Tag Archives: Tram Operations Ltd

Trams union say FirstGroup ‘torpedoed’ ACAS pay deal

Posted on November 1, 2022 by insidecroydon

There could be more strikes on the tram network in the run-up to Christmas after union officials said that the operating company “torpedoed” a pay deal. The tram network is operated on behalf of Transport for London by Tram Operations … Continue reading →

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‘Angry’ tram drivers to stage two days of strikes next week

Posted on October 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

Croydon tram drivers are to take strike action over pay and conditions next Monday and Tuesday, October 10 and 11. The Tramlink drivers, members of the ASLEF union, have voted to reject a below-inflation pay offer. Next week’s action follows … Continue reading →

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ASLEF suspend tram strikes after managers improve pay offer

Posted on September 8, 2022 by insidecroydon

Train drivers’ union ASLEF has suspended the three days of tram strike action planned for next week, after managers made an improved pay offer. “Although the improved offer does not meet our members’ aspirations, ASLEF will always look for a … Continue reading →

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‘Severe disruption’ expected as tram drivers stage 3-day strike

Posted on September 8, 2022 by insidecroydon

12.30pm UPDATE: Union suspends strikes ahead of arbitration talks Managers in charge of Croydon’s tram network are predicting “severe disruption” next week, as members of ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, go on strike for three days for an improved pay … Continue reading →

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Managers refuse to talk to ASLEF union ahead of tram strike

Posted on August 26, 2022 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s tram drivers are to take strike action over pay and conditions next month, the third stoppage on the network this year. ASLEF, the tram drivers’ union, say that they have had no contact from management at Tram Operations Ltd … Continue reading →

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Tram crash driver could face Old Bailey trial early next year

Posted on July 9, 2022 by insidecroydon

Alfred Dorris, the driver of the tram that crashed at Sandilands in November 2016, is to stand trial, possibly at the Old Bailey, early in 2023. Dorris appeared at a preliminary hearing at Croydon Crown Court yesterday morning, where he … Continue reading →

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Two days of tram strikes coming down the tracks next week

Posted on July 8, 2022 by insidecroydon

Drivers on the Croydon Tramlink network will be striking again next Wednesday and Thursday. The strike on July 13-14 follows a previous two-day stoppage last month in a dispute over pay. “There has still been no new offer from management … Continue reading →

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Lawyer’s plea: ‘Save tram victims’ families further heartache’

Posted on August 4, 2021 by insidecroydon

Lawyers representing families of victims of the 2016 Croydon tram crash have today written to the Attorney General asking for a new inquest. Last month, after an inquest held at Croydon Town Hall, the jury concluded that the seven people … Continue reading →

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‘Unlawful killing’ among possible tram crash inquest verdicts

Posted on July 7, 2021 by insidecroydon

The coroner at the inquest into the deaths of seven people in the Croydon tram crash told the jury today that they can return a verdict of either accidental death or unlawful killing. The jury retired to consider its verdict … Continue reading →

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Tram inquest jury hears of disorientated driver’s lack of sleep

Posted on May 25, 2021 by insidecroydon

Day 6 of the coroner’s inquest into the Croydon tram crash this morning heard more expert evidence that suggests that the driver was over-tired and disorientated as the tram went through the Sandiland tunnel that fateful November morning in 2016. … Continue reading →

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After 4½-year wait, tram crash inquest finally begins

Posted on May 17, 2021 by insidecroydon

The inquest into the deaths of the seven people killed when a tram derailed at Sandilands Junction on the dark morning of Wednesday November 9 2016 will finally get underway at the Town Hall today. Of the 70 people on … Continue reading →

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TfL considered cancelling tram contract after 2016 crash

Posted on January 12, 2021 by insidecroydon

Transport for London considered cancelling its operating contract with Tram Operations Limited to run the Croydon tram network in the aftermath of 2016’s fatal crash, City AM has reported. City AM says it has obtained TfL documents showing that they … Continue reading →

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Report: TfL safety audit kept secret from crash investigators

Posted on October 23, 2020 by insidecroydon

Transport for London was conducting a safety audit of the Croydon tram network at the time of the 2016 Sandilands disaster which claimed seven lives. The existence of the safety audit report has only come to light under the disclosure … Continue reading →

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Sandilands tram crash inquest is postponed due to covid

Posted on October 16, 2020 by insidecroydon

The long-delayed inquest into the deaths of seven people in the Croydon tram crash in November 2016 has been delayed again – this time because of the change in distancing rules to prevent the spread of covid-19. The inquest was … Continue reading →

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Inquest into Croydon tram crash to begin in September 2020

Posted on December 12, 2019 by insidecroydon

Croydon Town Hall will be the venue for the jury inquest into the seven deaths in the 2016 Sandilands tram crash. The inquest is expected to last 12 weeks, and will begin in September 2020. The inquest opened in November … Continue reading →

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Transport expert asks RAIB to re-open tram safety investigation

Posted on November 28, 2019 by insidecroydon

Transport for London has been accused of covering up a second safety report into fatigue among tram drivers – when driver tiredness thought to be one of the prime causes of the 2016 Croydon tram crash, in which seven people … Continue reading →

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Labour election candidate challenged over tram crash cover-up

Posted on November 19, 2019 by insidecroydon

A London Assembly Member and General Election candidate for a Labour safe seat has been accused of protecting the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London from “serious, legitimate questions” over the safety of the tram network. Michael Liebreich spent … Continue reading →

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No one to blame. Or no one cares? Tram crash case dropped

Posted on November 1, 2019 by insidecroydon

No one was to blame. That, after three years of investigations by police and other agencies, was the view of the Crown Prosecution Service when it announced yesterday that there were to be no charges brought following the Croydon tram … Continue reading →

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After two-year delay, TfL fits automatic brakes to trams

Posted on October 23, 2019 by insidecroydon

As we approach the third anniversary of the Sandilands tram crash, Transport for London has announced that the fleet of trams operating on the Croydon network are to be fitted with an automatic braking system. Seven people were killed and … Continue reading →

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Mayor Khan under growing pressure over tram fatigue cover-up

Posted on September 10, 2019 by insidecroydon

A former senior adviser to two London Mayors will use the transport committee meeting at City Hall tomorrow to call for an independent investigation into how TfL censored a safety report at the request of the tram operators, and then … Continue reading →

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TfL ‘scandal putting passengers at risk’ over driver fatigue

Posted on September 9, 2019 by insidecroydon

Three years on from the Croydon tram crash, London’s transport chiefs’ reluctance, or failure, to act decisively on the issue of driver fatigue on the capital’s buses and tram network is “a scandal that is putting passengers at risk”, according … Continue reading →

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Documents show TfL censored safety audit after tram crash

Posted on September 6, 2019 by insidecroydon

Long-standing suspicions that there has been a cover-up over safety reports relating to the tram network following the 2016 Sandilands crash appear to be confirmed today, with the publication of a file of documents which show that reports critical of … Continue reading →

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Tram operators delay safer driver rotas till 2021 to save money

Posted on May 22, 2019 by insidecroydon

Tram operators delay introducing safer, shorter working hours for drivers for two years Ten extra drivers on the network will cost £500,000 per year TfL admits it has still to implement seven of 13 safety recommendations made following the Sandilands … Continue reading →

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All change on trams as TfL decides Elmers has reached an end

Posted on October 6, 2017 by insidecroydon

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on an end to direct tram services from New Addington to Wimbledon The operators of the Croydon tram system are to introduce drastic changes in the service next month – without consulting their passengers, or … Continue reading →

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Drivers warned of fatigue risks two years before tram crash

Posted on October 5, 2017 by insidecroydon

The operators of the Croydon tram network were formally warned by staff two and a half years before the tragic Sandilands derailment that the company’s shift system was creating dangerous levels of fatigue among its drivers “which could lead to … Continue reading →

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