London Underground and TfL

£36m Vauxhall Tube upgrade work goes to Bechtel

17.05.13: TfL has awarded the construction contract for Vauxhall Tube station to Bechtel Ltd. The £36m modernisation plan will increase the capacity of the station and make it step-free. The work supports the wider transformation of the Batters...

DLR bidders shortlisted

17.04.13: TfL has announced the shortlist of bidders for the new Docklands Light Railway (DLR) franchise, set to start on 14th September. The franchise should continue to improve service reliability, maintain trains, stations and track, as well as gr...

Gospel Oak electrification ‘must be confirmed’ – London Assembly

10.04.13: Funding for the electrification of the Gospel Oak – Barking line may be reconsidered in the next spending round in June, the London Assembly’s Transport Committee has heard. Chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has...

London Underground installs wide aisle gates

04.04.13: Wide aisle gates have been installed at 180 Tube stations, improving access for passengers with luggage, pushchairs or wheelchairs. London Underground has installed 348 gates in total, meaning passengers will not have to wait for staff to u...

Metro style services on heavy rail lines

01.04.13: London is undergoing a rail revolution. The first part is London Overground, which is operated by the LOROL joint venture between MTR Corporation and Deutsche Bahn. MTR’s CEO – European Business, Jeremy Long, explains what lessons ca...

Out-of-control train ploughed through seven Tube stations

01.03.13: Three companies have been fined a total of £300,000 for safety breaches that led to a runaway engineering train in 2010. The ORR has brought a prosecution against London Underground, Tube Lines and Schweerbau for their failure to effective...

Northern line signalling upgrade passes major milestone

27.02.13: The Northern line signalling upgrade has now gone live on its first section, London Underground has announced. The work between West Finchley and High Barnet is part of a larger upgrade that will improve capacity and journey times. The...

RMT campaigns against overcarrying on Underground

22.02.13: Tube drivers are campaigning outside Queen’s Park station today over staff and passenger safety on the Bakerloo line. RMT members are protesting against LUL’s decision to stop station staff from checking carriages for passengers...

Howard Smith joining Crossrail from TfL London Rail

18.02.13: Howard Smith, chief operating officer at TfL London Rail and a member of RTM’s editorial board, is to join Crossrail next month as its new operations director. Smith – widely credited as a driving force behind the success of the...

London Overground stations to offer wi-fi by the summer

18.02.13: All London Overground stations will offer wi-fi by the end of June, TfL has announced. 50 stations are covered as of February 15. The service allows passengers to use their mobile devices to browse the internet after registering. The first...

LU begins testing ATC signalling

15.02.13: Testing for the new signalling system to be installed on London Underground’s Sub Surface Lines has commenced. LU and Bombardier are installing the new Cityflo 650 system to run more trains and increase capacity. The contract is worth...

LOROL to run London Overground until 2016

11.02.13: LOROL has been granted a two-year extension to operate the London Overground network, Transport for London has announced. The extension means LOROL will continue to be responsible for the operation of London Overground services, maintenance...

Tube marks 150th anniversary

09.01.13: Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Tube, since the first journey took place on January 9, 1863. London Underground was the world’s very first underground railway. Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: “The arrival of th...

Vauxhall Tube station to see £45m upgrade

08.01.13: A £45m upgrade to Vauxhall Tube station has been announced by TfL, as part of a major investment designed to support growth and regeneration in the Battersea Nine Elms area. The greater investment aims to increase jobs, business and h...

First of the S7 stock begins operations to Barking

12.12.12: The first of the new S7 stock on the Hammersmith & City line is now running all the way to Barking. Nigel Holness, director of Operational Change and Upgrades at London Underground, said: “This is great news for our cust...