|
Post by sid on Feb 19, 2018 22:58:41 GMT
Trams are sometimes berthed overnight on the Elmers End branch which means that the service is suspended after about 19.00. Or they are berthed in the sandilands tunnel Possibly at the close of service but for trams finishing early evening the Elmers End branch is the only option.
|
|
|
Post by rugbyref on Mar 8, 2018 23:53:20 GMT
Travelled from Addington to Wimbledon today, and suffered the enforced change in Croydon. Even worse was the return journey, as the Elmers End tram was held at the signal before Centrale to let an Addington tram proceed around the loop. Why not let the tram from Wimbledon through first, to allow Addington passengers to change with minimal delay? Too logical?
|
|
|
Post by lonmark on Mar 9, 2018 15:57:57 GMT
Take it up with TfL about it. Maybe they will review it.
|
|
|
Post by sid on Mar 9, 2018 20:16:35 GMT
Travelled from Addington to Wimbledon today, and suffered the enforced change in Croydon. Even worse was the return journey, as the Elmers End tram was held at the signal before Centrale to let an Addington tram proceed around the loop. Why not let the tram from Wimbledon through first, to allow Addington passengers to change with minimal delay? Too logical? Yes that would seem logical, likewise put the tram to Wimbledon through second in the opposite direction at Sandilands.
|
|
|
Post by Dillon95 on Mar 10, 2018 1:40:33 GMT
I'm fine with the route numbers being taken away, I don't think they ever meant anything to most people.
|
|
|
Post by sid on Mar 18, 2018 22:05:58 GMT
I'm fine with the route numbers being taken away, I don't think they ever meant anything to most people. I agree that route numbers aren't really needed, it's a fairly small network and the destination is all that's needed. A few early morning journeys from New Addington to Wimbledon will remain as there is a heavy flow from New Addington to the industrial areas on the Wimbledon branch.
|
|
|
Post by snoggle on Mar 23, 2018 12:03:37 GMT
Well what a surprise - NOT! Westfield / Hammerson, who will redevelop the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, have withdrawn their funding contribution to the Dingwall Loop that would allow more trams to run in Croydon. insidecroydon.com/2018/03/22/westfield-pulls-plug-on-15m-payment-for-tram-network/Looks like a right old mess. I tend to agree with the suggestion in the article that the loop proposal is utterly dead as TfL will not be able to raise the money for the scheme themselves.
|
|
|
Post by vjaska on Mar 23, 2018 12:51:28 GMT
Well what a surprise - NOT! Westfield / Hammerson, who will redevelop the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, have withdrawn their funding contribution to the Dingwall Loop that would allow more trams to run in Croydon. insidecroydon.com/2018/03/22/westfield-pulls-plug-on-15m-payment-for-tram-network/Looks like a right old mess. I tend to agree with the suggestion in the article that the loop proposal is utterly dead as TfL will not be able to raise the money for the scheme themselves. Unrelated but did you see who wrote the article - a transport corespondent by the name of Jeremy Clackson lol.
|
|
|
Post by galwhv69 on Mar 23, 2018 16:47:45 GMT
Well what a surprise - NOT! Westfield / Hammerson, who will redevelop the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, have withdrawn their funding contribution to the Dingwall Loop that would allow more trams to run in Croydon. insidecroydon.com/2018/03/22/westfield-pulls-plug-on-15m-payment-for-tram-network/Looks like a right old mess. I tend to agree with the suggestion in the article that the loop proposal is utterly dead as TfL will not be able to raise the money for the scheme themselves. Unrelated but did you see who wrote the article - a transport corespondent by the name of Jeremy Clackson lol. loooooool!
|
|
|
Post by sid on Mar 23, 2018 17:04:53 GMT
Unrelated but did you see who wrote the article - a transport corespondent by the name of Jeremy Clackson lol. loooooool! There is a lot of opposition to this Dingwall Loop anyway with many people feeling it's more about reducing the number of trams crossing Wellesley Road than providing any benefit for tram users. I don't think too many tears will be shed if it has been dropped? thecroydoncitizen.com/economics-business/dingwall-road-loop-just-loopy-idea/
|
|
|
Post by T.R. on Mar 23, 2018 21:04:56 GMT
Slightly controversial but why not terminate additional trams in the middle platform at East Croydon (if possible) to increase services to the east?
Or would that cause problems on Addiscombe Road?
|
|
|
Post by JaysBusPhotos on Mar 23, 2018 21:28:31 GMT
Slightly controversial but why not terminate additional trams in the middle platform at East Croydon (if possible) to increase services to the east? Or would that cause problems on Addiscombe Road? I could see that working but it depends on how well controlled it is. Maybe if it's segmented so one stops at East Croydon and the next dose the West Croydon loop and so on would be better?
|
|
|
Post by sid on Mar 23, 2018 21:46:49 GMT
Slightly controversial but why not terminate additional trams in the middle platform at East Croydon (if possible) to increase services to the east? Or would that cause problems on Addiscombe Road? Possibly but buses get delayed at that junction as it is. I don't think there was any guarantee that the proposed loop would bring any increase in tram services, it seems to be about reducing the number of trams crossing Wellesley Road. Presumably it would have also meant do direct service from George Street and Church Street to West Croydon?
|
|
|
Post by snoggle on Mar 23, 2018 22:40:17 GMT
Slightly controversial but why not terminate additional trams in the middle platform at East Croydon (if possible) to increase services to the east? Or would that cause problems on Addiscombe Road? I understand East Croydon's tram stops are about to modified. Not sure why but possibly to provide more waiting space for passengers. I think it's tied in with the upcoming large scale track replacement works in a couple of weeks time.
|
|
|
Post by snoggle on Mar 24, 2018 0:22:25 GMT
|
|