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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2023 14:17:37 GMT
TR3 makes a return on the 4th running until the 13th, wonder how Abellio will manage with both TR3 and 728 running at the same time.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jul 25, 2023 10:08:03 GMT
Croydon tram crash: Transport firms to be sentenced over fatal derailmentA survivor of the Croydon tram derailment has said he fears his life will be "forever defined" by the crash.www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66289085
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Post by Busboy105 on Jul 25, 2023 22:22:52 GMT
Croydon tram crash: Transport firms to be sentenced over fatal derailmentA survivor of the Croydon tram derailment has said he fears his life will be "forever defined" by the crash.www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66289085 The longer this case goes on, the more sad it gets
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Post by lonmark on Jul 27, 2023 13:22:25 GMT
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Post by matthieu1221 on Jul 28, 2023 10:57:43 GMT
Email from TfL Silver lining is that they might have enough trams to run what remains in service.
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Post by greenboy on Jul 28, 2023 11:05:34 GMT
How is at that a shortage of trams apparently only effects services between Wimbledon and Elmers End but not it seems services to Beckenham Junction and New Addington?....
London Tramlink: Severe delays between Elmers End and Wimbledon due to shortage of Trams. GOOD SERVICE on the rest of the Tram Network.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jul 28, 2023 11:13:00 GMT
How is at that a shortage of trams apparently only effects services between Wimbledon and Elmers End but not it seems services to Beckenham Junction and New Addington?.... London Tramlink: Severe delays between Elmers End and Wimbledon due to shortage of Trams. GOOD SERVICE on the rest of the Tram Network. Easy, turn trams short at Elmers End to cover the shortfall on the rest of the network.
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Post by ThinLizzy on Jul 28, 2023 11:13:51 GMT
How is at that a shortage of trams apparently only effects services between Wimbledon and Elmers End but not it seems services to Beckenham Junction and New Addington?.... London Tramlink: Severe delays between Elmers End and Wimbledon due to shortage of Trams. GOOD SERVICE on the rest of the Tram Network. probably a reduced number of trams on the Elmers End route to maintain frequencies on the other lines
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Post by greenboy on Jul 28, 2023 11:14:50 GMT
How is at that a shortage of trams apparently only effects services between Wimbledon and Elmers End but not it seems services to Beckenham Junction and New Addington?.... London Tramlink: Severe delays between Elmers End and Wimbledon due to shortage of Trams. GOOD SERVICE on the rest of the Tram Network. probably a reduced number of teams on the Elmers End route to maintain frequencies on the other lines There has been no service at all to Elmers End recently. I suspect it's been worded wrongly.
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Post by greenboy on Jul 28, 2023 11:16:39 GMT
How is at that a shortage of trams apparently only effects services between Wimbledon and Elmers End but not it seems services to Beckenham Junction and New Addington?.... London Tramlink: Severe delays between Elmers End and Wimbledon due to shortage of Trams. GOOD SERVICE on the rest of the Tram Network. Easy, turn trams short at Elmers End to cover the shortfall on the rest of the network. How do trams turn short at Elmers End when it's the end of the line?
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Post by ThinLizzy on Jul 28, 2023 11:29:07 GMT
probably a reduced number of teams on the Elmers End route to maintain frequencies on the other lines There has been no service at all to Elmers End recently. I suspect it's been worded wrongly. I'm not overly familiar with the Tramlink map, but having had a look cutting the Wimbledon to Elmers End route really means only 1 stop is left without any service at all so the frequency can be maintained better on the other routes. Some sort of service can be maintained to Wimbledon with the New Addington service
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2023 11:30:26 GMT
There has been no service at all to Elmers End recently. I suspect it's been worded wrongly. I'm not overly familiar with the Tramlink map, but having had a look cutting the Wimbledon to Elmers End route really means only 1 stop is left without any service at all so the frequency can be maintained better on the other routes. Some sort of service can be maintained to Wimbledon with the New Addington service New Addington is a loop service through West Croydon. It's the Beckenham Junction service that goes down to Wimbledon
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Post by greenboy on Jul 28, 2023 11:39:47 GMT
There has been no service at all to Elmers End recently. I suspect it's been worded wrongly. I'm not overly familiar with the Tramlink map, but having had a look cutting the Wimbledon to Elmers End route really means only 1 stop is left without any service at all so the frequency can be maintained better on the other routes. Some sort of service can be maintained to Wimbledon with the New Addington service Yes it does make sense to cut the service to Elmers End as has been the case recently but I would think the Wimbledon branch would be the priority as there's not much in the way of bus alternatives. Recently it's been Beckenham Junction to Wimbledon and New Addington via the town centre loop and that's probably still the case.
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Post by ThinLizzy on Jul 28, 2023 12:39:36 GMT
I'm not overly familiar with the Tramlink map, but having had a look cutting the Wimbledon to Elmers End route really means only 1 stop is left without any service at all so the frequency can be maintained better on the other routes. Some sort of service can be maintained to Wimbledon with the New Addington service New Addington is a loop service through West Croydon. It's the Beckenham Junction service that goes down to Wimbledon ahh thank you 👍🏻
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Post by LondonNorthern on Aug 17, 2023 18:38:42 GMT
Very much getting the crayons out here…but given what West Midlands are now using batteries on their tram extensions and proposals such as the Coventry VLR, could trams to Bromley finally become a reality given overhead wires wouldn’t be necessary providing batteries were added? Could such an extension be facilitated given new trams are being sourced to replace the older 2000 examples, so batteries could be added to them? I suppose my only concern would be if the trams were low enough to fit under the Shortlands low bridge?
I recall an article being posted here about how the Grove Park to Bromley line isn’t particularly useful for residents, well given this seems to be a pretty similar sounding story to some of the Tramlink branches such as Elmers End to Addiscombe…could there be a full extension from Beckenham Junction to Grove Park, where trams are battery operated to Bromley North and then overhead wire operated to Grove Park? I should imagine any inconvenience in the way of construction would be on the branch would be negligible given the alternatives available such as the 261 bus.
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