How TfL’s simple pop-up message led to a significant drop in paper ticket sales
Transport for London (TfL) has seen a drop in the sale of paper tickets after it made a small change to the ticket machines in London Underground stations.
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How TfL’s simple pop-up message led to a significant drop in paper ticket sales
Transport for London (TfL) has seen a drop in the sale of paper tickets after it made a small change to the ticket machines in London Underground stations.
Urgent talks to buy more Elizabeth line trains
Alstom, the train manufacturer, has confirmed that it's in "intense discussions" with the government and Transport for London (TfL) about a fresh order of new trains for the Elizabeth line.
There’s now a range of London Underground themed craft beers
A brewer has released a London Underground-themed beer range and an exclusive London Craft Beer tube map.
London Overground’s Easter Sunday special into London Bridge
Easter Sunday saw thousands of people catching a London Overground train to London Bridge for the first time ever.
From Fossil Fuels to Solar Power – TfL’s £16 million grant to cut carbon emissions
A number of Transport for London (TfL) buildings and depots are about to get energy upgrades to help reduce their carbon emissions and the cost of heating the buildings.
Uncertain Impact: Dust on London Underground raises questions about staff health
A study into the effects of airborne dust on the London Underground has suggested that it might be leading to more sickness amongst tube staff, but that more studies are needed before a firm conclusion could be reached.
Harrow transport worker’s art-inspired poetry at central London tube station
A poem by a creative transport worker from Harrow-on-the-Hill about a mural at Brixton station has gone on display at St James’s Park station as part of TfL’s Art on the Underground’s writer in residence scheme.
TfL seeking suppliers for Bakerloo line overhaul
The elderly Bakerloo line trains will eventually need to be replaced, and Transport for London (TfL) has started looking for suppliers to prepare the Bakerloo line for the new trains.
TfL rules out regular London Overground trains to London Bridge
A plan to run London Overground trains into London Bridge as a regular service is unlikely to happen because Southern is expected to restore their service through the Sydenham Corridor to four trains an hour in 2025.
From tracks to trees: TfL’s vision for a greener and wildlife-friendly London
One of London’s largest landowners has outlined how it will improve the environment across its huge estate -- and that landowner is Transport for London (TfL).
Battersea’s tube station is about to get a second entrance
The Northern line station at Battersea Power Station is about to get a second entrance with more escalators leading to a recently opened part of the Battersea estate.
TfL’s off-peak “Fares Friday” trial starts next Friday
The recently announced plans to declare Fridays an off-peak day all day for tube and train passengers will kick in next week, the Mayor of London has announced.
Tube’s Got Talent: Buskers are auditioning for spaces on the London Underground
If you see buskers in tube stations being watched unusually attentively by a group of people, they could be auditioning to become one of TfL's authorised buskers allowed to perform in their stations.
Network Rail pledges £140 million overhaul for troubled Elizabeth line west of Paddington
The problematic end of the Elizabeth line west of Paddington station is to get a renewed focus from Network Rail to try and fix the problems once and for all.
London Overground train makes rare diversion to London Bridge station
On Sunday morning, a London Overground train paid a visit to London Bridge station -- a station that the Overground doesn't usually visit.
Unlocking the Past: TfL releases over 400 digitized maps and more on Google Arts & Culture
More than 2,000 historical documents from Transport for London's (TfL) corporate archives are now available to view for free on Google Arts and Culture.
Bakerloo Line Extension: Report urges swift action on building the railway
A new report by a London lobby group is calling for the Bakerloo line extension to be pushed ahead, even as TfL says that the cost of building the extension has jumped since it was put on hold.
TfL announces half-price travel for vulnerable young adults leaving care services
Around 15,000 young adults leaving social care services will be offered half-price bus and tram travel to assist their transition into independent living, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.
Step-free access work to resume at Northolt tube station
Work to add step-free access to Northolt tube station on the Central line is to resume, having been put on hold by the pandemic, but not until next year.
Four companies shortlisted to operate the Elizabeth line
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed four bidders have been shortlisted to operate the Elizabeth line when the current contract expires in May 2025.
TfL earned £830,000 from Samsung’s circular tube map adverts
It can be revealed that TfL earned £830,000 from Samsung's recent advertising campaign that saw a reimagined circular tube map displayed at six tube stations.
No more orange – new tube map shows the renamed London Overground lines
Prepare to be both delighted and outraged, as the names are revealed for renaming the London Overground branches.
Young people set to shape the future of London’s transport network
Young Londoners will help shape the capital’s transport network as Transport for London (TfL) is to start including people under the age of 25 at senior meetings.
Majority of London’s new Piccadilly line trains will be built in Yorkshire
A factory in Yorkshire is to build the majority of the new tube trains for the Piccadilly line, the manufacturer, Siemens Mobility has confirmed.