Today’s “Picture in Time” has one final image from the red and white years on the Croydon Tramlink system before we move on once again.
This image is taken at Beddington Lane, a stop on the Wimbledon line, as 2549 calls with a service which will end up at Wimbledon. 2549 is one of the 24 CR4000 trams built for Croydon in 1998/9, with it arriving in the UK on 19th April 1999.
The tram may retain its original fleet livery of red and white but has already received the electronic destination displays in place of its original roller blinds. At this time the different services also retained their route numbers.
Photograph by Gareth Prior, 13th March 2007