{"id":53684,"date":"2024-05-09T20:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=53684"},"modified":"2024-05-10T18:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:37:06","slug":"london-trams-strikes-over-but-service-now-disrupted-by-wheel-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=53684","title":{"rendered":"London Trams strikes over \u2013 but service now disrupted by wheel damage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article updated 10\/05\/2024 with details of further service changes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The first of two planned strikes by Unite the Union members at London Trams is now over which should have meant that as from Thursday 9th<\/sup> May a normal service resumed across the network. However, that has not been the case as there have been severe delays with trams suffering from damage to their wheels.<\/p>\n

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This is not the first time that London Trams services have been affected by wheel damage and similar to last time the blame has been put on objects on the line. However, TfL have ruled out vandalism. Around 12 trams are said to have received the damage, and obviously with the strike having been in place repairs have been delayed.<\/p>\n

A brief statement on the TfL website says: \u201cServices are severely disrupted while we repair the damage. Disruption to normal services is likely to continue through the weekend of 11-12 May and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

This severe disruption on Thursday 9th<\/sup> May meant that there was no service through central Croydon or to any of the eastern termini at Beckenham Junction, Elmers End and New Addington. The only service being run was from Wimbledon to Reeves Corner with the TfL website again saying that a good service was operating on this line, its just you couldn\u2019t continue your journey any further than that by tram.<\/p>\n

Local bus services are having their services boosted during this disruption.<\/p>\n

The question which will come from all of this is just why are the wheels suffering such significant damage due to unknown objects on the line?<\/p>\n

Update 10\/05\/2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

To allow extra time to complete the repairs services will only run between 0700 and 1900 on Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May.<\/p>\n

From Friday 10th May services were operating from Wimbledon through to East Croydon.<\/p>\n

From Monday 13th May services are due to start running from Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction.<\/p>\n

Currently no services are planned to operate to either Elmers End or New Addington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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