London’s first train line, ghost stations and the golden age of travel: A history of Southwark’s railways
Picture it: 1947, a cold, very foggy January day in Bermondsey. Market traders down The Blue were stamping their feet, ...
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Tram company presses ahead with Southwark route – defying TfL’s concerns
A privately-backed tram company will push for a new Southwark route despite Transport for London’s (TfL) “significant concerns” about the ...
Making Merry: Merryweather & Sons steam powered trams
In the past five articles I’ve been talking about manufacturers and experimenters with mechanically driven road transport in Greenwich in ...
Review of the Year: What of the Bakerloo Extension?
It was not a good year for the 20 year long campaign
News poll in favour of tram over spending £63 million of Elephant and Castle station upgrade
Readers who took part came out in favour of the tram, with 57.9 per cent voting for it and 42.1 ...
Elephant and Castle tube: Southwark Council spending £63m on ‘undeliverable’ station upgrade
Southwark's Lib Dems are calling for the money to be spent on a tram network in the borough instead
Editors’ view: Trams could be the best answer to our public transport problems
They are cleaner, quieter, less carbon intensive and more accessible than buses, trains or tubes
Trams could make a return to Southwark ‘by 2025’
'We are proactively looking at tram systems, rapid bus routes and walking and cycling infrastructure'
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