TfL are taking plans to boost the Sutton to Wimbledon public transport corridor to consultation stage. There are three proposals for consultation: options 1 and 2 would be either a new tram or dedicated articulated bus route from Sutton Station to St Helier then either Morden Road Tramlink and South Wimbledon LUL (1) or Belgrave Walk Tramlink or Colliers Wood LUL (2), option 3 would see trams on-street to near Sutton Common then take over the NR route to Wimbledon, terminating alongside current trams to/from Croydon.
Option 3 would therefore lead to Sutton Common to Wimbledon Chase inclusive to be downgraded to Tramlink stops and current Thameslink services terminating at Wimbledon or West Sutton, no longer running in a loop.
The project is being branded "Sutton Link", perhaps given TfL budget constraints, this new name could be to boost the profile of a minimal reintroduction of the bendybus, should said option be taken. Alternately, it could act as a slightly ironic reminder that Tramlink beat Thameslink in the battle for a Sutton link, should a tram option get the go ahead.
Given previous reluctance against Sutton Loop services going to the Southern franchise, plus additional pressure to maintain the links from this area to Thameslink destinations... could this bring an end to the St Albans-Sutton route, largely unchanged for almost 24 years?
The consultation is here: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/trams/sutton-link/
Full details of option 3 (removal of Thameslink West Sutton-Wimbledon): https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/tr...oads/sutton-link-route-option-3-factsheet.pdf
Option 3 would therefore lead to Sutton Common to Wimbledon Chase inclusive to be downgraded to Tramlink stops and current Thameslink services terminating at Wimbledon or West Sutton, no longer running in a loop.
The project is being branded "Sutton Link", perhaps given TfL budget constraints, this new name could be to boost the profile of a minimal reintroduction of the bendybus, should said option be taken. Alternately, it could act as a slightly ironic reminder that Tramlink beat Thameslink in the battle for a Sutton link, should a tram option get the go ahead.
Given previous reluctance against Sutton Loop services going to the Southern franchise, plus additional pressure to maintain the links from this area to Thameslink destinations... could this bring an end to the St Albans-Sutton route, largely unchanged for almost 24 years?
The consultation is here: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/trams/sutton-link/
Full details of option 3 (removal of Thameslink West Sutton-Wimbledon): https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/tr...oads/sutton-link-route-option-3-factsheet.pdf