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TfL backs Sutton Tram Link – but lacks £420m to pay for it
Transport for London has plumped for a tram extension that links Sutton town centre with the Northern Line Tube at Colliers Wood. But they just don’t have the £420million needed to pay for it just yet. The outcome of a … Continue reading
Posted in Merton, Sutton Council, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Mayor of London, Merton, Merton Council, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London
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Wrong direction: South Norwood signs are out of line
You don’t know whether to laugh in derision or cry in embarrassment. Certainly, residents in South Norwood don’t know which way to turn after street signs and a map of the local area were installed last month, with the signs … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Norwood Junction, South Norwood, TfL, Transport
Tagged Pimp House, Portland Road, South Norwood, TfL, Transport for London
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Threat of bus strike as 1 in 3 drivers in ‘close call’ due to fatigue
More than three years since the Croydon tram crash saw ‘driver fatigue’ raised as a possible cause of the disaster, now bus drivers are threatening strike action over concerns for the safety of their passengers and themselves. RORY KELLY reports … Continue reading
Posted in Sandilands derailment, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, TfL, Transport for London
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Inquest into Croydon tram crash to begin in September 2020
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
Posted in Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, TfL, Tram Operations Ltd, Transport for London
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Transport expert asks RAIB to re-open tram safety investigation
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
Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, Florence Eshalomi, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Caroline Pidgeon, Croydon tram crash, Florence Eshalomi, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Michael Liebreich, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, TfL, TOL, Tram Operations Ltd, Transport for London
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College artists help brighten the bridge over the Brighton line
A run-down, forbidding-looking rail bridge has been brightened up by work from some local college students, CHARLES KING writes The footbridge over the Brighton Line between Coulsdon Town railway station and Coulsdon Woods, which was replaced in 2006 when the … Continue reading
Labour election candidate challenged over tram crash cover-up
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
Posted in 2019 General Election, Florence Eshalomi, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, Florence Eshalomi, Labour, London, London Assembly, Michael Liebreich, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, TOL, Tram Operations Ltd, Transport for London
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