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Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

TfL plan to take control of South London trains includes new Brockley hub

Oct

2016

TfL's vision for its expanded empireMayor Khan today presented the Secretary of State for Transport with the business case for the further devolution of London’s suburban rail services to Transport for London (TfL) and a plan, which includes a potential interchange between Brockley Station and the upper line which has been earmarked to reopen as ...

Jubilee Night Tube starts October 7

Oct

2016

At last, a 3am trip to Canada Water is within our grasp. TFL says:The Night Tube launches on the Jubilee line this week, on Friday 7 October, and will be running all night on Fridays and Saturdays.There will be a train about every 10 minutes. Standard off-peak fares will be charged and Day Travelcards cover ...

TfL reiterates support for Bakerloo extension in Khan era

Aug

2016

Sadiq Khan has signalled that his mayoralty remains committed to the Bakerloo Line extension through New Cross and Lewisham. In TfL's recently-published annual report, the project gets its own double page spread, which says:Work has started on building a case to extend the Bakerloo line into southeast London. If the Government gives the project the ...

East London Line night time service doubled

May

2016

TfL has doubled the number of East London Line trains running each hour between 10pm and 11.30pm.Services to and from New Cross, Crystal Palace and West Croydon have been increased from a pitiful two trains per hour per route to an acceptable four trains per hour per route.

Coming soon: The Brockley Station Energy Garden

Mar

2016

Brockley is set to be one of the first London Overground stations to create an Energy Garden.The Energy Garden initiative will transform up to 50 London Overground platforms and stations into gardens that will incorporate food growing plots and solar energy providing on-site renewable energy for lighting, water pumps or other small scale station amenities.The gardens ...

New deal for East London Line promises later trains

Mar

2016

TfL has appointed train operator Arriva to run the entire London Overground network and has promised that as a result, East London Line trains will run later into the night.No details of the extended service have yet been provided. Arriva's contract starts in November.Gareth Powell, TfL's chief operating officer, London Rail, said: “We have worked ...

Lewisham Way crossings live to fight another day

Feb

2016

Don't cross the people of Brockley. TfL have responded to the public consultation about the fate of traffic crossings on the A20 - the Algernon Road crossing at the foot of Loampit Hill will go but those on Lewisham Way will stay. They say:Last year we held a consultation on a number of changes to ...

TfL takes control of South East London trains to boost services

Jan

2016

TfL have confirmed that they will assume control of London's suburban rail network, including the services running through South East London to Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Victoria, London Bridge and Waterloo.The Standard reports:The long-running campaign to persuade ministers to devolve powers over services should increase capacity, eventually bringing an end to the cattle truck conditions ...

TfL: Brockley link improvements not linked to Bakerloo Line extension

Jan

2016

Brockley's development "interchange hub" could relate to the creation of a new orbital linkWhen news broke that TfL would be proceeding with plans for a Bakerloo Line extension to New Cross and Lewisham by 2030, I reported the accompanying news that Brockley Station was being considered as some sort of transport "hub" as a bit ...

Brockley Station earmarked for more trains

Dec

2015

As a sidenote to its Bakerloo extension plans, TfL adds that Brockley could become one of three new South London "interchange hubs", benefiting from an improved station and more frequent train services. The document notes:Along with working with Network Rail on their long-term planning process, we will undertake further work on rail improvements for south ...