All London Overground articles – Page 3

  • London Overground EMUs.
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    London Overground concession expressions of interest invited

    2015-04-08T15:41:00Z

    UK: Transport for London has invited expressions of interest in the next concession to operate London Overground inner-suburban passenger services. The current contract held by the London Overground Rail Operations Ltd joint venture of MTR Corp and Arriva expires on November 12 2016. The new concession is planned to run ...

  • Map of proposed Barking - Barking Riverside railway extension (Image: TfL).
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    TfL consults on Barking Riverside extension

    2014-09-08T16:06:00Z

    UK: Transport for London has begun public consultation on plans to extend London Overground services on the Gospel Oak – Barking line to a new station at Barking Riverside, where up to 10 800 new homes are planned along with commercial and leisure facilities. The 4 km extension would ...

  • Gospel Oak – Barking line Class 172 DMU.
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    London Overground EMU shortlist announced

    2014-07-15T14:25:00Z

    UK: Bombardier, CAF, Hitachi and Siemens have been shortlisted for a contract to supply 39 four-car ‘metro-style’ electric multiple-units for London Overground services, Transport for London announced on July 15. Tenders are to be submitted by the end of October, and TfL expects to announce the successful bidder by ...

  • LOROL currently operates TfL's London Overground routes.
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    LOROL to operate TfL’s West Anglia routes

    2014-05-28T14:59:00Z

    UK: Transport for London has selected London Overground Rail Operations Ltd as interim operator of the West Anglia routes in northeast London that are to be transferred to TfL from next year. LOROL will operate services currently run by Abellio Greater Anglia from Liverpool Street to Enfield Town, Cheshunt ...

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    More EMUs for London Overground

    2014-04-09T13:42:00Z

    UK: Transport for London announced on April 9 that it would be inviting expressions of interest in a contract to supply electric multiple-units to operate routes that are to be transferred to its London Overground network in 2015. New rolling stock will also be required following electrification of London Overground’s ...

  • London Overground Class 378 electric multiple-unit.
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    London Overground train lengthening approved

    2013-02-07T16:40:00Z

    UK: A £320m programme of rolling stock procurement and infrastructure works to extend London Overground's 57 Class 378 electric multiple-units from four to five cars was approved by the Transport for London board on February 6. TfL is negotiating with Class 378 Capitalstar EMU manufacturer Bombardier Transportation and QW Leasing ...

  • Mayor of London Boris Johnson inaugurated the expanded London Overground network on December 10 (Photo: Tony Miles).
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    London Overground orbital route completed

    2012-12-11T15:40:00Z

    UK: Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin inaugurated an extension of the London Overground network through south London on December 10, creating an orbital service around the capital. Passenger services had begun the previous day. The project required construction of a 1·3 km link joining existing ...

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    East London Line to Clapham Junction underway

    2011-05-20T10:55:00Z

    UK: TfL announced on May 19 that its contractor Birse Metro had begun work to build the 1∙3 km of new track, using a disused alignment, that will enable East London Line services to reach Clapham Junction. The new corridor will run from south of Surrey Quays station to join ...

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    East London Line reaches Highbury and Islington

    2011-02-28T16:04:00Z

    UK: The latest phase of Transport for London’s East London Line extension programme was completed on February 28 when London Overground services began carrying passengers over the 2∙1 km between Dalston Junction and Highbury & Islington. Restoring a connection removed in the 1980s, the £50m project has also involved the ...

  • Mayor of London Boris Johnson and East London Line train.
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    East London Line reopens

    2010-04-27T13:43:00Z

    UK: The East London Line was formally inaugurated by Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Dalston Junction station on April 27. Accompanied by Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy, and Managing Director of London Rail Ian Brown, the Mayor travelled to Dalston Junction by train from Shoreditch High Street.Johnson praised Transport for ...

  • London Overground Class 378 electric multiple-unit.
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    London Overground Class 378 ready to enter service

    2009-07-14T09:00:00Z

    UK: London Overground is to put the first Bombardier Class 378 Electrostar high density inner-suburban EMUs into revenue service on July 20, following a formal launch by Mayor of London Boris Johnson on July 13. Bombardier's Derby plant has delivered the first five of 24 dual-voltage 750 V DC/25 kV ...

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    London Overground calling

    2008-04-18T05:10:00Z

    GSM-R: The UK division of Siemens Mobility has won a contract to supply cab radios for the fleet of 44 Electrostar suburban EMUs for London Overground services currently under construction at Bombardier's Derby facility. The units are to be equipped with radios to operate on both the current analogue cab-to-shore ...

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    MTR Laing wins London Overground

    2007-07-01T12:41:00Z

    MAYOR of London Ken Livingstone announced on June 19 that 50:50 joint venture MTR Laing had been selected to operate a 107 km network of inner suburban lines under a contract to be signed on July 2. The contract will last for seven years from November 11 2007, with an ...

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    Extension takes East London Line from Underground to Overground

    2007-02-01T13:40:00Z

    Due for completion in June 2010, Phase 1 of the East London Line extension programme will see one of London Underground's shortest routes become part of a new orbital link connecting the main line network north and south of the Thames

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    Overground shortlist

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    TRANSPORT for London announced on December 15 that it had shortlisted two consortia to submit ’best and final offers’ for the contract to operate London Overground services on the North and East London lines.Four groups were invited to tender in June. Govia and MTR Laing have been chosen to go ...