Travel chaos inbound as Trams partly closed for 14 days in a row and sections of Overground shut for 8 days

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Travel chaos inbound as Trams partly closed for 14 days in a row and sections of Overground shut for 8 days

Londoners are preparing for two significant closures of parts of the capital's transport network in the coming weeks. Transport for London's (TfL) has said that its Tram network will be partly shut for 14 days in a row between February 10 and 23.

The authority's calendar has also denoted that sections of the Overground will be shut for eight days. Between Saturday, Febraury 10, and Friday, February 23, there will be no Tram service between Reeves Corner and Sandilands. Bosses say a replacement bus service - the TL1 - will operate.

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London Overground with the City of London skyscrapers in the background
Sections of the London Overground will be closed for eight days

Meanwhile, closures on the Overground will vary. Here is a full breakdown of what is planned:

  • On February 3 and 4, there will be no service between Willesden Junction and Stratford. Replacement buses operate between Willesden Junction and Camden Road only. Customers are urged to use alternative London Buses and London Underground services

  • On February 5, 6, 7, and 8 Monday 5, 10.45pm each evening, there will be no service between Hackney Downs and Chingford. Replacement buses will operate between Hackney Downs and Chingford

  • On February 10, there will be no service between Camden Road and Stratford. Replacement buses will operate instead

  • On February 11, there will be no service between Gospel Oak and Stratford. Replacement buses will operate

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It comes as TfL is working to replace most of its tram fleet amid dwindling reliability. The authority’s commissioner, Andy Lord, told the London Assembly’s budget and performance committee on December 19 that the procurement of the new stock will begin soon.

The commissioner said: “Our intention this year is that we will start procurement for the new tram fleet. The vast majority of our trams are coming up to 25 years old. We hope to start the procurement process for that imminently."

In June, the TfL board was told in a report: "The majority of our trams fleet is reaching the end of its initial design life and, as a result, is experiencing declining reliability, with one of the lowest states of good repair categorisations across our fleets."

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