Tram stop of the month

Slim Summer Saturday Tram stop of the month: Beddington Lane Location: Beddington Lane (a lane leading to Beddington) Opened: 30 May 2000 (like all* the tram stops) Previously: a minor halt on the Wimbledon and Croydon Railway (1855-1997) Borough: Sutton (but almost Merton) Annual taps: 115,246 (the least used tram stop between Wimbledon and Croydon) Reasons for visiting: few 25 things to see: two dour platforms between two industrial estates, the back of SIG Distribution, four bins, the start of a very lightly-trodden footpath to Hundred Acre Bridge, green roundel, the number 463 bus, TRAQ Motor Racing gokart track, some very isolated houses on Brookmead Road, Mock Tudor frontage, a scrubby corner of Mitcham Common (The Meads), a worse-for-wear information panel failing to ignite excitement in Mitcham Common's flora and fauna, bike rack, air monitoring station, radio transmitters, QR code for funfair held six weeks ago, fingerpost pointing the way to Beddington Village (27 mins),…