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Tag Archives: Croydon Tramlink
Tram union calls off strikes after breakthrough in talks
ASLEF, the drivers’ union, has agreed to suspend this week’s tram strikes after a breakthrough in talks with FirstGroup management over the weekend at the conciliation service ACAS. The strike was due to take place on Croydon Tramlink on Wednesday … Continue reading
Posted in TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged ASLEF, Croydon Tramlink, Finn Brennan, First Group, TfL, Transport for London
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Trams union warns of ‘summer of strikes’ over pensions
JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, on the increasingly bitter dispute between staff and management over pensions for tram drivers The trades union representing Croydon’s tram drivers has handed the network’s management notice of three days of strikes next month: Wednesday … Continue reading
Tram drivers to strike next Thursday in dispute over pensions
Croydon’s tram drivers will be on strike, next Thursday, March 28. ASLEF, the union which represents the majority of tram drivers, announced the strike action last night, after talks broke down at the arbitration service, ACAS, over a long-running dispute … Continue reading
Posted in Mario Creatura, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Finn Brennan, Mario Creatura
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City Hall finances means no happy ending for trams fairy story
There was a time, not so long ago, when London had a well-funded, well-thought-out public transport network. Or was it just a fairy story? Following yesterday’s exclusive Inside Croydon report about how capital works on the tram network are to … Continue reading
Jones secures £1.5m Government funds for tram safety board
Campaigning by Croydon Central Labour MP Sarah Jones has managed to secure the £1.5million government funding required to establish a Light Rail Safety Standards Board, one of the main improvements recommended by accident investigators following the Sandilands tram crash in … Continue reading
TfL’s budget crisis forces it to axe tram improvement projects
JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, is holding on tight for a bumpy ride over London’s public transport finances According to an internal Transport for London report obtained by Inside Croydon, the Mayor of London has been forced to abandon all … Continue reading
High-level concerns raised on TfL’s answers over tram safety
Growing concerns about public transport safety in London, many of which arose following the Croydon tram crash in 2016, are worries that have been shared by senior figures on a Transport for London safety committee. Inside Croydon has found a … Continue reading
TfL announces automatic braking system for tram network
Slowly, more than two years on from the Croydon tram crash, Transport for London is carrying out the recommendations of the safety review which followed the tragic events at Sandilands. This morning, TfL confirmed that it had awarded a contract … Continue reading
Posted in Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, TfL, Transport for London
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TfL has agreed tenders to shorten 11 town centre bus routes
Croydon and Sutton’s largest public transport passenger group has issued a withering demolition of TfL’s proposals to shorten bus routes through Croydon town centre, as JEREMY CLACKSON reports Transport for London’s plan to shorten 11 bus routes through Croydon town … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Commuting, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, London, London Assembly, London Buses, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Self-storage warehouse was Croydon’s worst fire since riots
Based on eyewitness accounts and internal fire brigade briefing documents, here’s the full account of how the Shurgard self-storage warehouse burned through from New Year’s Eve and into 2019 Photostory by DESMOND FITZGERALD The fire was called in to the … Continue reading
Government silent for two years on tram safety – MP Jones
A tram safety board may not be established unless Government releases the required funding before the end of the year, a Commons debate called by the Croydon Central MP was told yesterday Sarah Jones, Croydon Central’s Labour MP, last night … Continue reading
Now Grayling’s failing to reply to MP’s tram crash questions
JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport reporter, on more delays Chris Grayling, the Tory transport minister criticised by MPs today for his feeble efforts in resolving timetable chaos on Southern trains, is failing in other ways too, such as in his correspondence … Continue reading
Government has withheld funding for new tram safety body
Croydon Central MP Sarah Jones has discovered that the Tory Government has delayed releasing funds to establish a tram safety body, two years after the tram crash which killed seven people and injured 62 others at Sandilands tram stop. The … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Sandilands derailment, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, New Addington, Sandilands derailment, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Tram crash victims’ families criticise delays over inquest
On the eve of the second anniversary of the Croydon tram crash in which seven people died, the families of crash victims and survivors have criticised the lengthy wait for a decision on whether to bring charges against the driver. … Continue reading
Memorial event for tram crash to be held at New Addington
The second anniversary of the Sandilands tram derailment will be marked at a civic ceremony in New Addington next week. Croydon Council has organised a short event at Central Parade in New Addington at 11am on Friday November 9. The … Continue reading
Half of tram crash safety recommendations remain undone
Half the safety recommendations put forward after the 2016 Croydon tram crash have not been put in place, it is being reported today. Next month marks two years since the worst tram crash in this country for more than half … Continue reading
Council report says roads ‘will not cope’ with Westfield traffic
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on how the Town Hall scrutiny committee wants Croydon to ‘champion’ the local tram network to ensure that TfL ‘takes passenger safety seriously’ Croydon Council’s scrutiny committee has warned that the town centre’s “current road network … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Croydon Council, East Croydon, Sandilands derailment, Sean Fitzsimons, Tramlink, Transport, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Transport for London, West Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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TfL confirms tram network will go ticketless from July 16
Transport for London today confirmed the foregone conclusion which was apparent last September when it conducted a “consultation” over its decision to remove ticket machines from the tram network. In an announcement at lunchtime today, TfL said that the ticket … Continue reading
Tram’s Elmers End branch on track with £3.3m from TfL
The Elmers End branch of the tram network is to be upgraded, including double tracking of the branch line and a second platform at the tram stop, as part of £24million-worth of transport infrastructure improvements around the capital announced this … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Mayor, Sadiq Khan
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Westfield pulls plug on £15m payment for tram network
JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, on the vanishing millions which Westfield were supposed to provide for improving local infrastructure Westfield and Hammerson have pulled a promised £15million investment in Croydon town centre. The money was to have gone towards the cost … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon station, London, London Assembly, Mayor, TfL, Transport for London
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Mayor gives £750,000 to support projects for tram victims
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, this morning announced a £750,000 fund to support community recovery activities following the Sandilands tram derailment 18 months ago. But in somewhat spiky notes issued with the press release from City Hall, the Labour … Continue reading
Scrutiny chief wants your ideas to improve the tram network
The chair of the council’s scrutiny committee wants members of the public to come forward with ideas and suggestions about how to improve the tram network. The council streets and environment scrutiny committee will meet at the Town Hall on … Continue reading
TfL to steam ahead with tram timetable changes from Feb 25
JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, on how TfL is pushing through timetable changes for New Addington trams, just as they had wanted to four months ago Transport for London will tomorrow announce significant timetable changes to the tram network which … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, TfL, Transport for London
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Crowded rush-hour tram in ‘scary’ incident at Sandilands
Dozens of rush-hour passengers on a crowded tram heading towards New Addington last night were thrown to the vehicle floor when the driver applied the brakes in an emergency stop to avoid a collision with another tram. The incident happened … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Commuting, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon Tramlink, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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