Category Archives: London Trams

Transport for London have launched a second stage of consultation for the proposed Dingwall Road loop on London Tramlink which would see a new short section of line built to aid an increased service to run into Croydon from the … Continue reading →

London Tramlink is 15 years old. The first line – from New Addington to central Croydon – was officially opened on Wednesday 10th May 2000 and over the past 15 years the network has gone from strength to strength with … Continue reading →

London Tramlink are now the proud owners of seven Stadler Variotrams following the delivery of the first of second batch of the trams at the Therapia Lane Depot. 2560 was delivered during the early hours of Monday 4th May having … Continue reading →

Following an investigation the Rail Accident Investigation Branch have reached a conclusion that the derailment of London CR4000 2544 at Mitcham Junction on 29th December 2014 was due to a fault in the points where the line goes from single … Continue reading →

To bring us up-to-date with the Easter Croydon Town Centre blockade we bring you a final photo update from Ian Buck. Once the works along Addiscombe Road was completed trams were able to return to East Croydon although the town … Continue reading →

On Saturday 28th March a 16 day blockade of the Croydon loop started with no trams running between Reeves Corner and East Croydon (with the closure extended through to Sandilands over the Easter weekend). Although the main purpose of the … Continue reading →

London Tramlink services were suspended around the central Croydon loop over the weekend of 14th and 15th March as a start was made on the works to improve the landscape of the town centre with the “Connected Croydon” project. This … Continue reading →

London Tramlink services around the Croydon loop will be suspended for 17 days around Easter to allow for the local Council to undertake works as part of its Connected Croydon programme. No trams will run between Reeves Corner and East … Continue reading →

On Tuesday 3rd February London Tramlink became the latest tramway in the UK to be hit by snow this year, although unlike in Sheffield the snow was fairly light and had practically all gone by 1000. Services were unaffected by … Continue reading →

10% more passengers are now using London Tramlink services between Wimbledon and New Addington on Sundays following the introduction of the enhanced timetable in mid December. On 14th December the frequency was increased from every 15 minutes to every 7/8 … Continue reading →

2550 has become the latest tram on London Tramlink to receive advertising vinyls with the vehicle debuting in its new style on Monday 19th January. The vinyl wrap is urging people to be aware of trams in Croydon and is … Continue reading →

A small selection of photos taken of trams on the Wimbledon branch of London Tramlink at the start of January 2015. We see trams at both ends of the branch – just before Wimbledon station and also just as the … Continue reading →

As we reported last weekend London Tramlink CR4000 2542 received a new advertising livery for Turkish Airlines shortly before Christmas and now with thanks to Irvine Cresswell we bring you images of the tram in action on 6th January.

Further information has been released by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) into the derailment of London Tramlink CR4000 2544 at Mitcham Junction on Monday 29th December 2014 at 2355.

There are now three CR4000s (and four trams in total on Tramlink) in advertising liveries following the release of 2542 shortly being Christmas in a vinyl wrap ad for Turkish Airlines. The advert is almost completely red with the usual … Continue reading →

London Tramlink CR4000 2544 derailed late on Monday 29th December on the approach to Mitcham Junction causing the service to be suspended between Mitcham Junction and Belgrave Walk. Full details of the incident are not yet known but from a … Continue reading →

As from 14th December passengers on the Wimbledon to New Addington route of London Tramlink can enjoy a higher frequency service on Sundays with the introduction of a new service. Whereas previously trams ran every 15 minutes throughout the day … Continue reading →