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Caroline Pidgeon has been supporting the campaign to stop Caledonian Road station closing for eight months next year. Closing the station would have a serious negative impact on local residents and businesses. It would also make it harder for wheelchair users living in the area to access the tube network. She has been:

• Making inquiries with TfL about why the lifts need to be refurbished, the reasons for why TfL says the station has to close and what the costs would be to do the work in stages

Caroline Pidgeon has joined Croydon Lib Dems in presenting a petition with 2000 signatures, calling for Transport for London to invest in longer trams for Croydon, rather than the Dingwall Road Loop project that would cut the existing network in two.

Read the full story at Inside Croydon.

Caroline Pidgeon AM, Liberal Democrat London Assembly transport spokesperson, commenting on reports that the London transport network is potentially facing the loss of £700 million in central Government funding by the turn of the decade, said:

“Keeping London moving is central to keeping the UK economy moving. Continued upgrades to the Tube are essential to improve capacity and reliability, as are new and much needed transport projects such as an extension of the Bakerloo Line and Crossrail 2.

Caroline Pidgeon AM, Liberal Democrat London Assembly transport spokesperson, commenting on the Mayor’s fare proposals for 2016, said:

“I very much welcome the extension of National Rail free train travel to under 11-year olds, ending a long standing grievance for children living in South London.

‘Under 11s already get free travel on the Transport for London (TfL) network but given that there are fewer tube lines in South London, children living South of the river have missed out for too long.”

Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat London Assembly transport spokesperson, commenting on reports in today’s Financial Times that TfL is paying 500 additional workers £1.5 million a month since September for a new Night Tube that will not start until next year, said:

“Soon the Mayor will be announcing the fare changes for next year and we will discover the real price that London commuters will have to pay for the long list of the Mayor’s financial blunders and vanity projects.