London Trams

London Trams
Purpose	Oversees Tram and future tram projects
Region served	Greater London, England
Parent organisation	Transport for London

London Trams refers to the arm of Transport for London (TfL) that manages Tramlink and future tram projects in Greater London, England.

Croydon Trams[]

Stadler Variobahn tram 2558 at East Croydon in 2013

The current tram system has been in operation since May 2000, although a service ran along the A23 until 1951.^[1]

Croydon Trams has 39 stops along 27 kilometres (17 mi) of track.^[2] The system is operated by 23 Bombardier CR4000 and 12 Stadler Variobahn trams.^[3]

The system's tracks follow three main spurs to Beckenham Junction, Wimbledon and New Addington, and include a one-way loop around Croydon town centre where the trams arrive roughly every one to six minutes at peak times.^[4]

Other proposed tramways[]

Cross River Tram, a proposed north–south tramway in Central London, was cancelled for lack of funding in 2008.

The City Tram scheme was proposed by the City of London, linking Battersea and Hackney via Elephant & Castle and the City, but has not appeared in TfL's transport plans since.^[5]

The Sutton Link is a proposed tramway in South London. It is the only new tram line supported by the current Mayor of London Sadiq Khan as part of The Mayor's Transport Strategy 2018 and the New London Plan.^[6]^[7] Supported by the London Boroughs of Merton and Sutton, TfL has proposed a loop around Sutton town centre with three potential northern termini at South Wimbledon, Wimbledon, or Colliers Wood.^[8] It was also proposed that it could be a bus rapid transit system instead. The London Borough of Sutton council have also proposed a further extension to the London Cancer Hub campus.^[9] In February 2020, TfL announced their preference for a north–south tramway between Colliers Wood and Sutton town centre for £425m, with work starting with 2022 and completion in 2025 on the condition of securing additional funding.^[10]