Ah I remember the changeover between WAGN and "ONE" very well! Multiple liveries with the 315's and I loved it at the time. This must be between 2006/2007? Thanks for the memories!
I used to be a tram driver on the Croydon system years ago. Trams always held a soft spot for me. I believe that the money spent on Crossrail could have paid for a large tram system for London. Unfortunately the two London Tram schemes from the early 2000's, the West London Trams and Cross River Trams were both scrapped by TfL due to a lack of funding and support despite serious planning and finances going into them. An extension to the Croydon Tramlink from Harrington Road to Crystal Palace were also scrapped at the same time as the other two schemes. However there are plans for a line between Wimbledon South and Sutton which seem to be stuck in limbo at the moment but have not been officially dropped.
The first great eastern livery has to be my favourite ever! So many good memories!
Ah I remember the changeover between WAGN and "ONE" very well! Multiple liveries with the 315's and I loved it at the time. This must be between 2006/2007? Thanks for the memories!
Your welcome
The class 315 painted light blue is 315812 it was painted like that to promote the Olympics in 2012
RIP class 315
Rip class 321/331/488 mk3 coaches
I'm curious about the purple 315.
Ah, now that I think about it, presumably ex-WAGN.
@@richardavsmith your right this particular unit in the video would've likely have have been either 315844 to 315861
This was filmed just after I was born ;)
Your making me feel old 😁
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Also, what do you think of Croydon's Tramlink. I wish trams and light rail was all over London, like in the early 1900s
I used to be a tram driver on the Croydon system years ago. Trams always held a soft spot for me. I believe that the money spent on Crossrail could have paid for a large tram system for London. Unfortunately the two London Tram schemes from the early 2000's, the West London Trams and Cross River Trams were both scrapped by TfL due to a lack of funding and support despite serious planning and finances going into them. An extension to the Croydon Tramlink from Harrington Road to Crystal Palace were also scrapped at the same time as the other two schemes. However there are plans for a line between Wimbledon South and Sutton which seem to be stuck in limbo at the moment but have not been officially dropped.