Tramlink junction near Sandilands
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Tramlink junction near Sandilands
Image: © Marathon Taken: 30 Jul 2011
The railway line from Beckenham via Woodside to Addiscombe Road Croydon was opened on 1st April 1864. In 1885, a line opened from Woodside to South Croydon and after that Addiscombe (as it eventually became after 1955) was on the end of a branch from Woodside. The Woodside & South Croydon Line was closed in 1983, but by 2000 it was in use again as far as Coombe Road as a route for Tramlink. This view is from Addiscombe Road and whereas previously trains on the old line carried straight on ahead, trams from Beckenham Junction or Elmers End make a sharp right turn to Sandilands and on to Croydon. Beyond the curve is another sharp bend where trams to and from New Addington access the old Woodside & South Croydon Line again and pass through an impressive set of tunnels, the northern portal of which can just be glimpsed in the distance. The further curve was the scene of the Croydon Tramlink accident on 9th November 2016 when seven passengers were killed.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.37373
Longitude
-0.07548