a Tramlink Tram

Tramlink (until recently known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport system in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. Interchange is possible with National Rail and the London Underground at certain points. The system, centred on Croydon, began operation in May 2000. A Croydon Tramlink tram. ... A Croydon Tramlink tram. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Livery of First Group vehicles shown on a bus in Bristol First Group PLC is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... Transport for London (TfL) is responsible for the transport system of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ... National Rail uses the BR double arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and outdoor signs. ... For other Croydons see Croydon (disambiguation) Croydon is a large suburban town and commercial centre to the south of London and forms part of the Greater London conurbation. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cars

Tramlink is operated by a fleet of 24 articulated low floor trams built by Bombardier Transportation in Vienna. The cars are described by their manufacturer as class CR-4000, and are based on the very similar class K-4000 built for use on Köln's low platform routes; Bombardier now refers to the vehicle family as Flexity Swift. A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 For modern innovations to make these systems higher-capacity and higher-speed, see light... This article is about the manufacturing company; for information on the military rank Bombardier, see Bombardier (rank). ... This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ... Map of Germany showing Cologne Cologne skyline at night. ... A tram at East Croydon station in London. ...

The CR-4000 cars are six axle, single articulated, double ended cars with four doors on each side. The low floor stretches between both the outer doors, through the articulation (which rests on an unpowered bogie/truck). Between the outer door and each car end is higher floor section, accessed up a step and situated over the car's two power bogies. The low floor section is 400 mm above rail-level, sloping down to 350 mm in the doorways, a height which matches the platforms at tram stops, and each car has two wheelchair positions.

Each car is 30.1 m long and 2.65 m wide and has 70 seats and a total capacity of just over 200 passengers. They operate off an overhead power supply at 750 volts dc, and have a maximum speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential and voltage (derived from the ampere and watt). ... Direct current (DC or continuous current) is the continuous flow of electricity through a conductor such as a wire from high to low potential. ...

Routes

Tramlink consists of a varied mixture of street track shared with other vehicle, dedicated track within the street and off-street track. The off-street track includes new right of way, former railway lines and one section which shares right of way (but not tracks) with an operational third-rail electrified Network Rail line. Network Rails logo Network Rail is a British not for dividend Company Limited by Guarantee that owns the fixed assets of that part of the British railway system that formerly belonged to British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ...

The following routes are described in detail from east to west.

Route 1

(yellow)

• Terminus: Elmers End
• Arena
• Woodside
• Blackhorse Lane
• Addiscombe
• Sandilands
• Lebanon Road
• East Croydon
• George Street
• Church Street
• Wandle Park
• Waddon Marsh for Purley Way retail parks
• Ampere Way for Ikea and Valley Park
• Therapia Lane
• Beddington Lane
• Mitcham Junction
• Mitcham
• Belgrave Walk
• Phipps Bridge
• Morden Road
• Merton Park
• Dundonald Road
• Terminus: Wimbledon

Then back to Wandle Park     Categories: UK geography stubs | Tramlink stops | London railway stations | British railway stations | Croydon ... Wimbledon station is a large train station in the south-west of London, next to Wimbledons Centre Court Shopping Centre. ...

• Reeves Corner
• West Croydon
• Wellesley Road

Then to East Croydon and back to Elmers End

Route 2

(red)

A tram outside East Croydon station

• Terminus: Beckenham Junction (train & bus interchange)
• Beckenham Road (bus interchange)
• Avenue Road
• Birkbeck
• Harrington Road
• Arena
• Woodside
• Blackhorse Lane
• Addiscombe
• Sandilands
• Lebanon Road
• East Croydon
• George Street
• Church Street
• West Croydon
• Wellesley Road

Then to East Croydon and back to Beckenham Junction Beckenham Junction station is an important railway station and a tram terminus in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, South London The station is found at the end of the towns high street. ...     Categories: UK geography stubs | Tramlink stops | London railway stations | British railway stations | Croydon ...

On Sundays, route 2 services are extended to Wimbledon via route 1 to give shorter headways on the Wimbledon line. Wimbledon station is a large train station in the south-west of London, next to Wimbledons Centre Court Shopping Centre. ...

Route 3

(green)

• Terminus: New Addington
• King Henry's Drive
• Field Way
• Addington Village
• Gravel Hill for Addington Palace
• Coombe Lane
• Lloyd Park
• Sandilands
• Lebanon Road
• East Croydon
• George Street
• Church Street
• West Croydon
• Wellesley Road

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Former lines re-used

From Elmers End to Woodside, Tramlink Routes 1 and 2 follow the former British Rail branch line from Elmers End, to a now demolished Addiscombe station (500 metres from the present Tram stop of the same name). At Woodside, the old station buildings are still visible, but disused, and the original platforms have been demolished to make way for accessible low platforms, in common with the rest of the system (except Elmers End, and Wimbledon, which continue to use their old respective branch line platforms). From Woodside to Sandilands (Routes 1 & 2) and from Sandilands almost to Lloyd Park (Route 3), Tramlink follows the route of the former Woodside and South Croydon Railway. This includes the Park Hill (or Sandilands) tunnels. The Woodside and South Croydon Railway was a short, relatively short-lived and unsuccessful railway in what is now the London Borough of Croydon in Surrey, England. ...

From near Phipps Bridge to near Reeves Corner, the route follows that of the former Surrey Iron Railway. This gives Tramlink a certain claim to be one of the world's oldest tramways! Tramway Path (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?TQ273680_region:GB) beside Mitcham tram stop had its name long before Tramlink. A partial obstruction of the route near this point has necessitated the use of gauntlet track. The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) linked Wandsworth in south London and Croydon in Surrey via Mitcham. ...

A Victorian footbridge beside Waddon New Road had to be demolished to make way for the flyover (http://www.transport-of-delight.com/Tramlink/Pages/TramsinAction/Flyover-1.htm) which takes Tramlink over the West Croydon to Sutton railway line. The footbridge has been re-erected at Corfe Castle on the Swanage Railway. West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for rail, Tramlink and bus services in West Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon. ... Corfe Castle from the south Corfe village and castle Corfe Castle, in Dorset, England, is a small village and ruined castle situated in a gap in the Purbeck Hills five miles south of Wareham. ... Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia. ...

Projected extensions

• from Harrington Road and Birkbeck
  • Crystal Palace
• from Church Street and Wellesey Road
  • South Croydon
  • Purley
• from Reeves Corner and West Croydon
  • Thornton Heath Pond
  • Norbury
  • Streatham (connection with Thameslink)
• from Wimbledon (follows Thameslink to Sutton)
  • Wimbledon Chase
  • South Merton
  • Morden South
  • St Helier
  • Sutton Common
  • West Sutton
  • Sutton
  • Mitcham (intersection with current stop)
  • Tooting (connection with Thameslink)
  • Tooting Broadway (connection with Northern Line)

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External links

• Transport for London Website on Tramlink (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/trams/)
• Croydon Tramlink - The Unofficial Website (http://www.croydon-tramlink.co.uk/)