From the Croydon Guardian, Wednesday 14 February

Croydon Tramlink's 'biggest fan' dies in tragic accident

One of Croydon Tramlink's biggest advocates has died following a car crash
in Hertfordshire.

Tram enthusiast Stephen Parascandolo - founder of the popular Croydon
Tramlink unofficial website -- is thought to have been killed when his
Vauxhall Signum crashed with a white Ford transit van last Wednesday
morning, February 7, in Hitchin.

News of the 26-year-old qualified engineer's death was posted on his website
later that evening.

Roger Harding, general manager of Tramtrack Croydon Limited which operates
the Tramlink network, said: "It's so shocking to hear of young Stephen's
death, we have not been able to stop thinking about it since.

"Stephen was featured on a television programme three or four years ago
about his enthusiasm for Croydon's tram network, which I also appeared on.

"Without doubt he was a very bright young lad who did well at university and
got a good job. When his tram website came on the scene it was so well put
together that we had no idea it had been created by a young lad, who at that
time was in his teens.

"We are considering what we might do to make sure Stephen's memory lives
on - carrying on with his website is one option."

Mr Parascandolo grew up in West Wickham but moved to Stevenage in
Hertfordshire last year to be nearer his work. He was passionate about
trains and was well-known in Croydon for his unofficial Tramlink website,
which sometimes caused controversy.

Peter Morgan, from the Croydon Road Users Forum, added: "While it was always
clear that he was an enthusiastic supporter of trams, he was careful to
provide accurate and broadly impartial reports and analysis, whether they
were favourable or unfavourable to Tramlink."

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wrote:
From the Croydon Guardian, Wednesday 14 February

Croydon Tramlink's 'biggest fan' dies in tragic accident

One of Croydon Tramlink's biggest advocates has died following a car crash
in Hertfordshire.

Tram enthusiast Stephen Parascandolo - founder of the popular Croydon
Tramlink unofficial website -- is thought to have been killed when his
Vauxhall Signum crashed with a white Ford transit van last Wednesday
morning, February 7, in Hitchin.

News of the 26-year-old qualified engineer's death was posted on his website
later that evening.

Roger Harding, general manager of Tramtrack Croydon Limited which operates
the Tramlink network, said: "It's so shocking to hear of young Stephen's
death, we have not been able to stop thinking about it since.

"Stephen was featured on a television programme three or four years ago
about his enthusiasm for Croydon's tram network, which I also appeared on.

"Without doubt he was a very bright young lad who did well at university and
got a good job. When his tram website came on the scene it was so well put
together that we had no idea it had been created by a young lad, who at that
time was in his teens.

"We are considering what we might do to make sure Stephen's memory lives
on - carrying on with his website is one option."

Mr Parascandolo grew up in West Wickham but moved to Stevenage in
Hertfordshire last year to be nearer his work. He was passionate about
trains and was well-known in Croydon for his unofficial Tramlink website,
which sometimes caused controversy.

Peter Morgan, from the Croydon Road Users Forum, added: "While it was always
clear that he was an enthusiastic supporter of trams, he was careful to
provide accurate and broadly impartial reports and analysis, whether they
were favourable or unfavourable to Tramlink."




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Michael Hoffman

wrote:
From the Croydon Guardian, Wednesday 14 February

Croydon Tramlink's 'biggest fan' dies in tragic accident


Many thanks for the follow-up, for those of us who are not local.