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TfL confirms 6% fare rises for capital’s buses, Tube and trams
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has today confirmed that the capital’s bus, Tube and tram fares will go up by almost 6per cent, an increase imposed by central government as part of last year’s post-covid bail-out. Mayor Khan said there was … Continue reading
Route masters let TfL know what they think of bus changes
Our transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON takes a closer look at TfL’s proposed changes to 13 routes through Croydon and Sutton, and discovers residents’ groups and ward councillors sceptical about the service reductions London Mayor Sadiq Khan has recently said that … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chipstead, Commuting, East Croydon, Kenley, London-wide issues, Norwood Junction, Purley, Purley Way, South Croydon, South Norwood, Surrey, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon, West Croydon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Caterham, Charles King, Coulsdon, East Surrey, Kenley, London Buses, Old Town, Purley, Purley Way, Surrey County Council, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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How my bus ride into Croydon unmasked a growing problem
CROYDON COMMENTARY: It is against the law to take a ride on public transport without wearing a face mask. But as reader LEWIS WHITE discovered last week, despite 30 TfL bus drivers having died from coronavirus, those rules are hardly … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Health, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged British Transport Police, coronavirus, Covid-19, Lewis White, London Buses, TfL, Transport for London
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Bus changes in the town centre leave passengers hopping mad
Bus passengers are coming to terms with the latest changes to their services, with Transport for London imposing shortened routes in and around the town centre since Saturday, forcing thousands of people into hopping off and on buses just to … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Hammersfield, London Buses, TfL, Transport for London, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Pidgeon critical of TfL plan to shorten 11 Croydon bus routes
A London Assembly Member has joined local community passenger groups in accusing Transport for London of having already accepted tenders for some of the 11 routes through central Croydon which are set to be curtailed and shortened. TfL’s consultation on … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, Commuting, East Croydon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged East Croydon station, Fairfield Halls, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Buses, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon Bus Station, Whitgift Centre
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Changes to 404 and 434 will give Tollers Lane its missing link
CROYDON COMMENTARY: More bus route changes have been proposed by Transport for London and these, according to TOM BOWELL, pictured right, have much to recommend them The latest TfL bus route consultation, announced last week, looks at changes to routes … Continue reading
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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TfL’s proposals will be unwelcome changes for bus passengers
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Local bus expert TOM BOWELL, right, casts his eye over Transport for London’s proposals, announced this week, to curtail 11 bus routes through the town centre Inside Croydon reported this week on the latest consultation by Transport for … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Hammersfield, Hammerson, London, London Buses, Mayor, TfL, Tom Bowell, Transport for London, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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TfL wants to reduce service on 11 bus routes in town centre
Transport for London yesterday launched a consultation on buses in Croydon town centre which proposes seriously curtailing 11 routes. One senior Town Hall figure has criticised the TfL consultation, saying that it is an effort to “hoodwink” the public, and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Assembly, London Buses, Mayor, TfL, Transport for London, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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