All London Underground articles – Page 3

  • TfL Image - Station poster Stay 6 steps apart on escalators 2
    Metro Report International

    Second review of Transport for London’s financial options announced

    2020-07-27T08:37:00Z

    UK: The Transport for London board chaired by Mayor Sadiq Khan has commissioned an independent review of Transport for London’s long-term funding and financing options. This will be carried out in parallel with a previously-announced review of TfL financing which is being undertaken by the Department for ...

  • Goole Rail Manufacturing Plant MasterModel
    Rail Business UK

    Arup and AHR to design Siemens Mobility’s Goole plant

    2019-11-19T09:09:00Z

    UK: Siemens Mobility has appointed Arup and architects AHR to design its £200m rolling stock manufacturing and commissioning plant at Goole in East Yorkshire. The 42 ha Goole 36 site is close to the M62 motorway. Siemens plans to have 80 000 m2 of manufacturing, commissioning ...

  • TfL is to install 4G connectivity on a trail section of the Jubilee Line next year.
    Metro Report International

    Bidders shortlisted for London Underground 4G network contract

    2019-07-23T14:06:37Z

    UK: Transport for London has shortlisted four bidders for a contract to roll out 4G mobile connectivity across the underground sections of the London Underground network. The shortlisted bidders are BAI Communications, Cellnex UK Ltd, Wireless Infrastructure Group, and a consortium of Axia and SC. TfL aims to ...

  • London Underground Ltd has formally signed the contract for Siemens Mobility to supply 94 Inspiro London trainsets for the Piccadilly Line.
    News

    Siemens signs £1·5bn London Underground train contract

    2018-11-20T11:04:58Z

    UK: London Underground Ltd has formally signed the contract for Siemens Mobility to supply 94 Inspiro London trainsets for the Piccadilly Line, Transport for London announced on November 20. Siemens had been named preferred bidder on June 15, but signing was delayed after losing bidders Alstom and a joint venture ...

  • A contract for Siemens to supply a new fleet of trains for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line is expected to be formally signed shortly, Transport for London has confirmed.
    News

    London Underground train contract to be signed shortly

    2018-11-09T15:19:38Z

    UK: A contract for Siemens to supply a new fleet of trains for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line is expected to be formally signed shortly, Transport for London has confirmed. Metro Report International understands that the formal signing will not be for at least two weeks. Siemens was name preferred bidder ...

  • Bombardier Transportation and Hitachi  have challenged Transport for London’s selection of Siemens as preferred bidder to supply new trainsets for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line.
    News

    Legal challenge to Siemens’ London Underground train contract win

    2018-07-23T15:38:43Z

    UK: A legal challenge to Transport for London’s selection of Siemens as preferred bidder to supply new trainsets for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line was confirmed by Bombardier Transportation and Hitachi on July 23. ‘Hitachi Rail and Bombardier Transportation confirm that they have issued claims in the High Court against London ...

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    News

    Siemens to supply London Underground deep tube fleet

    2018-06-15T10:30:47Z

    UK: Transport for London has selected Siemens Mobility to supply 94 metro trainsets for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line, it announced on June 15. The £1·5bn contract is due to be signed following a 10-day standstill period. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2023 from a factory that Siemens will ...

  • London Underground has awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to replace the DC traction motors on its Central Line trainsets.
    Metro Report International

    Bombardier to repower London Underground Central Line trainsets

    2017-08-25T12:51:11Z

    UK: London Underground has awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to replace the DC traction motors on the 85 eight-car 1992 Stock trainsets used on the Central Line with its Mitrac AC traction and control equipment. This is expected to reduce energy consumption while improving reliability and performance. The contract running ...

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    News

    Next phase of London Night Tube to begin in October

    2016-08-26T13:16:00Z

    UK: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced on August 26 that weekend all-night service on London Underground’s Jubilee Line would begin on October 7. The announcement comes a week after the launch of Night Tube services on the Central and Victoria lines. Transport for London recorded 50 000 passenger-journeys ...

  • Impression of a New Tube for London train concept.
    News

    Bombardier-Hitachi joint venture to bid for New Tube for London

    2016-08-04T15:22:00Z

    UK: Bombardier Transportation and Hitachi Rail Europe have formed a joint venture to bid to supply rolling stock under London Underground’s New Tube for London programme. Bids are due to be submitted on September 26. Both companies prequalified for the contract, along with Alstom, CAF and Siemens. The basic requirement ...

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    News

    Disused Tube station to be leased

    2015-04-28T14:08:00Z

    UK: Transport for London has announced that it will lease part of a disused Underground station to businesses ‘who have the ability to use the space to create something exceptional and establish the next chapter in the station’s history’. TfL announced on April 28 that it is seeking businesses ...

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    News

    All-night services to be extended in London

    2015-02-20T12:35:00Z

    UK: Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced on February 20 that all-night weekend services are to be extended to London Underground’s sub-surface lines, part of London Overground’s East London Line and the Docklands Light Railway. All-night services on Friday and Saturday nights ...

  • Impression of New Tube for London train.
    News

    New Tube for London initial designs unveiled

    2014-10-09T10:23:00Z

    UK: Design proposals for the New Tube For London project to modernise London Underground’s small-profile Piccadilly, Bakerloo, Central and Waterloo & City lines were revealed on October 9. Transport for London has shortlisted Alstom, Bombardier, CAF, Hitachi and Siemens for the contract to supply around 250 trainsets. It plans ...

  • Map of proposed Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham, Hayes and Bromley.
    News

    Bakerloo Line extension consultation launched

    2014-09-30T15:41:00Z

    UK: Transport for London launched a consultation exercise on September 30 to ‘understand the level of public support for a proposed extension’ of London Underground’s Bakerloo Line from Elephant & Castle southeast towards New Cross, Lewisham, Bromley and Hayes. The extension is intended to improve connections to areas which are ...

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    News

    London Underground starts New Tube for London train procurement

    2014-02-28T10:08:00Z

    UK: On February 28 London Underground announced that it had placed an OJEU notice inviting expressions of interest in the supply of 250 small-profile trainsets for the Bakerloo, Central, Piccadilly and Waterloo & City lines. The invitation to tender is expected to be issued in early 2015. According to LU's ...

  • Mayor of London Boris Johnson and London Underground Managing Director Mike Brown unveil a map of proposed night routes.
    News

    All-night services in London Underground vision

    2013-11-21T12:25:00Z

    UK: A ‘vision for the future’ of the London Underground was set out by Mayor of London Boris Johnson and London Underground Managing Director Mike Brown on November 21. The proposals include running some services throughout the night on weekends and the redeployment of station staff. Transport for London ...

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    News

    Bombardier signalling centre opens

    2011-08-28T04:00:00Z

    SPAIN: Bombardier's signalling centre of excellence at San Sebastián de los Reyes was officially opened on July 20. Built at a cost of €3m to serve the European and Latin American markets, the facility is currently developing the Cityflo 650 CBTC that Bombardier is to supply to London Underground, as ...

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    News

    Siemens unveils London Underground concept train

    2011-06-20T09:07:00Z

    UK: A design concept for a next-generation train for London Underground’s small-profile ‘tube’ lines was unveiled by Siemens during the Railtex exhibition. Building on its successful role in supplying replacement bogies for Central Line and Waterloo & City Line stock, Siemens was asked by LU to develop a ‘concept ...

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    News

    Bombardier awarded London Underground SSL signalling contract

    2011-06-14T09:17:00Z

    UK: Transport for London formally announced Bombardier Transportation as the winner of the £354m contract to upgrade signalling on London Underground's Sub-Surface Lines on June 14, following the statutory standstill period required under EU tendering rules. The company had been named preferred bidder on April 12. Bombardier will provide its ...

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    News

    Bombardier is preferred bidder for London Underground resignalling

    2011-04-12T13:33:00Z

    UK: Bombardier Transportation was named preferred bidder for the major contract to resignal London Underground's large-profile Sub-Surface Lines on April 12. The contract will be signed following the regulatory standstill period during which the other shortlisted bidder, Invensys Rail, is able to raise any objections. The contract covers around ...