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Morgan Sindall awarded Green Park tube platform cooling project
17 February 2012 | By Morgan Sindall
Morgan Sindall has been awarded a circa £9 million project to install a system to cool the platform areas at Green Park Tube Station...
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More reliable Tube carries record-breaking numbers
6 January 2012 | By Transport for London (TfL)
Figures published by TfL show that London Underground (LU) carried the highest number of passengers in its history during December...
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Positive Tube reliability trend continues as passenger numbers keep rising
12 December 2011 | By Transport for London (TfL)
London Underground (LU) outlines programme of work under way to further improve performance...
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Lloyd’s Register issues asset management certification to London Underground
14 July 2011 | By Lloyd’s Register Group
LU certified against BSI PAS 55, following a rigorous independent assessment...
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Bombardier to deliver major London Underground signalling upgrade
14 June 2011 | By Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier has been awarded the major contract for the SSR automatic train control signalling upgrade for London Underground...
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London Underground awards major signalling contract
14 June 2011 | By Transport for London (TfL)
The new signalling system will bring huge increases in capacity to 40 per cent of the Tube network...
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New major signalling contract will mean faster, more frequent and more reliable Tube services
12 April 2011 | By Transport for London (TfL)
New signalling system will serve 40 per cent of the Tube network...
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Londoners say “no” to mobile phones on Underground
23 February 2011 | By Nicholas Jackson
A recent poll reveals that 76 percent of Londoners don't want an underground wireless network for the London Tube...
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Increasing numbers of Londoners swapping their car for public transport
22 December 2010 | By Transport for London (TfL)
Transport for London (TfL) reports a 7% shift to public transport, with cycling and walking reducing car journeys by one million every day in London.
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London Underground ready for constructive ACAS talks with RMT and TSSA leaderships
13 October 2010 | By Transport for London (TfL)
London Underground (LU) has welcomed today's opportunity for constructive talks with the leaderships of the RMT and TSSA.
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Plans released to keep London moving during threatened Tube strike
3 September 2010 | By Transport for London (TfL)
The Mayor and Transport for London (TfL) have unveiled details of their strike plans.
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Cubic takes over as London’s principal provider of ticketing services
17 August 2010 | By Grayling
Cubic, has assumed responsibility for all transport ticketing for TfL, continuing Cubic’s excellent track record in delivering London's transport ticketing requirements...
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Securing our future
30 June 2010 | By Geoff Dunmore, Chair of UITP Security Commission and Operational Security Manager, London Underground
2008 marked a turning point in the history of humanity. For the first time ever, more than half of the population (3.3 billion people) of the world now lives in urban areas. This figure is set to rise to five billion by 2030. This trend challenges the way urban spaces…
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Safety and security on London Underground
19 April 2007 | By Geoff Dunmore, Operational Security Manager, London Underground Limited
The attacks of 7 July and subsequent events were unprecedented in the history of Transport for London. In its 143-year history, the Underground has faced many threats to its security, most notably from Irish Republican terrorism. Safety and security of passengers is London Underground’s top priority. Robust procedures have been…
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London Underground: a resilient network
31 March 2006 | By Kevin Clack, Security Development Manager, London Underground
The Tube is the backbone of London’s transport network and carries over three million passengers per day, on more than 500 trains at peak times. It travels through 275 stations along hundreds of miles of tracks and tunnels. The terrorist attacks on July 7, 2005 and subsequent events were unprecedented…
