Tag Archives: Selhurst

Work to build lifts at Coulsdon South to commence next month

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

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 →

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Passengers to be given a lift at Selhurst in £3.5m project

Posted on February 27, 2019 by

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 →

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Planning chair prejudices position with speech for developers

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

The charge that Croydon’s Blairite council leadership is too cosy with property developers and their architect chums has been given even greater weight, after the chair of the borough’s planning committee gave a rousing speech at a launch event for … Continue reading →

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Burnley beware: Fanatics are back at Selhurst in full voice

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

The Holmesdale Fanatics are back. The large group of ardent Crystal Palace supporters who in previous seasons have provided so much of the noise, colour and vibrancy at Selhurst Park, this morning announced that they are to return to their … Continue reading →

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Railway plans could blight Selhurst properties for five years

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

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 →

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39 trains are stopped in the Croydon Bottleneck in two hours

Posted on November 6, 2018 by

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 →

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MP backs Network Rail plans to unblock Croydon bottleneck

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

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 →

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