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TfL announces latest fares freeze on buses and trams for 2025
London’s tram and bus fares are to be frozen in 2025, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced. It is the sixth fares freeze for bus and tram passengers since 2016, with passengers continuing to be able to make unlimited journeys … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Labour, London, London Buses, London Tramlink, Mayor Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London
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Reduced services on London Trams for 11 days of Christmas
Croydon’s trams will be operating a reduced service throughout Christmas week, according to details released today by Transport for London. TfL says it “will keep the majority of its services running throughout the festive period”, but for tram passengers, there … Continue reading
TfL confirms it will axe 118 bus route despite public opposition
From February, Transport for London will be withdrawing the 118 route, which runs from Brixton to Morden via Streatham, Streatham Park and Mitcham. The decision has been made following a public consultation in which, even TfL admits, there was overwhelming … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Transport
Tagged 118 bus route, 45 bus route, 59 bus route, Brixton, Camberwell Green, Elephant and Castle, Mitcham, Morden, Streatham, TfL, Transport for London
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‘All fares services reinstated after cyber incident ‘ says TfL
Transport for London’s online systems for passengers are returning to normal following the cyber security incident in the summer, and Tube, bus and tram passengers using pay-as-you-go with a contactless card or a mobile device can now see their full … Continue reading
After 10 years, council untangles Lebanon Road traffic mess
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the last knockings of a public consultation over road systems in and around Addiscombe Ten years since one Labour councillor managed to get the one-way system around Addiscombe changed just to make things calmer … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe Residents Association, Addiscombe West, Community associations, Croydon Council, ECCO, HOME, Lebanon Road Residents' Association, Mark Watson, Spring Park Residents' Association, TfL
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Lebanon Road, Lower Addiscombe Road, Mark Watson, Shirley, TfL, Tony Newman, Transport for London
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TfL rolls out new branding for Windrush and Overground lines
Rail passengers using West Croydon Station this morning will have boarded trains on the Windrush line for the first time, as Transport for London rolls out its new names and livery for the London Overground. The roll-out is being phased, … Continue reading
Finally a ‘tram’ rolls up at Crystal Palace – except it’s a bus!
No, that wasn’t really a tram you just saw trundling up Anerley Hill. It was the new, tram-lookalike 358 electric bus, part of a fleet of 20 zero emission vehicles which have come into service today. It has been 20 … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, TfL, Transport
Tagged 358, Bromley, Crystal Palace, London, Mayor, Orpington, Penge, TfL, Transport for London
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Urgent track works will disrupt this weekend’s tram services
Transport for London has issued another late-notice announcement of closure of a large section of the tram network this Saturday and Sunday, November 23 and 24. TfL says that the closures are caused by “emergency track works” along a stretch … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, New Addington, reeves corner, TfL, Trams, Transport for London
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Watchdog in call to keep bus fares low and to speed up routes
A report by London TravelWatch, the capital’s independent transport watchdog, is urging widespread improvements to the capital’s bus service, including helping to speed up routes and keeping fares low London TravelWatch said London’s bus network is “lifeline” to millions of … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Transport
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, London Buses, London TravelWatch, Sutton, TfL, Transport for London
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TfL set to take Oyster card applications following cyber attack
Transport for London has begun accepting applications for some Oyster cards, following the malicious cyber attack in September that compromised its computer systems. TfL says it is reopening photocard applications in phases, and that bus, Tube and tram passengers who … Continue reading
Emergency tram works announced for weekend of Nov 2-3
Transport for London has issued a late-notice announcement of closure of a large section of the tram network this Saturday and Sunday. TfL says that the closures are caused by “essential engineering works”.
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, New Addington, reeves corner, TfL, Trams, Transport for London
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Teens can Zip through to end of year on expired cards says TfL
Transport for London has confirmed that youngsters under 16 who have been unable to update their Zip Oyster cards can continue to use their expired cards until the end of this year, as the transport authority continues to wrestle with … Continue reading
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Tagged cyber attack, East Croydon station, TfL, Transport for London
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Overground’s understaffing is placing passenger safety at risk
The RMT rail union is urging Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, to intervene over what it calls “the damaging ticket office cuts and chronic understaffing on the London Overground”. The Overground is the rail service with the soon-to-be-renamed Windrush … Continue reading
Posted in Norwood Junction, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Arriva Rail London, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mick Lynch, Norwood Junction, RMT, RMT union, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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Police issue appeal to locate flasher on Croydon Superloop bus
Police investigating reports of a man exposing and touching himself on a bus near Croydon are appealing for the public’s help to identify him. The man was sitting on the upper deck of the SL7 bus from Heathrow to Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Heathrow, Metropolitan Police, SL7, Superloop, Superloop flasher, TfL, Transport for London
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Bus driver arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after collision
A bus driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after a collision near East Croydon Station on Saturday left a pedestrian fighting for his life in hospital. A man was struck by the bus at George Street, on the … Continue reading
Windrush memories laid out on West Croydon Overground line
Transport for London is marking Black History Month with the release of a Windrush episode of its Mind The Gap podcast series about the inspiration behind the new names for the London Overground lines. The Windrush line is the name … Continue reading
Croydon’s Superloop bus link to Heathrow facing the axe
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
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Heathrow, Heathrow Airport, London, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Superloop, Sutton, TfL, Transport for London
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5,000 public transport passengers receive letters from TfL
More than 5,000 regular passengers on public transport in the capital have been contacted by Transport for London after their details were accessed by hackers in a cyber attack. Thousands more have also been written to, as TfL seeks to … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, TfL, Transport
Tagged cyber attack, cyber crime, Data hack, Hack attack, TfL, Transport for London
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Bank details for 5,000 TfL passengers accessed in cyber attack
The National Crime Agency has this afternoon announced that it has traced the source of the cyber attack against Transport for London to a teenager living in Walsall in the West Midlands. The news comes as TfL has admitted for … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, London-wide issues, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged cyber attack, cyber crime, National Crime Agency, TfL, Transport for London
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Cyber attack forces TfL to suspend all Oyster card renewals
Hang on to your bus and Tube tickets… Transport for London has suspended renewal applications for its Oyster photocards, including Zip cards, in response to the cyber attack the capital’s transport authority suffered earlier this month. TfL announced the suspension … Continue reading
Reminder: tram services to Wimbledon disrupted, Sep 6-8
More closures to the tram network have been announced by Transport for London – this time for September 6 to 8 on the stretch of track from Mitcham Junction to Wimbledon. The closures are while Network Rail conducts its own … Continue reading
Posted in TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Trams, London Trams, Mitcham, Mitcham Junction, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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London’s transport authority under attack by cyber criminals
Transport for London is the latest public body or large corporation to be targeted by cyber criminals. The cyber attack has prompted TfL to seek help from the National Crime Agency. TfL sent out advisory notes by email last night … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, TfL, Transport
Tagged cyber attack, Lloyds Bank, NHS, TfL, Transport for London
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All change! TfL to axe 118 Streatham to Morden bus route
Transport for London has today started a consultation on three bus routes, which is likely to affect journeys in and around Streatham and Morden, and will see the end of the 118.
Posted in Commuting, Streatham and Croydon North, TfL, Transport
Tagged 118 bus route, 45 bus route, Morden, Streatham, Streatham Vale, TfL, Transport for London
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Timetable changes for New Addington and Purley buses
The 289 and 314 buses will be running more frequently from this weekend, with timetable changes implemented by Transport for London from tomorrow, Saturday, August 31. Route 289, between Elmers End and Purley via Addiscombe, West Croydon and Mayday Hospital, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Transport, Waddon, West Croydon
Tagged 289 bus route, 314 bus route, Ashburton Park, Bromley, Elmers End, Eltham, Mottingham, New Addington, Purley, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon, West Croydon
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Track works to cut off tram services to Wimbledon, Sep 6-8
Yet more closures to the tram network have been announced by Transport for London – this time for September 6 to 8 on the stretch of track from Mitcham Junction to Wimbledon. Notice has only just been given by TfL. … Continue reading
Posted in TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Trams, London Trams, Mitcham, Mitcham Junction, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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