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Tag Archives: Elmers End
Trams disrupted this week as Lebanon Road stop is closed
Even before Transport for London shuts down almost half the Croydon tram network at the weekend for a fortnight of “planned engineering works”, Inside Croydon readers have been reporting significant disruption to services. According to long-suffering tram passengers, there has … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe Road, Bus replacement service, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Elmers End, Elmners End, Lebanon Road, Lebanon Road tram stop, London Trams, Lord Khan, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London
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Passengers suffering as tram closures up by 68% in a year
While billions of pounds have been spent on Tube extensions or earmarked for the Docklands Light Railway, Croydon’s trams have become the poor relations of the capital’s transport infrastructure. And the strain is beginning to show. By STEVEN DOWNES Planned … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Inside Croydon Investigates, Sandilands derailment, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Arena tram stop, Beckenham Junction, Boris Johnson, Bus replacement service, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Elmers End, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Harrington Road, Harrington Road tram stop, Ken Livingstone, London Trams, Lord Khan, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, Sandilands derailment, South Norwood, TfL, Transport for London
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Another shutdown of New Addington trams from Oct 17 to 18
Another week, another notice of more tram closures. The latest disruption was confirmed by Transport for London this morning: no service on the branch between Sandilands and New Addington this coming weekend, October 17 to 18. “This is so essential … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon East, East Croydon, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Bus replacement service, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Elmers End, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Harrington Road, Harrington Road tram stop, London Trams, New Addington, Sandilands, South Norwood, TfL, Transport for London
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MP Irons wades in to row over New Addington tram closures
MP Natasha Irons broke off her busy schedule this week canvassing in north London for Labour’s candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to fire off a letter to Transport for London over the closure of half the tram … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon East, East Croydon, Natasha Irons, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addington Village, Beckenham Junction, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, Gravel Hill, Kent Gate Way, Lodge Lane, London Trams, Lord Khan, Mark Davis, Mayor of London, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London
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Half tram network shut down for another two weeks’ works
The Croydon tram network is to undergo another lengthy closure at the end of this month, with no service between East Croydon, New Addington, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction while “essential track renewal works” are undertaken around Arena junction. Contractors … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Arena tram stop, Beckenham Junction, Bus replacement service, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Elmers End, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Harrington Road, Harrington Road tram stop, London Trams, New Addington, South Norwood, TfL, Transport for London
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Tram works from Wandle Park to Reeves Corner to start Oct 2
There will be no tram service between Reeves Corner and Wandle Park for almost a week, beginning from 10pm this Friday, October 2. “This is so essential engineering works can be carried out to improve the tramway,” according to Transport … Continue reading
Signal failure closes tram network’s Beckenham branch
There has been no tram service all morning between Harrington Road, near South Norwood Country Park, and all stops through to Beckenham Junction. The notification of the service suspension was issued by Transport for London just after 4am, and affected … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, South Norwood, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Beckenham Cemetery, Beckenham Junction, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, Harrington Road, Harrington Road tram stop, London Tramlink, London Trams, South Norwood, South Norwood Country Park, TfL, Transport for London, Wodside
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Trams’ town centre loop to close for three weeks in August
Transport for London has issued further details around the tram track works planned for central Croydon next month, which are expected to last more than three weeks. Five tram stops – Centrale, Church Street, George Street, Wellesley Road and West … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, London Trams, Mark Davis, New Addington, TfL, Trams Operations Ltd, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Brigade answers 400 calls as thunderstorm hits south London
Croydon’s tram network was closed between Addiscombe and Beckenham Junction for several hours this morning, as flooding blocked the lines following severe and intense thunderstorms just after dawn. The River Wandle was close to breaking its banks near Beddington, and … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, Environment, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, Beckenham Junction, Climate change, Climate emergency, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, Flash floods, flooding, LFB, London Fire Brigade, OPertion Willow Beck, River Wandle, Thunderstorm
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TfL to carry out tram works at Mitcham ‘before the hot weather’
Anyone planning to travel anywhere on trams, trains or Overground this weekend are advised to check before they set out Just a fortnight after Croydon’s tram network got “back to normal” after a two-week closure of the New Addington branch … Continue reading
More service disruption for New Addington’s tram passengers
The tram network east of East Croydon Station will be virtually shut down most of this weekend “due to essential maintenance works”, Transport for London has announced today. There is to be a normal service on all trams until 8.30pm … Continue reading
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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No access: Birkbeck tram stop ramp closed for three months
There will be no step-free access ramp available at Birkbeck tram stop for three months, beginning next Tuesday, July 29, Transport for London has announced. Trams will be running “as normal”, TfL says (presumably apart from all those “essential” engineering … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Birkbeck, Birkbeck tram stop, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, London Trams, TfL, Trams, Transport for London
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Track works to disrupt Croydon Tram services for two weeks
There will be no trams through Croydon town centre for two weeks later this month, as Transport for London conducts track works as part of its programme to renew “infrastructure and ensure a safe and reliable service”. These “essential track … Continue reading
Urgent engineering work to affect overnight trams service
There will be no tram services overnight this Saturday, May 11, between Croydon town centre, New Addington, Elmers End or Beckenham Junction. Transport for London has distributed advice notices across the network’s trams stops. The service interruption will begin from … Continue reading
Croydon man formally charged with murder of Andrew Clark
Demiesh Williams, the man from Shirley who was arrested following the brutal assault on Andrew Clark outside a Bromley supermarket earlier this month, has been formally charged with murder. Williams, 29, of Fir Tree Gardens, appeared at the Old Bailey … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Shirley North
Tagged Andrew Clark, Bromley, Demiesh Williams, Elmers End, Elmers End Road, Fir Tree Gardens, Metropolitan Police, Shirley
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Town centre tram loop set for track replacement in February
Transport disruption as closures will affect East Croydon and West Croydon and services to Elmers End for a 10-day period There are more tram network closures planned for Croydon town centre, “as part of TfL’s programme to renew London Trams … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon station, Elmers End, London Trams, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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TfL dusts off plan for £10bn Bakerloo line extension to Bromley
Transport for London’s Christmas present to south-east London was to announce that it is dusting off its plans for an extension of the Bakerloo line to Lewisham, and potentially beyond to Beckenham Junction and Elmers End. The capital’s transport authority … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, Lewisham, Outside Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Bakerloo Line, Bakerloo line extension, Beckenham Junction, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, DLR, Docklands Light Railway, Elmers End, Lewisham, London, London Tramlink, Mayor, TfL, Transport for London
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Timetable changes for New Addington and Purley buses
The 289 and 314 buses will be running more frequently from this weekend, with timetable changes implemented by Transport for London from tomorrow, Saturday, August 31. Route 289, between Elmers End and Purley via Addiscombe, West Croydon and Mayday Hospital, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Transport, Waddon, West Croydon
Tagged 289 bus route, 314 bus route, Ashburton Park, Bromley, Elmers End, Eltham, Mottingham, New Addington, Purley, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon, West Croydon
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Striking tram engineers return to work as TfL settles dispute
Strike action by engineers working on the Croydon tram network has been called off after Transport for London and the Unite union reached a settlement. The engineers downed tools for their latest strike action on Monday, and were due to … Continue reading
Passenger fury after being stranded by trams’ early shutdown
Long-suffering tram passengers were left furious, and stranded, on Wednesday night after services were suspended in the evening without any notification or warning, while Transport for London’s official online sites were claiming that there was a “Good” service in operation. … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, Elmers End, London, London Tramlink, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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New Addington is back on track as (delayed) trams return
Croydon’s tram network is, at last, returning to something resembling a “normal” service, though anyone looking to travel to or from Elmers End will still be disappointed. Transport for London yesterday issued service updates which included trams running between central … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Environment, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, Elmers End, London, London Tramlink, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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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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No trams to New Addington or Beckenham in half-term week
Another school holiday coming up means another closure to a large section of Croydon’s tram network for more “essential” engineering works. Transport for London has confirmed that from Saturday October 21 until Sunday October 29 – half-term week – there … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, Elmers End, London Tramlink, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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