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Coulsdon Road works set to finish a week ahead of schedule
Coulsdon Road, the B2030 by Coulsdon Common and The Fox pub, will re-open from tomorrow, August 27, almost a week earlier than had been expected. The road closures became controversial because many Old Coulsdon residents felt that they would shut … Continue reading
Broken rail forces closure of tram network in town centre
A broken rail in the Croydon town centre section of the tram network has forced Transport for London to cancel all services between Reeves Corner and East Croydon today. TfL says it hopes that the urgent repair works being conducted … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Trams, East Croydon, TfL, Transport for London, Wellesley Road, West Croydon
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Old Coulsdon roadworks will create an ‘Iron Curtain’ to Surrey
Road closures in Old Coulsdon have been described by local activists as “a wholly absurd idea of creating an Iron Curtain between Surrey and Croydon”. The road closure of Stites Hill Road, enforced by Croydon Council for “traffic management” at … Continue reading
Posted in Caterham, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Surrey
Tagged Caterham, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon, Mayor Jason Perry, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Soakaways, Stites Hill Road, Surrey County Council, TfL, Transport for London
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More tram works coming down the line for Church Street
Transport for London has issued a late-notice notification that “maintenance and repair work” is to be undertaken on Church Street in Croydon town centre all through next week, starting on Monday July 15. The works – on the tracks between … Continue reading
Posted in TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Church Street, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Fairfield, London Tramlink, TfL, Transport for London
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Stites Hill Road closure to cut off Old Coulsdon for a month
There’s widespread concern among residents in Old Coulsdon about a set of road closures scheduled for the end of this month, which one residents’ association predicts will cut off residents or force them to take long detours on any journeys. … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Caterham, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, East Coulsdon, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Soakaways, TfL, Transport for London
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Striking tram engineers return to work as TfL settles dispute
Strike action by engineers working on the Croydon tram network has been called off after Transport for London and the Unite union reached a settlement. The engineers downed tools for their latest strike action on Monday, and were due to … Continue reading
Strike to disrupt trams during Wimbledon tennis fortnight
The long-lingering industrial dispute between tram engineers and Transport for London over “a massive pay disparity” remains unresolved and looks set to enter a new phase later this week with more strike action coming down the track, starting from late … Continue reading
Official: Croydon’s roads continue to become more dangerous
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on the shocking increases in road collisions – and deaths – in Croydon, as safety improves elsewhere around the country Croydon has achieved the dubious distinction of having the second-biggest increase in road casualties across London … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Scott Roche, TfL, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Transport, DfT, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Road Traffic Collisions, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Met’s ‘huge setback’ after constable convicted of bus assault
The Metropolitan Police has courted further controversy when Scotland Yard issued a statement describing as “a huge setback” the conviction for assault of one of its constables over last summer’s controversial arrest of a black woman bus passenger on Whitehorse … Continue reading
Passenger fury after being stranded by trams’ early shutdown
Long-suffering tram passengers were left furious, and stranded, on Wednesday night after services were suspended in the evening without any notification or warning, while Transport for London’s official online sites were claiming that there was a “Good” service in operation. … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, Elmers End, London, London Tramlink, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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New Addington is back on track as (delayed) trams return
Croydon’s tram network is, at last, returning to something resembling a “normal” service, though anyone looking to travel to or from Elmers End will still be disappointed. Transport for London yesterday issued service updates which included trams running between central … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Environment, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, Elmers End, London, London Tramlink, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Pro-car Perry’s cycle lane ‘vandalism’ could cost council £1m
Susan Hall fan-boy Jason Perry, after operating a web page that gave encouragement to ULEZ vandals, is about to commit his own act of vandalism on a piece of public infrastructure that he has undermined from the start, reports JEREMY … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, Karen Agbabiaka, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Parking, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Scott Roche, South Croydon, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, Waddon
Tagged Brighton Road, Brighton Road Cycle Corridor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Cycling Campaign, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Purley and Riddlesdown, Purley and Woodcote, Scott Roche, South Croydon, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Waddon
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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 North, New Addington South, 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 North, New Addington South, 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
