Tag Archives: East Croydon

It’s Meltdown Monday as Southern’s new train timetable bites

Posted on May 21, 2018 by

Entirely predictably, Govia Thameslink, the operators in charge of Southern train services, have caused complete chaos with their new timetable, as our transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports No one needed to study the works of Nostradamus to predict the train … Continue reading →

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South Norwood photographer’s night vision wins plaudits

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

A South Norwood-based architectural photographer, with a night-time image of a famous symbol of Croydon, has been named among five winners of Dark Corners, a competition run by the British Journal of Photography with the Museum of London. Christopher Hope-Fitch, … Continue reading →

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It’s official: East Croydon has the worst train service in Britain

Posted on January 7, 2018 by

Commuters on the 09.24 Caterham to Victoria, stopping at Purley, South Croydon and East Croydon along the way, won’t need telling this, and probably would rather not be reminded of this, either, but they are officially enduring the worst train … Continue reading →

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#SouthernFail: Victoria night services to be axed permanently

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, on the latest, inevitable erosion of rail services by stealth for Croydon Southern Railway’s effort to reduce services out of Victoria on the Brighton line, via East Croydon, will take another big step forward at noon … Continue reading →

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TfL consults New Addington over tram service reductions

Posted on December 12, 2017 by

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 →

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Residents associations in dispute over latest one-way scheme

Posted on October 12, 2017 by

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the latest diversion for traffic coming down the road in East Croydon Road users in Addiscombe can prepare themselves for a third change to the one-way system in the area in barely 18 months, … Continue reading →

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Walking and talking through science and history with CNHSS

Posted on October 6, 2017 by

CNHSS – the Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society – starts its 2017-2018 programme tomorrow with a walk in the countryside, to be followed with its usual full and fascinating programme of talks and studies over the coming six months. … Continue reading →

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