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Tag Archives: Croydon Tramlink
TfL consults New Addington over tram service reductions
Transport for London, which abandoned its immediate plans for altering the tram service from New Addington because they had failed to consult the public, has started to consult the public on its plans. The TfL changes will see passengers from … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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‘Residents expect to be safe travelling on public transport’
Politicians at Croydon Town Hall and in City Hall this afternoon called for all of the recommendations in the RAIB report to be implemented as soon as possible. The Rail Accident Investigations Branch report published today followed an investigation into … Continue reading
Tram drivers fear being disciplined if they report mistakes
Tram drivers are still too afraid to admit mistakes, fatigue or even to report sick because of the risk of being disciplined, the train drivers’ union said this afternoon, responding to the RAIB report into the factors which contributed to … Continue reading
Posted in Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged ASLEF, Croydon Tramlink, Finn Brennan, Sandilands derailment
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Tram crash report finds systemic problems with operators
The company which manages Croydon’s tram network did not properly understand the operation of their own tramway, according to the official report into the Sandilands derailment in which seven people died last year. The report by inspectors from the Rail … Continue reading
Posted in Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, First Group, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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Tram crash report this week to recommend toughened windows
The official report into last year’s tragic Sandilands tram derailment is expected to be published this week, with findings that suggest that some of the fatalities and injuries may have been avoided had the tram been fitted with stronger glass … Continue reading
Posted in Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Transport for London
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Civic ceremonies and choir to mark tram crash anniversary
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the Sandilands tram derailment, in which seven Croydon residents died. A civic ceremony to mark the anniversary will take place at Central Parade, New Addington, near the homes of many of those passengers who … Continue reading
TfL admits need to consult over New Addington tram changes
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on how the regional transport authority has been caught out by reports on this website, and has been forced to consult over its tram proposals Transport for London has been forced to postpone its proposed changes … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Ikea, Stuart King, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon station, New Addington, TfL, Tram, Transport for London
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Delays on track for TfL over proposals to change tram service
Could Transport for London be about to back down over its proposed changes to the tram network? JEREMY CLACKSON reports Transport for London’s plan to radically alter the tram service from New Addington and Elmers End to Wimbledon, due to … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Fieldway, New Addington South, Simon Hall, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Fieldway, New Addington, Simon Hall, TfL, Transport for London
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Even Westfield now agree there’s no need for £28m tram loop
CROYDON COMMENTARY: As first revealed by Inside Croydon last week, Transport for London is to make some wide-ranging schedule changes to the tram network from November 5. In particular, there will no longer be a direct service from New Addington … Continue reading
All change on trams as TfL decides Elmers has reached an end
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on an end to direct tram services from New Addington to Wimbledon The operators of the Croydon tram system are to introduce drastic changes in the service next month – without consulting their passengers, or … Continue reading
Drivers warned of fatigue risks two years before tram crash
The operators of the Croydon tram network were formally warned by staff two and a half years before the tragic Sandilands derailment that the company’s shift system was creating dangerous levels of fatigue among its drivers “which could lead to … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Caroline Pidgeon, Croydon Tramlink, First Group, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Sandilands derailment, TfL, TOL, Tram Operations Ltd, Trams, Transport for London
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Eyes right! Tory ranter Philp volunteers as human guinea pig
Chris Philp, the sometime van driver who has somehow risen to the role of self-appointed media expert on business matters while also finding time in a busy schedule to act as MP for Croydon South, has now volunteered to be … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged ASLEF, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon South, Croydon Tramlink, Sandilands derailment, Tory
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TfL’s £28m tram loop that benefits no one but Westfield
CROYDON COMMENTARY: VALERIE HUNTER has been digging into Transport for London’s documents on its plans to impose a new loop of tram track around the town centre. And she’s found the scheme is not all that the City Hall transport … Continue reading
Say goodbye to tram tickets as TfL prepares to go ‘cashless’
Get ready to say farewell to those sometimes baffling and idiosyncratic ticket machines which stand like sentinels on the platforms of every stop on the Croydon Tramlink network. Transport for London has begun an eight-week public consultation on plans to … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon Tramlink, TfL, Tramlink, Trams, Transport for London
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Trams caught speeding 128 times since Sandilands crash
There were 128 speeding incidents recorded on the tram network little more than six months after the Sandilands derailment last November, according to official figures from City Hall. Seven people were killed and 58 injured when a tram, going faster … Continue reading
Safety handles on speeding trams have failed, BBC reports
An investigation by the BBC suggests that the driver’s safety control on the south London tram network often fails to operate, providing a possible explanation for last November’s crash at Sandilands in which seven passengers died. The safety control, which … Continue reading
Road closures at Easter will offer taste of chaos to come
Croydon is about to get a taste of the sort of traffic chaos and disruption which may await once the Hammersfield development gets underway – if it ever does – when the town centre is closed down for 10 days … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, London, TfL, Trams, Transport for London, Wellesley Road
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Tram was speeding at 43mph before it crashed – official report
The preliminary report from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch into the circumstances which led to the tragic derailment at Sandilands a week ago, when seven people died, states that the tram was travelling at 43.5mph – more than three times … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon Tramlink, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment, Trams
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Tram tracks remain closed until safety report is published today
Transport for London has delayed the re-opening of the tram line between New Addington and East Croydon, pending the publication of the preliminary report from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch. The line has been closed for a week, since the … Continue reading
Croydon waits on tram crash investigators’ preliminary report
Seven names were added to Croydon’s service of remembrance at Croydon Minster yesterday morning. Dane Chinnery Donald Collett Robert Huxley Philip Logan Dorota Rynkiewicz Phil Seary Mark Smith
Let’s reach out across walls, instead of building new ones
CROYDON COMMENTARY: For his Remembrance Sunday homily, after a week of tragedy in Croydon, the vicar of St Andrew’s, South Croydon, WEALANDS BELL, pictured left, suggests that we should be breaking down walls Of the building of walls there is … Continue reading
Recovery work set to begin to remove Sandilands crashed tram
Council and the Royal British Legion to hold extended period of silence at Croydon war memorial outside the Town Hall on November 11 to remember those affected by Wednesday’s tram derailment, while the Red Cross, council staff and community groups … Continue reading
Civic and religious leaders to mourn tram victims together
Croydon’s civic and religious leaders came together this afternoon to express their sympathy for the victims and the bereaved of today’s horrific Sandilands tram accident. Sunday’s annual civic service, to be held at Croydon Minster to remember the fallen in … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Bishop of Croydon, Church and religions, Commuting, Croydon Minster, Sandilands derailment, Tramlink, Transport, Wayne Lawlor
Tagged Addiscombe West, Bishop Jonathan Clark, Croydon Minster, Croydon Tramlink, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment, Trams, Wayne Trakas-Lawlor
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