London Trams
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Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and currently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since 1952. Tramlink is managed by London Trams, a public body part of Transport for London (TfL), and has been operated by FirstGroup since 2017. It is one of two light rail networks in Greater London, the other being the Docklands Light Railway. Tramlink is the fourth-busiest light rail network in the UK behind the Docklands Light Railway, Manchester Metrolink
Key facts
- UK legislation.long_title
- An Act to empower London Regional Transport and Croydon London Borough Council to provide for the development and operation of a system of light rail transit in the London boroughs of Merton, Sutton, Croydon and Bromley; to authorise the construction of works and the acquisition of lands for that purpose; to confer further powers upon London Regional Transport and Croydon London Borough Council; and for other purposes.
- UK legislation.year
- 1994
- UK legislation.citation
- 1994 c. xi
- UK legislation.royal_assent
- 21 July 1994
- UK legislation.status
- current
- UK legislation.original_text
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1994/11/contents/enacted
- UK legislation.collapsed
- yes
- Public transit.name
- Tramlink
- Public transit.image
- Trams roundel.svg
- Public transit.imagesize
- 150px
- Public transit.image2
- Variobahn and CR4000 at Sandilands.jpg
- Public transit.imagesize2
- 300px
- Public transit.caption2
- Variobahn (left) and CR4000 (right) trams at Sandilands tram stop
- Public transit.image3
- Tramlink map 2017.png
- Public transit.imagesize3
- 300px
- Public transit.caption3
- System diagram
- Public transit.locale
- South London
- Public transit.area served
- London Boroughs of
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- History
- Inception
- Construction
- Opening
- Buyout by Transport for London
- Additional stop and trams
- Current network
- Stops
- Routes
- Former lines reused
- Feeder buses
- Onboard announcements
- Rolling stock
- Current fleet
- Bombardier CR4000
- Croydon Variobahn
- Ancillary vehicles
- Future fleet
- Fares and ticketing
- Corporate affairs
- Ownership and structure
- Business trends
- Passenger numbers
- Proposals for extensions
- Sutton Link
- Accidents and incidents
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and currently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since 1952. Tramlink is managed by London Trams, a public body part of Transport for London (TfL), and has been operated by FirstGroup since 2017. It is one of two light rail networks in Greater London, the other being the Docklands Light Railway. Tramlink is the fourth-busiest light rail network in the UK behind the Docklands Light Railway, Manchester Metrolink and Tyne and Wear Metro.
Studies for the delivery of a modern-day tram system in Croydon began in the 1960s and detailed planning was performed in the 1980s. Approval of the scheme was received in 1990 and, following a competitive tender process, construction and initial operation of the tramway was undertaken by Tramtrack Croydon (TC) via a 99-year Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract. The official opening of Tramlink took place on 10 May 2000; by the end of the year three routes were operational. The network consists of 39 stops along of track, on a mixture of street track shared with other traffic, dedicated track in public roads, and off-street track consisting of new rights-of-way, former railway lines, and one right-of-way where the Tramlink track runs parallel to a third rail-electrified Network Rail line. The network's lines coincide in central Croydon, with eastern termini at Beckenham Junction, Elmers End and New Addington, and a western terminus at Wimbledon, where there is an interchange for London Underground.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “London Trams” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.