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New Addington tram cancellations roll into yet another week
Croydon’s part-time Mayor calls for ULEZ income to be used for improvements to public transport New Addington continues to be hit by Transport for London’s tram rolling stock crisis. There has now been no service on all or part of … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington, New Addington North, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, London, London Tramlink, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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TfL cancels all trams to New Addington in rolling stock crisis
Croydon’s tram network appears to be on the brink of complete operational collapse. At less than half-an-hour’s notice last night, Transport for London issued an announcement that the entire network was to shutdown at 7pm “to enable repair works to … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, London, London Tramlink, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Two-thirds of tram fleet out of service due to wheel damage
Londoners are enduring massive travel disruption, with a national rail strike and M25 motorway closure, and now the tram network is struggling to provide a regular service Croydon’s trams, on the day that services were meant to return to “normal” … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Therapia Lane, Trams, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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More tram disruption as TfL engineers plan three-day strike
Croydon’s tram network looks set to be hit by three days of strike action, once the last tram runs on Sunday, May 5. The tram disruption coincides with national rail strikes between Monday May 6 and Saturday May 11. Unite … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, London Tramlink, TfL, Transport for London, Unite, Unite the Union
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Beckenham and New Addington trams return to normal service
Normal service has finally resumed on Croydon’s tram network, after two months of disruption and the complete closure of the lines to New Addington, Woodside and Arena, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction since the end of March. Transport for London’s … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, New Addington, New Addington North, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Lloyd Park, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London
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‘The dog that didn’t bite’: how ULEZ has become a non-issue
Just 1-in-200 Londoners are impacted by the extension of ULEZ to outer London and are paying a £12.50 fine for driving older, more-polluting vehicles in the capital. That’s the findings of a Freedom of Information request conducted by BBC London, … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Crime, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Under The Flyover
Tagged Clean Air London, Conservative, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Green Party, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Susan Hall, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Zack Polanski
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TfL expresses serious safety concerns for Kenley bus route
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports that passengers hoping to catch a bus along Wattendon Road might have a very long wait A new bus route promised by Kenley’s Conservative councillors now seems unlikely to be implemented, according to an internal … Continue reading
Posted in Gayle Gander, Kenley, Ola Kolade, TfL, Transport
Tagged 434, Caterham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gayle Gander, Kenley, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ola Kolade, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Whyteleafe
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Slow-go Mayor Perry has yet to start tenders for bus shelters
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Three years since the borough’s bus shelters were unceremoniously uprooted after council staff signed the borough up to a dodgy get-rich-quick scheme, and the tendering process to replace the 185 shelters has not yet begun. EXCLUSIVE by … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Commuting, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged bus shelters, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Digital Croydon, JC Decaux, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Buses, Mayor Jason Perry, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Valo Smart City, Valo Smart City UK Ltd
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Tram workers’ union suspends next week’s planned strikes
The five days of strike action on Croydon’s trams planned between this Sunday, March 24, and Thursday March 28 have been suspended, Transport for London announced today. The strike had been called by trades union Unite after five years of … Continue reading
‘On yer bike’ TfL tells tram passengers as strike action looms
South Londoners have been told “on yer bike” by TfL, as the tram network now faces five days of strike action on top of a month-long network disruption caused by planned engineering works. The strike has been called by Unite … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Sharon Graham, TfL, Transport for London, Unite, Unite the Union
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One-third of older Londoners say the capital is ‘unaffordable’
‘The financial struggles of older Londoners are worse than ever’ according to the head of Age UK London The temporary re-introduction of pre-9am use of the Freedom Pass and 60+ Oyster on Fridays, under the Mayor of London’s recently launched … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Charity, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged 60+ Oyster Card, Age UK, Age UK London, Freedom Pass, London, TfL, Transport for London
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More trams disruption on New Addington line for next month
There will be no tram services from Sandilands through to New Addington this weekend, and for the next two weekends, “due to essential works”, Transport for London confirmed today. This follows the two-week closure of the central Croydon loop during … Continue reading
Tory councillors missed the bus over Kenley route changes
Kenley’s Conservative councillors, Gayle Gander and Ola Kolade, have admitted that they didn’t know that their residents were to be by-passed by Transport for London’s changes to Croydon’s bus routes – until they found out about it on Inside Croydon. … Continue reading
Posted in Gayle Gander, Kenley, Ola Kolade, TfL, Transport
Tagged 434, Caterham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gayle Gander, Kenley, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ola Kolade, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Whyteleafe
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How TfL’s changes to 10 Croydon bus routes will affect you
There’s major changes coming to 10 bus routes serving the south of Croydon, including Purley, Coulsdon, Kenley and South Croydon, as well as Sutton and Wallington, coming into effect on Saturday March 2. Here’s TfL’s blow-by-blow breakdown of their bus … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Goodbye Route 455… it’s been a long, long journey. Too long
EXCLUSIVE: There’s more than a touch of an old Morecambe and Wise gag about the extensive changes to 10 bus routes in Croydon and Sutton: ‘TfL has chosen all the right routes, just not the right roads’. By JEREMY CLACKSON, … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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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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Cash-strapped council misses out on millions in travel grants
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on how Mayor Perry’s pro-pollution, pro-car agenda has left Croydon pot-less, again Croydon, under pro-pollution Perry, its elected Mayor, is the only borough in the whole of London that has failed to apply for new … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, TfL, Transport
Tagged Austen Cooper, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycleways, Cycling, Green Party, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Hold up on the 109: police storm bus just before midnight
A man who threatened a bus driver and passengers with “acid” was arrested as police using Tasers stormed the bus following a three-hour stand-off in Thornton Heath last night. According to the police, no one was harmed in the incident. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged Acid attack, Metropolitan Police, TfL, Thornton Heath, Transport for London
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Addiscombe and Old Town roads to close during tram works
The planned two-week closure of a large section of the tram network around Croydon town centre for “essential maintenance works” (they are always essential) also comes with a series of road closures and changes to parking provision in Old Town … Continue reading
Another two weeks of tram closures for ‘essential’ repair works
There’s half-term coming up, so get ready for the annual spring shutdown of (parts of) the Croydon Tram network. The shutdown will cut off West Croydon and East Croydon mainline stations from most of the south London transit network. “Essential … Continue reading
‘Complete drivel’: officials confused by botched bus changes
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the continuing confusion at TfL HQ over where they’ve placed their own bus stops in Croydon town centre Almost a month since Transport for London shuffled its bus stops in Croydon town centre, and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Bus stops, Croydon, Katharine Street, Park Lane, St George's Walk, TfL, Town Centre, Transport for London
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London TravelWatch appoints former top civil servant as chair
London TravelWatch has today announced that Tricia Hayes is to be its new chair. London TravelWatch is the statutory transport watchdog for the capital, representing the voice of passengers, using evidence to campaign to improve journeys and advocate for all … Continue reading
Posted in London Assembly, London-wide issues, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Keith Prince, London, London Assembly, London TravelWatch, Mayor, TfL, Transport for London, Tricia Hayes
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Mayor Khan delivers another TfL fares freeze through to 2025
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is freezing all fares on Transport for London services until 2025, City Hall announced this morning. Mayor Khan’s office says people could save up to £90 a year under the plans, part of a £123million investment … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Boris Johnson, Caroline Pidgeon, Commuting, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Fares freeze, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Croydon is smashing it for hit-and-runs by dangerous drivers
Croydon is among the worst boroughs for dangerous drivers and reckless hit-and-run incidents, according to a report published by a London Assembly Member. In 2021 (the last year for which official figures are available) there were 316 casualties of hit-and-runs … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Russell, Crime, Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Caroline Russell, Croydon, Green Party, hit-and-run, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Metropolitan Police, Road Traffic Collisions, Road traffic safety, TfL, Traffic collisions, Transport for London
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Vandals are out on Marlpit Avenue as ULEZ takes effect
Criminal damage to public property continues in Coulsdon, as data suggests a sharp reduction in the most polluting vehicles using the capital’s roads Just as it did in inner London when introduced (by the then-Mayor, Boris Johnson, in case you … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Croydon South, Facebook, London, Marlpit Avenue, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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