News: ISS cleans trams for Charles’ visit

The new Croydon Tramlink is expected to save two million car journeys
every year

When the Prince of Wales tried out the £200 million state-of-the-art Tramlink system in Croydon, the tram was in tip top condition thanks to ISS. Charles rode the tram from Croydon to New Addington, meeting a wheelchair user and a mother with a baby in a buggy who are now accommodated with ease on the trams.

Tramlink is an environmentally friendly public transport system linking central Croydon to the Purley Way Retail Park, New Addington, Elmers End, Wimbledon and Beckenham. The electronic-powered trams are expected to save two million car journeys every year. 24 trams run over 28Km of track and each 30 metre tram can carry up to 200 people. There are 38 tram stops and an adult fare costs 90p. The number of stations, speed of the service (less than 25 minutes from the end of any branch line into the heart of Croydon) and reasonable fares, should prove a winning combination.

ISS won the contract to clean the trams and stops in January and have secured it for three years. The 20 full-time staff provide a 24-hour service comprising three deep cleans each night. All staff are trained to the ISS five star standard which includes a health and safety conforming knowledge of bio-hazards. The on-board cleaners are able to work whilst the tram makes its circuits, picking up litter and cleaning spillages.

The Prince of Wales acknowledges the cleanliness of the Croydon trams during his visit.