Rail regulator launches prosecution into TfL and TOL over 2016 Croydon crash March 24, 2022 The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) announced today it was prosecuting Transport for London (TfL) and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) over their involvement in the 2016 Croydon tram derailment. The railway regulator said its prosecution will allege both TfL and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) breached health and safety law, as they failed to ensure [...]
Tech City: Croydon to install smart bus shelters from March November 25, 2021 The borough of Croydon has announced a 10-year partnership with technology firm Valo Smart City to roll out bush shelters and digital advertising across the area. The deal – which is expected to generate almost £7m in concession revenue – will see the new technology rolled out at 185 locations from March, supplying travellers with [...]
2021 goes down as bloodiest year on record in London after double teen stabbing in Hillingdon and Croydon January 1, 2022 2021 has gone down as the bloodiest year on record for teen homicides in London as two boys were stabbed to death within an hour of each other. A 16-year-old boy was fatally wounded at Philpot’s Farm, Yiewsley, in Hillingdon in west London, and was pronounced dead at 8.25pm. It followed the fatal stabbing of [...]
Croydon tram crash: Accidental death verdict a ‘total farce’ July 22, 2021 The victims of the Croydon tram crash died as a result of an accident, and were not unlawfully killed, the jury at the inquest into their deaths has concluded. Seven passengers died and a further 62 were injured when a tram derailed in south London on November 9 2016. Dane Chinnery, 19, Philip Seary, 57, [...]
Croydon tram crash: Families make official call for new inquest August 4, 2021 The families of the victims of the Croydon tram crash have made a formal request for a fresh inquest into the incident, after last month’s verdict was slammed as a “total farce”. In July the jury ruled that the seven deaths were the result of an accident after the coroner did not call representatives of [...]
4.5x borrower’s earnings: ‘Risky mortgages’ rising fast, mostly in Wandsworth, Walthamstow and Croydon October 18, 2021 South London is the UK’s hotspot for high-risk mortgages – with more than 6,300 mortgages written at 4.5 times the borrower’s earnings or higher in the last year, according to new research shared with City A.M. this morning. Bank of England guidance says mortgages are considered ‘high-risk’ if they are lent at 4.5 times the [...]
Whitewash Croydon tram inquest verdict raises more questions than answers July 22, 2021 Today the inquest into the Sandilands tram crash concluded with the jury returning a disappointing verdict of accidental death. I share the anger that seven people’s deaths are put down as simply an accident, when we have seen both the safety problems that the investigation brought to light, and the attempts to hide from scrutiny. [...]
Croydon tram crash: Driver may have had ‘micro-sleep’ May 19, 2021 The driver of a tram involved in a fatal crash in Croydon in 2016 may have been “disorientated” following a so-called micro-sleep, an inquest has heard. Simon French, chief inspector for the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), said there was evidence the driver thought he was travelling in the wrong direction. He told an inquest [...]
Croydon tram crash: Safety issues highlighted eight years before fatal accident June 10, 2021 The former chief engineer of the Croydon tram network highlighted safety issues with the Sandilands tunnel almost a decade before a fatal crash killed seven people, an inquest into the deaths has heard. Jim Snowdon told the jury that he had written a paper in 2008 warning there was a risk of accident on the [...]
The BRIT: The school behind Adele turns 30 August 31, 2022 As the new academic year approaches, Croydon’s The BRIT School celebrates 30 years of churning out some of the world’s top talent.