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Tramlink route 2 is one of three tram routes operated as part of the Tramlink network in south London. The route is operated by Tramtrack Croydon and First Group on behalf of Transport for London (TfL). Image File history File links T02-2551. ...
Tramtrack Croydon Limited is responsible for operating the Tramlink service on behalf of Transport for London. ...
First Group PLC (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ...
Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport tramway in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. ...
Beckenham Junction station is an important railway station and a tram terminus in Beckenham in south London. ...
West Croydon is a locality to the north west of central Croydon in South London. ...
The Oyster card is a form of electronic ticketing designed for use on Transport for London and National Rail services within the Greater London area of the United Kingdom. ...
Tramtrack Croydon Limited is responsible for operating the Tramlink service on behalf of Transport for London. ...
First Group PLC (LSE: FGP) is a British transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland. ...
History
The whole idea of trams is that they can run along streets with other traffic in areas where there is not enough space for designated track. However, on Croydon’s tram system, there is relatively little street running, this being confined to the town centre area.
The 2 is perhaps the most innovative of the three Tramlink routes. From the town centre, trams follow the 1 as far as Arena, the section from Addiscombe being along the old alignment of the Mid Kent Line, as explained on the route 1 page. Arena tram station is a stop on the Tramlink in the Woodside area of South Norwood. ...
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. ...
After Arena, the 2 branches off, taking a sharp left across the South Norwood Country Park to reach Harrington Road, a residential stop at the back of South Norwood. Then after a hard right trams once again use a railway alignment to take them to Beckenham Junction, although in this case it is not a ‘former’ railway alignment, as it is still used by Southern services. South Norwood is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. ...
Beckenham Junction station is an important railway station and a tram terminus in Beckenham in south London. ...
Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ...
The established line is a branch off the line from Crystal Palace to Croydon, serving an intermediate stop at Birkbeck before terminating at Beckenham Junction. This route does not really fit in with the South London network map, and has seen many changes and cutbacks to the service provided, with a complicated and not very useful service structure. Crystal Palace station Crystal Palace railway station is the only surviving railway station at Crystal Palace in south London. ...
West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for rail, Tramlink and bus services in West Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon. ...
Birkbeck station, is located on Elmers End Road (A214) road, in the London Borough of Bromley; and opposite opposite Beckenham Crematorium. ...
The line was singled some years ago, and this provided Tramlink with an opportunity to use the other half of the alignment to put in a single track line into Beckenham Junction. There are passing places at Avenue Road and just north of Beckenham Road, these two being additional stops served by Tramlink. At Beckenham Junction there is a twin track tram terminus although this is not used to its full potential.
As on the 1, the single track sections can play havoc with reliability. Beckenham Road and Birkbeck stops are actually on the single track sections, thus unusually having only one platform (Birkbeck being opposite the single platform on the heavy rail line). An anomaly is that trams on the 2 are timed to leave Beckenham Road stop at the same times in opposite directions — which is clearly not possible. In practice trams are rarely exactly on time anyway though, so this is not too much of a problem. An anomaly is a deviation from the common rule. ...
The 2 is a likely springboard for often-mooted extensions of the Tramlink system to Crystal Palace. If Southern were to close the Birkbeck/Beckenham Junction branch, Tramlink could take over the other track, and by installing a new curve where the line from Harrington Road meets the branch, trams could run along the railway alignment at least as far as so-named Bromley Junction where it joins the main line into Crystal Palace. Southern is the latest name of the train operating company that took over from Connex South Central on the routes to South London, Surrey, and Sussex from Victoria and London Bridge. ...
Current Route
 A tram at the Beckenham Junction terminus Then to East Croydon and back to Beckenham Junction Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 856 KB) The eastern terminus of Tramlink line 2 at Beckenham Junction in South London. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 856 KB) The eastern terminus of Tramlink line 2 at Beckenham Junction in South London. ...
Beckenham Junction station is an important railway station and a tram terminus in Beckenham in south London. ...
Birkbeck station, is located on Elmers End Road (A214) road, in the London Borough of Bromley; and opposite opposite Beckenham Crematorium. ...
Arena tram station is a stop on the Tramlink in the Woodside area of South Norwood. ...
Woodside tram stop, formerly Woodside railway station now has Tramlink services. ...
Blackhorse Lane tram stop is a halt on the Tramlink service serving Addiscombe and Woodside in the London Borough of Croydon. ...
Addiscombe tram stop is a halt on the Tramlink service in Addiscombe in the London Borough of Croydon. ...
Lebanon Road tram stop, is a halt on the Tramlink service in Croydon, east of the towns centre by Addiscombe. ...
East Croydon station is a railway station and tram stop in Croydon. ...
Centrale tram stop is a halt on the Tramlink service in Croydon town centre, serving the Centrale shopping centre. ...
West Croydon station is a key transport interchange for National Rail, Tramlink and London Buses services in south London. ...
Wellesley Road tram stop is a halt on the Tramlink service in the London Borough of 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 National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. ...
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. ...
2545 at Beckenham Junction with the first low level adverts for Abbey National Image File history File links 2545BCJ.jpg‎ Official London Trams Website Croydon Tramlink - The Unofficial Site File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
| 2553 at Birkbeck with West Croydon service during the first week of operation Image File history File links 2553. ...
| 2549 approaches Harrington Road with a West Croydon service Image File history File links 2549. ...
| 2544 negotiates George Street with a West Croydon service during a blizzard Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1132x982, 213 KB) Official London Trams Website Croydon Tramlink - The Unofficial Site File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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External links - Official London Trams Website
- Croydon Tramlink - The Unofficial Site
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