineers by Govia Thameslink Railway. Vacancies for Govia’s 2026 intake are now live, to join the country’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education, Selhurst, Transport
Tagged Apprentice, Apprenticeships, East Surrey College, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Selhurst, The Apprentice
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Glamorgan campaigners make plea for deadline day support
Local campaigners in Addiscombe are hoping that enough people lodge protests before today’s deadline to object to developers’ appeal over the rejection of their plans to demolish a long-closed pub on Cherry Orchard Road and build 24 flats on the … Continue reading
Croydon Flyover ‘investigation’ highlights need for repairs
The Croydon Flyover has been undergoing urgent checks by Transport for London engineers this week, with the capital-wide transport agency confirming that the 60-year-old concrete and steel urban motorway “is in need of refurbishment”. Parts of the Wandle Road surface … Continue reading
Posted in Heidi Alexander, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Parking, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Flyover, Department for Transport, DfT, Labour, London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London
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Police appealing for witnesses after collision on Ditches Lane
A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was knocked off his bicycle in a collision on Ditches Lane, Coulsdon, around dusk on Monday. The Metropolitan Police are appealing for witnesses. The driver of a red Hyundai … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Cycling, Transport
Tagged Collision, Coulsdon, Ditches Lane, Metropolitan Police
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Solemn Sunday of memorials at New Addington and Town Hall
This year’s anniversary of the Sandilands tram crash coincides with national commemorations for Remembrance Sunday Croydon will remember those who lost their lives in the Sandilands tram derailment at a civic ceremony this Sunday, November 9, in New Addington. This … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Council, Croydon Town Hall, Croydon tram crash, Katharine Street, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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Residents in High Court challenge over Gatwick’s new runway
A group of residents living around Gatwick and under the fly-path of its commercial jets have begun a High Court legal challenge against the government over its decision to grant approval for the opening of a second runway at the … Continue reading
Jo Brand’s on message for TfL as it stages £1m poppy appeal
Transport for London has joined up with the Royal British Legion and Jo Brand, the south London comedian, presenter and writer, to encourage London Poppy Day donations across the capital’s transport network today, October 30. Around 2,000 TfL workers, veterans … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, History, TfL
Tagged Jo Brand, Poppy Appeal, Remembrance Sunday, Royal British Legion, TfL, Transport for London
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New lifts give step-free access for passengers at Sutton Station
Sutton Station’s old and unreliable lifts have been replaced, giving rail passengers step-free access between platforms and the station concourse once again after a four-month engineering project. Network Rail finished the lift replacement work in quick order for the busy … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Sutton Council, Transport
Tagged Govia Thameslink, Network Rail, Southern Rail, Sutton, Sutton Station, Thameslink
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Birkbeck tram stop ramp works over-run into December
Meanwhile, engineering works will see no tram services between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane for a fortnight The access ramp at Birkbeck tram stop is to continue to be out of use for a further five weeks, at least, Transport for … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Birkbeck, Birkbeck tram stop, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, London Trams, TfL, Therapia Lane, Trams, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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‘We live in a danger zone’: locals call for action on speeding
Residents in Upper Norwood staged a protest this week to demand urgent action from Mayor Jason Perry and Croydon Council to tackle dangerous speeding on their road, where police have confirmed some cars are driven at almost three times the … Continue reading
No trams to Wimbledon during track works over half-term
About half of the Croydon tram network will be closed for “essential track renewal works” for more than a week, starting on October 25. Transport for London announced this morning that the western section of the network, from Therapia Lane … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
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£100m upgrade to Southern trains completed at Selhurst depot
Anyone undertaking the daily commute into Victoria tomorrow will likely be taking a ride on a train that has been part of a £100million refurbishment. More than 300 commuter trains operating out of Victoria Station have undergone repairs and upgrades … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport
Tagged Gatwick Express, GoVia, Govia Thameslink, Selhurst, Selhurst rail depot, Southern, Thameslink, Victoria Station
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Lathwood is ‘threat to the public’ says his Sussex neighbour
EXCLUSIVE: Community groups, legal practices, members of the public and even Crystal Palace’s Holmesdale Fanatics have lodged formal complaints about aggressive behaviour by a Croydon-based officer, as ‘institutional racism’ at the Metropolitan Police is raised once more A man who … Continue reading
Bus ticket police officer gets written warning over misconduct
A police constable stationed in Croydon, Perry Lathwood, acted in a ‘disrespectful and unprofessional’ manner when he called a black mum ‘a daft cow’ as he arrested her on Whitehorse Road in 2023 A police disciplinary panel today found that … Continue reading
Passengers must travel to end of the line to Meet the Manager
Transport for London says it wants to hear what you have to say about its tram network and the service it provides. Given the recent record of urgent engineering closures and a power cut at its Therapia Lane depot last … Continue reading
