New Elizabeth Line operator aims to offer ‘the best of Tokyo and London’
UK: Transport for London has selected the GTS Rail Operations Ltd joint venture of rail and bus operator Go-Ahead Group (65%), recently part-privatised operator Tokyo Metro (17·5%) and diverse Japanese business group Sumitomo Corp (17·5%) for the next concession to operate Elizabeth Line services.
Solar farms could power London Underground trains
UK: Transport for London has called tenders for the development of purpose-built solar photovoltaic farms to generate zero-carbon electricity for the London Underground network.
London Underground train production underway in Goole
Metro Report International visits the factory in Goole where Siemens Mobility is producing trains for London Underground’s Piccadidlly Line
London Underground Bakerloo Line Extension stations study commissioned
UK: Transport for London has appointed AECOM and WW+P Architects to undertake a feasibility study for the four stations on the proposed extension of London Underground’s Bakerloo Line southeast from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham.
‘Critical’ decision on London Underground's Bakerloo Line fleet is needed
UK: Officials across government departments recognise that Transport for London needs a long-term comprehensive funding agreement, but ‘the challenge is the duration and quantum involved’, London’s Transport Commissioner Andy Lord said at the opening of Siemens Mobility’s Goole factory on October 3.
Five-point plan to improve the passenger experience at London Euston station
UK: Network Rail and the Department for Transport have announced a five-point plan which aims to improve the passenger experience at London Euston station pending longer-term changes.
Siemens Mobility announces further UK investment at opening of Goole train factory
UK: Siemens Mobility announced new investment of up to £40m and the creation of up to a further 300 jobs when Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan attended the official opening of its £200m Goole Rail Village on October 3.
Euston still has a problem
KeolisAmey retains Docklands Light Railway operating contract
TfL appoints Elephant & Castle tunnelling contractor
Novel software to assess Transport for London clearances
Contactless payment expansion on hold following TfL cybersecurity incident
Four suppliers invited to bid to renew Croydon tram fleet
Transport for London says cybersecurity incident does not impact services
Innovative approach to excavation propping at London Euston
Positive response to Docklands Light Railway extension consultation
London Underground seeks new ways to mind the gap
Elizabeth Line tunnels get mobile coverage
Sign language translation to be tested at London Overground stations
Aluminium cladding saves leaking TfL building