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Category Archives: TfL
TfL expresses serious safety concerns for Kenley bus route
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports that passengers hoping to catch a bus along Wattendon Road might have a very long wait A new bus route promised by Kenley’s Conservative councillors now seems unlikely to be implemented, according to an internal … Continue reading
Posted in Gayle Gander, Kenley, Ola Kolade, TfL, Transport
Tagged 434, Caterham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gayle Gander, Kenley, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ola Kolade, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Whyteleafe
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Slow-go Mayor Perry has yet to start tenders for bus shelters
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Three years since the borough’s bus shelters were unceremoniously uprooted after council staff signed the borough up to a dodgy get-rich-quick scheme, and the tendering process to replace the 185 shelters has not yet begun. EXCLUSIVE by … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Commuting, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged bus shelters, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Digital Croydon, JC Decaux, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Buses, Mayor Jason Perry, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Valo Smart City, Valo Smart City UK Ltd
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Tram workers’ union suspends next week’s planned strikes
The five days of strike action on Croydon’s trams planned between this Sunday, March 24, and Thursday March 28 have been suspended, Transport for London announced today. The strike had been called by trades union Unite after five years of … Continue reading
‘On yer bike’ TfL tells tram passengers as strike action looms
South Londoners have been told “on yer bike” by TfL, as the tram network now faces five days of strike action on top of a month-long network disruption caused by planned engineering works. The strike has been called by Unite … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Sharon Graham, TfL, Transport for London, Unite, Unite the Union
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Expect railway disruption during engineering works at Easter
Network Rail is planning to conduct wide-ranging engineering works in south London, Surrey, Kent and Sussex over Easter which will see bus replacement services in operation on several routes from Friday, March 29 to Monday, April 1. The works include … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, East Croydon station, Easter, Network Rail, Purley, Southern, Thameslink, Whyteleafe
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One-third of older Londoners say the capital is ‘unaffordable’
‘The financial struggles of older Londoners are worse than ever’ according to the head of Age UK London The temporary re-introduction of pre-9am use of the Freedom Pass and 60+ Oyster on Fridays, under the Mayor of London’s recently launched … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Charity, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged 60+ Oyster Card, Age UK, Age UK London, Freedom Pass, London, TfL, Transport for London
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More trams disruption on New Addington line for next month
There will be no tram services from Sandilands through to New Addington this weekend, and for the next two weekends, “due to essential works”, Transport for London confirmed today. This follows the two-week closure of the central Croydon loop during … Continue reading
Tory councillors missed the bus over Kenley route changes
Kenley’s Conservative councillors, Gayle Gander and Ola Kolade, have admitted that they didn’t know that their residents were to be by-passed by Transport for London’s changes to Croydon’s bus routes – until they found out about it on Inside Croydon. … Continue reading
Posted in Gayle Gander, Kenley, Ola Kolade, TfL, Transport
Tagged 434, Caterham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gayle Gander, Kenley, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ola Kolade, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Whyteleafe
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How TfL’s changes to 10 Croydon bus routes will affect you
There’s major changes coming to 10 bus routes serving the south of Croydon, including Purley, Coulsdon, Kenley and South Croydon, as well as Sutton and Wallington, coming into effect on Saturday March 2. Here’s TfL’s blow-by-blow breakdown of their bus … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Goodbye Route 455… it’s been a long, long journey. Too long
EXCLUSIVE: There’s more than a touch of an old Morecambe and Wise gag about the extensive changes to 10 bus routes in Croydon and Sutton: ‘TfL has chosen all the right routes, just not the right roads’. By JEREMY CLACKSON, … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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New Addington and Beckenham trams to close for a month
There is to be another “significant closure” of a large part of the tram network for “vital” works which will see all services east of East Croydon Station suspended for almost four weeks. A senior figure at Transport for London … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, Lloyd Park, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London
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Cash-strapped council misses out on millions in travel grants
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on how Mayor Perry’s pro-pollution, pro-car agenda has left Croydon pot-less, again Croydon, under pro-pollution Perry, its elected Mayor, is the only borough in the whole of London that has failed to apply for new … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, TfL, Transport
Tagged Austen Cooper, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycleways, Cycling, Green Party, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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All change for the Windrush line as Overground gets a re-boot
Croydon commuters using Transport for London’s Overground will today have been travelling on the renamed Windrush line, part of a network rebranding aimed at untangling the orange “spaghetti” of rail lines on London’s iconic Tube map. But the £6.3million exercise … Continue reading
Addiscombe and Old Town roads to close during tram works
The planned two-week closure of a large section of the tram network around Croydon town centre for “essential maintenance works” (they are always essential) also comes with a series of road closures and changes to parking provision in Old Town … Continue reading
Another two weeks of tram closures for ‘essential’ repair works
There’s half-term coming up, so get ready for the annual spring shutdown of (parts of) the Croydon Tram network. The shutdown will cut off West Croydon and East Croydon mainline stations from most of the south London transit network. “Essential … Continue reading
‘Complete drivel’: officials confused by botched bus changes
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the continuing confusion at TfL HQ over where they’ve placed their own bus stops in Croydon town centre Almost a month since Transport for London shuffled its bus stops in Croydon town centre, and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Bus stops, Croydon, Katharine Street, Park Lane, St George's Walk, TfL, Town Centre, Transport for London
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London TravelWatch appoints former top civil servant as chair
London TravelWatch has today announced that Tricia Hayes is to be its new chair. London TravelWatch is the statutory transport watchdog for the capital, representing the voice of passengers, using evidence to campaign to improve journeys and advocate for all … Continue reading
Posted in London Assembly, London-wide issues, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Keith Prince, London, London Assembly, London TravelWatch, Mayor, TfL, Transport for London, Tricia Hayes
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Mayor Khan delivers another TfL fares freeze through to 2025
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is freezing all fares on Transport for London services until 2025, City Hall announced this morning. Mayor Khan’s office says people could save up to £90 a year under the plans, part of a £123million investment … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Boris Johnson, Caroline Pidgeon, Commuting, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Fares freeze, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Vandals are out on Marlpit Avenue as ULEZ takes effect
Criminal damage to public property continues in Coulsdon, as data suggests a sharp reduction in the most polluting vehicles using the capital’s roads Just as it did in inner London when introduced (by the then-Mayor, Boris Johnson, in case you … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Croydon South, Facebook, London, Marlpit Avenue, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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All change! Confusion reigns as TfL’s bus stop map ‘vanishes’
The switchover of bus stops in Croydon passed off less than smoothly, with dozens of passengers clearly confused by Transport for London’s poorly advertised and executed alterations in the town centre. “When I was walking through there on Saturday, was … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Fairfield, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Bus stops, Croydon, Croydon Flyover, East Croydon, Fell Road, Superloop, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
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Perry’s Facebook group hosted video by Islamophobic ‘comic’
EXCLUSIVE: A secretive Facebook group which has policing minister Chris Philp among its members and where the Mayor of Croydon is an administrator has been sharing content from a far-right mate of the EDL’s Tommy Robinson. By STEVEN DOWNES The … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Chris Philp MP, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Croydon South, Facebook, GLA, Greater London Authority, Liam Tuffs, Luke Shortland, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Shirley, Tommy Robinson, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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TfL announces bus stop changes for Croydon town centre
Croydon’s bus stops, with or without shelters, are about to experience significant changes, with Transport for London issuing a notice of rearrangement of the routes in and around the town centre from next Saturday, January 13. TfL describes these as … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Fairfield, London-wide issues, TfL, Transport
Tagged London Buses, Park Lane, St George's Walk, TfL, Transport for London, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre
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After two years Perry claims credit for 4 TfL bus shelters
When he’s not providing a platform for vandals to celebrate the destruction of ULEZ infrastructure, Croydon’s hypocritical Mayor is accepting help from Transport for London It’s coming up to three years since Croydon Council had all of its own bus … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Commuting, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, bus shelters, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Valo Smart City UK Ltd
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‘Difficult decisions’ as TfL gives green light for new tram fleet
Transport for London confirmed this week that it is to replace the oldest trams in its fleet on the Croydon to Beckenham and Wimbledon network, with procurement to begin in 2024 in what could cost at least £50million. The Croydon … Continue reading
Met appeals for witnesses after two arrests over ULEZ bomb
After calling in the anti-terrorism unit when a ULEZ camera was bombed earlier this month, the Metropolitan Police has issued a renewed appeal for witnesses to come forward over the multi-million-pound wave of vandalism to public property conducted since the … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Outside Croydon, Policing, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Bexley, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Facebook, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Sidcup, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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