Category Archives: London Trams

No sooner had we reported about a planned 24 hour strike on London Tramlink then it was postponed! The strike was due to take place from 2200 on Tuesday 4th February and was originally called because of a dispute surrounding … Continue reading →

A 24 hour strike has been called by the ASLEF union on London Tramlink. An ongoing dispute between the union and First – operators of Tramlink – over the dismissal of two drivers has led to the calling of the … Continue reading →

Services through East Croydon were severely disrupted for three hours on Thursday 23rd January following an incident involving 2552 which saw the tram dewire. The incident happened on the pointwork where the loop line converges to become one line through … Continue reading →

London Tramlink services on the New Addington line will terminate at King Henry’s Drive from 2200 on both Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th January to allow the completion of track replacement and improvement work. No replacement bus services will be … Continue reading →

Since their introduction to the London Tramlink fleet in 2012 the Stadler built Variotrams have been very rare visitors to New Addington, however on Sunday 15th December all that changed with four of the seven Wimbledon-New Addington diagrams being in … Continue reading →

Services between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane were suspended on Tuesday 10th December during the morning rush hour after a fault with the overhead lines was discovered. Engineers were quickly despatched to the scene to repair the fault but trams were … Continue reading →

London Tramlink services between Elmers End/Beckenham Junction and East Croydon were suspended on Wednesday 27th November after a Warburtons bread lorry and a tram collided in Addiscombe. Details of the exact circumstances which led to the two vehicles colliding are … Continue reading →

Services on London Tramlink were suspended between East Croydon and Sandilands for approximately three hours on Tuesday 12th November after an accident involving a cyclist and a bus. Tragically the cyclist was killed in the incident which saw him dragged … Continue reading →

London Tramlink services to New Addington will be suspended from 2200 on Wednesday 4th December until the end of service on Thursday 12th December to allow major improvement works to take place. The work will be undertaken in two phases … Continue reading →

London Tramlink services were delayed for approximately an hour after a car was accidentally driven onto the tracks at Addington Village stop on Friday 13th September. The driver of the car – believed to be a woman in her 70s … Continue reading →

London Tramlink joined in the summer engineering work fun during August with track being replaced at Reeves Corner which necessitated the Wimbledon-New Addington service being split between Monday 19th and Wednesday 28th August. Initially this saw trams running Wimbledon-Wandle Park … Continue reading →

It has been announced that London Tramlink are to receive an extra four Variotrams to help further increase capacity on the network. To be constructed by Stadler at their Berlin factory it is expected that the trams will be delivered … Continue reading →

Tramlink services between East Croydon and Sandilands were suspended for just over 30 minutes on Sunday 4th August following a road traffic collision – not involving a tram. The collision took place at approximately 1730 on Addiscombe Road and after … Continue reading →

Major track replacement works will take place in central Croydon over two phases during the second half of August which will see changes to services with the New Addington-Wimbledon service cut in two and during the second phase trams around … Continue reading →

One of the Stadler Variotrams broke down in Croydon town centre on Thursday 25 July bringing through services between Wimbledon and New Addington to a halt. The tram is reported to have lost all power as it was arriving at … Continue reading →

A pedestrian crossing across the Tramlink tracks at Mitcham Junction has been reopened after a year following a local campaign to see it reinstated. The crossing – which is a public right of way – was blocked off during the … Continue reading →

London Tramlink CR4000 2534 has received a new all over advert for McMillan Williams – a Croydon based firm of solicitors. The advert sees a return to red and white on a tram in Croydon and also features significant interior … Continue reading →

A man has been stabbed during a fight at Church Street tramstop in Croydon town centre. The victim suffered cuts to his head, face, ear and chest in the incident which took place on Monday 3 June at approximately 1430. … Continue reading →

There will be no trams between Sandilands and New Addington on Saturday 25, Sunday 26 and Monday 27 May due to engineering works. A replacement bus will operate between East Croydon and New Addington calling at all stops with the … Continue reading →