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Tag Archives: Therapia Lane
TfL adapts Therapia Lane tram depot for solar-powered future
Croydon’s Therapia Lane tram shed has become Transport for London’s first depot to remove fossil gas usage, with the installation of one of the largest roof-top solar energy farms in the capital. The sustainable transformation of the depot has seen … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, London Trams, TfL, Therapia Lane, Therapia Lane depot, Transport for London
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Birkbeck tram stop ramp works over-run into December
Meanwhile, engineering works will see no tram services between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane for a fortnight The access ramp at Birkbeck tram stop is to continue to be out of use for a further five weeks, at least, Transport for … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Birkbeck, Birkbeck tram stop, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, London Trams, TfL, Therapia Lane, Trams, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Passengers must travel to end of the line to Meet the Manager
Transport for London says it wants to hear what you have to say about its tram network and the service it provides. Given the recent record of urgent engineering closures and a power cut at its Therapia Lane depot last … Continue reading
Power problem for New Addington trams remains unresolved
Tram passengers wanting to travel to or from New Addington could face further days of no service due to a prolonged problem with a power outage at Addington Village. There have been no trams running on the New Addington branch … Continue reading
Trams return but New Addington is cut off for second day
Someone at TfL must have found a shilling to stick in the meter. Croydon’s tram network was back in service this morning, but only up to a point. And as residents – and commuters – from New Addington trying to … Continue reading
Power cut at Therapia Lane sees whole tram network closed
A power cut at the Therapia Lane depot has forced the closure of the entire Croydon tram network this morning, from Beckenham Junction to Wimbledon, via New Addington and Mitcham. The closure was announced on Transport for London’s travel apps … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, East Croydon station, Mitcham, New Addington, TfL, Therapia Lane, Therapia Lane depot, 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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No tram service from Wimbledon to Therapia Lane for 10 days
Tram services are to be subject of considerable disruption for at least 10 days next month, Transport for London has confirmed today. There will be no service from Croydon to Wimbledon from Friday August 4 to Sunday August 13 “so … Continue reading
Posted in TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Mitcham, TfL, Therapia Lane, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Therapia Lane tram depot to become greener and cleaner to run
Transport for London has received a grant of more than half a million pounds from central Government to help turn their trams depot at Therapia Lane into the capital’s first low-carbon transport base. The two-year project will implement changes which … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, London Trams, TfL, Therapia Lane, Transport for London
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Tram service to Wimbledon to be suspended for 11 days
There will be no tram service between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane from Wednesday February 8 until Sunday February 19, while Transport for London carries out work to replace track in the Mitcham area. This work, which involves a modest 150metres … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon station, Mitcham, TfL, Therapia Lane, Transport for London, West Croydon station, Wimbledon
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Track replacement closes tram line to Wimbledon for 10 days
As part of Transport for London’s programme to renew the infrastructure of London Trams, work to replace nearly half a mile of track between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane will be taking place from next Monday, August 22, until Wednesday August … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon station, London Trams, TfL, Therapia Lane, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Schooners and horizontal tanks offer lager on industrial scale
POST-LOCKDOWN (NOT QUITE) LOCK-INS: In his never-ending quest for the perfect outdoor pint, or even two-thirds of a pint, KEN TOWL hopped on the tram to prove it is possible to organise a piss-up at two breweries Someone at Anspach … Continue reading
Posted in Anspach and Hobday, Business, Ken Towl, Pubs
Tagged Anspach and Hobday, Ken Towl, Signal Brewery, Therapia Lane
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Air ambulance flies in after knife fight at Therapia tram stop
The London Air Ambulance flew in to deal with a victim of a knife fight which began on a tram or near the tram stop at Therapia Lane on Sunday afternoon. A teenager was treated for a shoulder wound, an … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Tramlink
Tagged British Transport Police, Croydon Tramlink, Therapia Lane
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Brewers go online to welcome customers back next week
As the pubs reopen, so the new brewery Taproom off the Purley Way is preparing to welcome back punters keen to get out of the house for a pint. And the lengths that brewers Anspach and Hobday have had to … Continue reading
Posted in Anspach and Hobday, Business, Pubs, Purley Way
Tagged Anspach and Hobday, Brewery Taproom, coronavirus, Covid-19, Therapia Lane
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Brewers’ ‘smart’ pigeon brand homes in on Therapia Lane
There’s a new brewer in town, and KEN TOWL couldn’t wait to visit When Walter White realised that the cotidian lifestyle was not for him, he ended up breaking bad. When Messrs Anspach and Hobday decided to strike out on … Continue reading
Posted in Anspach and Hobday, Broad Green, Business, Ken Towl, Pubs
Tagged Anspach and Hobday, Ken Towl, Therapia Lane
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