Tag Archives: Heathrow Airport

SuperLoop route to Heathrow will continue to serve Croydon

Posted on May 30, 2025 by insidecroydon

The SL7 SuperLoop bus that runs the near-marathon length route from West Croydon to Heathrow Airport has been given a reprieve. Draft proposals to reduce the route, and have it start only from Sutton, with the SL5 extended from Bromley … Continue reading →

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In-depth and informed: John McDonnell answers our questions

Posted on January 23, 2025 by insidecroydon

Our latest piece of premium content exclusively available to iC’s paying subscribers is a wide-ranging interview with John McDonnell, the veteran MP and former shadow Chancellor. This is the latest in our The Andrew Fisher Interview series, an Under The … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s Superloop bus link to Heathrow facing the axe

Posted on October 2, 2024 by insidecroydon

Barely a year after the £6million introduction of the Superloop network, with rebranded express routes mostly around outer London, Mayor Sadiq Khan is considering axing Croydon’s long-standing bus link to Heathrow Airport. The SL7 Superloop bus was introduced in 2023, … Continue reading →

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M25 closure: You’ll be better off going via Dartford Crossing!

Posted on July 10, 2024 by insidecroydon

The latest closure of the M25 for major engineering works will take place this weekend, from 9pm on Friday July 12 to 6am on Monday July 15, when the motorway will be closed between Junctions 10, the junction with the … Continue reading →

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Lick of paint and a new logo won’t get our axed bus routes back

Posted on March 30, 2023 by insidecroydon

Is it a bird, is it a plane… no, it’s Superloop! Our transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON takes a look at the London Mayor’s latest wheeze and finds he’s going round in circles… There’s been nothing like it since Jeffrey Archer’s … Continue reading →

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All change for Elizabeth Line trains on faster track to Heathrow

Posted on July 10, 2022 by insidecroydon

‘Going anywhere nice for your holidays?’ Gatwick has long been the obvious airport of choice for people from Croydon looking to jet away, but the completion of the £17.6bn CrossRail could finally provide a viable public transport route from south … Continue reading →

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Court ruling against airport expansion is problem for Newman

Posted on February 27, 2020 by insidecroydon

This morning’s Court of Appeal ruling that a third runway at Heathrow is unlawful could put Croydon’s council leader Tony Newman’s bollocks in a vice. For not only has the ruling managed to coalesce opposition, legally and environmentally, against airport … Continue reading →

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