Category Archives: London Trams

Transport for London (TfL) and operators of London Tramlink, Tram Operations Limited (TOL) have been fined a total of £14 million after admitting to health and safety breaches at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey). The decision to prosecute … Continue reading →

A report on the https://insidecroydon.com/ Inside Croydon website has confirmed that the current tram shortages being suffered on the London Tramlink network have been caused by wheel damage with repairs taking longer than they should because of supply issues due … Continue reading →

Over the past few months there have been frequent issues with tram availability on London Tramlink leading to large gaps in the service on certain routes. But it now appears that things have reached a new low as Friday 14th … Continue reading →

Alfred Dorris, who was driving the tram on Croydon’s Tramlink network when it left the rails at Sandilands in November 2016, has been found not guilty of failing to take reasonable care at work. The charges had been brought against … Continue reading →

The London Tramlink depot at Therapia Lane is to benefit from a grant which will enable it to become cleaner, greener and cheaper to run as part of Transport for London’s aim to introduce low carbon depots to meet the … Continue reading →

A new safety system which has been installed on London Tramlink vehicles for over a year to prevent overspeeding incidents has received Safety Integrity Level 2 certification (SIL2). Developed by DB ESG the system aims to physically prevent the overspeeding … Continue reading →

The Easter period will again see a partial closure of the London Tramlink network with engineering works due to take place in central Croydon.

If funding can be found it looks likely that the original fleet of trams built for the opening of the then Croydon Tramlink system will be replaced by new trams. The CR4000s were built by Bombardier in 1998/9 but declining … Continue reading →

Photos come from London Tramlink this week:

A story we haven’t reported on is the fact that London Tramlink 2531 is now running in standard fleet livery again having lost its advertising vinyls for Taylor Rose MW. The vinyls had actually been removed as far back as … Continue reading →

Its become something of a tradition in recent years and again during the February Half Term holidays there will be engineering works taking place on London Tramlink which will mean there will be no trams running between Wimbledon and Therapia … Continue reading →

The pay dispute on London Tramlink has come to an end after members of ASLEF voted to accept the offer made last month. The ballot of members had a 76% turnout with 85% of those responding in favour of the … Continue reading →