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Tag Archives: Network Rail
Stanhope’s pear tree mural helps recall Purley’s ancient history
Purley has joined some of Croydon’s other railway stations by getting its name painted as a mural by noted artist, Lionel Stanhope. The mural, featuring traditional Southern Railways green and using heritage type font, was organised by Purley Business Improvement … Continue reading
East to go North – Network Rail wants to move a whole station
Network Rail want to make the earth move for commuters. Or, at least, they want to move East Croydon Station. The railway infrastructure body this week released the latest version of its plans for what they call the Croydon Area … Continue reading
East Croydon expansion plans are to go online from Monday
The latest stage of Network Rail’s consultation over the expansion of East Croydon Station, improvements at Norwood Junction, the rebuilding of Windmill Bridge and the unblocking of the railway bottleneck at the Selhurst junction, will be launched online on Monday. … Continue reading
Flooding cuts rail line to Brighton for second time in two days
Network Rail has issued an extraordinary appeal for people not to use the rail network, after widespread flooding on the Brighton Main Line overnight between Brighton and Gatwick. “Flooding on the railway is severely impacting services,” they said in an … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport
Tagged Brighton Main Line, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Selhurst Triangle
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Network Rail moves to give Norwood Junction a bit of a lift
Residents and rail passengers are invited to four drop-in events in June, as Network Rail’s long-awaited proposals to upgrade Norwood Junction Station, with step-free access and longer platforms, are put to the public. According to Network Rail today, “The proposals … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Norwood Junction, South Norwood, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Network Rail, Norwood Junction, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood
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Work to build lifts at Coulsdon South to commence next month
Work is to begin at Coulsdon South next month to build lifts and a footbridge to provide step-free access to both platforms at the station. Network Rail is carrying out the work as part of a £300million Access For All … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon South, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon South, Croydon South, Network Rail, Selhurst
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Network Rail buys derelict Royal Mail depot at East Croydon
The old Royal Mail building and Volkswagen site next to East Croydon Station have been bought by Network Rail, as part of plans, as they put it, “to unblock the London-to-Brighton railway bottleneck”. The former sorting office site has had … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Property, Transport
Tagged Croydon Bottleneck, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Royal Mail, Selhurst Triangle
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Passengers to be given a lift at Selhurst in £3.5m project
Selhurst Station is to get step-free access, as Network Rail is installing three lifts at the station. The lifts will make access between the station entrance, ticket office and platforms much easier for customers with reduced mobility, as well as … Continue reading
Designers of flawed Bridge To Nowhere now hired by council
Inside Croydon reported last week how the £22million Bridge To Nowhere, at East Croydon Station, may be demolished before it is ever completed. Given some serious reservations about the way it was designed and built, that may not be an … Continue reading
East Croydon’s ‘Bridge To Nowhere’ may never be completed
In an example of how public infrastructure planning functions and a demonstration of the legal negotiation skills of the transport and council authorities, a £22million public works project could be demolished before it is ever completed. Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon Bottleneck, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Southern Rail, TfL, Transport for London
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Railway plans could blight Selhurst properties for five years
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on first reactions to proposals for infrastucture works to unblock the Croydon Bottleneck Homes and properties along Gloucester Road, the Tait Road industrial estate, Swan Close and Lambert’s Place all seem likely to be subject … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Selhurst, Transport
Tagged Croydon Bottleneck, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Selhurst
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39 trains are stopped in the Croydon Bottleneck in two hours
Anyone who has ever taken a train to or from East Croydon must have experienced it. The London-bound train they have just boarded pulls away from the station, only to slow to a stop for no apparent reason. Or you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Selhurst, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Bottleneck, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Selhurst
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MP backs Network Rail plans to unblock Croydon bottleneck
Croydon leads the way in one respect, at least: it has become the “most challenging bottleneck on Britain’s railway”. That’s according to Network Rail, and they should know. Network Rail has announced a public consultation into its multi-million-pound plans to … Continue reading
Network Rail looking for signs of new times at your local station
Live near Norwood Junction? How about Coulsdon Town or Thornton Heath? Network Rail is offering neighbours of their south London stations the opportunity to spruce up nearby railway arches with the work of a world-renowned mural painter. Lionel Stanhope is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Network Rail, Selhurst
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Network Rail gets funding for the expansion of East Croydon
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on an announcement coming next week which really could help to transform Croydon Network Rail is about to announce government funding for the design and consultation work to provide extra platforms at an expanded East Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged Brighton Mainline, East Croydon station, Network Rail
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More rail disruption around London Bridge next month
Rail passengers using London Bridge, Waterloo East or Charing Cross will have to make alternative arrangements for eight days over the August Bank Holiday period, as Network Rail continues its rebuilding of London Bridge station and the surrounding railway. Between … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged East Croydon, London Bridge, Network Rail, Southeastern Railway
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Croydon disconnected by Easter tram and road closures
Croydon residents, workers and businesses will be disconnected by road, tram and train over Easter, as they face a third successive Bank Holiday weekend of transport disruption, delays and inconvenience. Engineering works will see the main railway line into Victoria … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Connected Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Environment, London-wide issues, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Labour, Network Rail, TfL, Thameslink, Tory, Tramlink, Trams, Transport for Londoon
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Beddington tries to bridge gaps left by Network Rail plan
The constant assaults on what was meant to be a suburban wildlife sanctuary close to the Croydon borough boundary appear to be continuing. It is not bad enough that Viridor is failing to fulfill its commitment to restore habitat as … Continue reading
Network Rail coughs up £4.1m fund for London Bridge
Running the risk of offering too little, too late, a rail regulator this morning announced a £4.1 million “reparation fund” to help reduce the delays, cancellations and over-crowding on trains into London Bridge, which Croydon commuters have been enduring for … Continue reading
Video: London Bridge was falling down (again) 40 years ago
Commuters who travel to work via London Bridge, who have had to endure chaos on their daily journeys over the past week or more – and all in return for higher fares – may be interested to view a public … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, East Croydon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Steve O'Connell, Transport, Val Shawcross, West Croydon
Tagged Boris Johnson, London, London Assembly, London Bridge, Network Rail, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Transport for London, Valerie Shawcross
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Goat House Bridge re-opens after six months’ repair works
Goat House Bridge on Penge Road in Norwood, which has been closed for repair works by Network Rail for six months, is now fully open to traffic again, which may come as a relief to any Crystal Palace fans on … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, South Norwood, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Network Rail, Norwood Junction, rail, Railway, roads, South Norwood, Transport
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Riot money splurged to celebrate the Bridge to Nowhere
Croydon Council is spending public money on a party tomorrow night. There will be food. There will be drink. There will be fireworks! It does not seem to have occurred to anyone that the spending of riot recovery money in … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe Residents Association, Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Lansdowne Road RA, London Road Traders Association, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Ruskin Square, Transport
Tagged Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Lansdowne Road, London, Network Rail, Town Centre
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London Bridge is falling down… on services for rail commuters
Commuters who travel from East Croydon into London Bridge on the Thameslink service face more than three years’ disruption, with journey times almost doubled during major engineering and re-building work at the city terminus. Thameslink has been leafleting passengers and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged Brighton, Croydon, Gatwick Airport, London, London Bridge, London Bridge station, Network Rail, Thameslink
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Southern issue the wrong sort of timetable before any snow
Not a flake of snow has fallen in south London today, but train operators Southern are already flying the white flag in front of expected snowfall tomorrow in Croydon, Surrey and Sussex. It’s not the wrong kind of snow that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Brighton, Croydon, Gatwick Express, London, Network Rail, Snow, Victoria
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Bridge to Nowhere opens and offers a Stairway to Heaven
It is seven days now since the £22 million bridge at the north end of the platforms at East Croydon station was opened, at least partially. The video from engineers BAM Nuttall is a terrific view of the impressive work … Continue reading
