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London Transport News
January
- All drivers are urged to switch off their engines when parked, loading or waiting at the roadside
- More reliable Tube carries record-breaking numbers
- Mayor hails new measures in 2012 to deliver cleaner air for London
December
- Hammersmith Flyover closed due to structural defect found
- Edgware Road signal improvements delivered early, paving way for longer, accessible, air-con trains
- Mayor announces trial to cut harmful pollution at industrial and construction sites across London
- Interim operator for Putney to Blackfriars River Bus service
- TfL has today announced details of a strategic review of traffic movements through the Kings Cross area
- Motorcycles to be allowed permanent access to bus lanes
- Around 85 of London's 700 bus routes will be changed in some way during the 2012 Games
- TfL ramps up safety efforts on London Tramlink
- Major crackdown on dangerous pedicabs in central London
- Emirates Air Line lands on iconic Tube map as first tower completed
- Mayor heralds the arrival of the new bus for London
- More local transport improvements for London Boroughs announced by Mayor
- Mayor and DfT announce £10 million to cut pollution from Capital's bus fleet
- Mayor hails successful bid to make more London Overground stations step free
- Vibrant London life captured in Yayoi Kusama's new artwork for the Pocket Tube Map
- Additional peak trains for the 200,000 Wimbledon branch passengers each day will bring fewer delays and extra capacity
- Overall Transport for London (TfL) fares to rise by 5.6 per cent in 2012
- Lewis Hamilton toasts free travel on London transport to welcome in the New Year
- Out-of-hours deliveries during London 2012 Games are viable, trials show
- Real time digital bus information proves a hit with Londoners
- As part of Transport for London's (TfL) commitment to the mental and physical health of its 27,000 employees, the organisation has signed the Time to Change Pledge
November
- Dial-a-Ride vehicles trialling biodiesel
- Business welcomes Games transport 'hot spot' information to ensure London is 'open for business' in 2012
- Green wall unveiled at Edware Road station
- TfL saves £250 million by purchasing two maintenace companies working on DLR
- Routes 29 and N29 converted to bendy bus
- Woolwich Ferry returns to normal
- Lighting replacement work on Tower Bridge to LED lighting
- Northern Line platforms reopen at Tottenham Court Road
- Continued trend of Tube reliabilty as passenger numbers grow
- Routes 12 and 436 convert from Bendy bus to double decker
- Central line trains overhauled for the 2012 Games and beyond
- Bus stop arrangements change around Victoria to make way for improvement works
- Crime on London's transport network falls again
- Statford bus station reopens
- New Acts of Kindness artwork now on Tube seats and trains
- London charges ahead with wireless electric vehicle technology
- Mayor and TfL set out action to make London's streets safer for cyclists
- TfL calls for taxi demo to be cancelled
- London Transport Veterans to take part in the annual Remembrance Sunday parade
- Plans for improvement to Bank station go on public display
- Mayor drives first New Bus for London off production line
- London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots join last leg of month-long Games themed walking relay
- Northbound Blackwall Tunnel safety improvements completed more than a year early
October
- Revamped service information boards make journeys easier for customers to plan
- Transport for London leads the way with new Quantity Surveying apprenticeships
- Dial-a-Ride offers new NVQ in Customer Service
- Tube Lines sets green standard as double winner
- More services on TfL's London Overground from December
- New Tube Poems remember war dead and reflect on quest for peace
- London Underground bridge between Ravenscourt Park and Hammersmith wins Small Civil Engineering Project category at the British Construction Industry Awards for its replacement in one weekend
- Tramlink rewarded for helping restore Croydon
- Oyster pay as you go to be extended to national rail stations between Liverpool Street and Hertford East
- Transport for London acquires Tube Lines' bonds
- Victoria Tube station escalator work completed three months early
- Real-time bus information now available anytime and anywhere
- Greenwich Pier gets roof and lighting in time for London 2012 Games
- Final Jubilee line upgrade cost vindicates decision to end PPP says TfL
- Half a million London employees now signed up for 2012 travel advice, TfL tells Assembly and borough leaders
- Mayor secures Emirates Airline as private sponsor for pioneering new Thames crossing
- Two thirds of bendy buses converted and major savings being made
- 150 million year old stone for new Green Park Tube station
- London Overground upgrade named project of the year at Rail Awards
- Guide dogs to be allowed to use moving escalators for the first time ever
- 250 London schools take part in London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic torch walking relay
September
- Following a meeting at Acas today London Underground (LU) has received confirmation from the trade unions that they will be recommending acceptance of LU's four-year pay settlement
- Safer Travel at Night: TfL warns of dangers of unbooked minicabs as new students arrive in London
- Almost eighty per cent of passengers in favour of proposed changes. Removal of weekday Kensington (Olympia) service will allow five additional trains on Wimbledon branch during morning peak. New timetable will be introduced in December 2011.
- Green wall for Edgware Road Tube station to trap harmful pollution
- Operators urged to take action now to meet tougher London Low Emission Zone standards to improve air quality, or risk fines
- Chart toppers Rizzle Kicks team up with TfL to help reduce teenage road casualties in London
- New Docklands Light Railway extension an instant hit with passengers
- New London 2012 Games travel 'hotspot' info to help businesses plan ahead and avoid transport disruption
- Tour of Britain, the UK's biggest professional cycle race, returns to the Capital
- Mayor confirms fares increase for 2012 to support unprecedented £12bn investment in London's transport network
- LU reaches agreement with drivers' unions over Olympics and Paralympics working arrangements
- Latest figures confirm trend of long-term improvements in Tube performance
- New bus routes to serve Stratford and surrounding area
- New online postcode data released by Transport for London (TfL) at the inaugural 2012 Freight Forum meeting will help firms plan and manage deliveries during Games-time
- 2011 Great River Race occurs
- Mayor announces Olympic Park electric charging network, creating air quality legacy
- North Acton station wins Underground in bloom gardening competition.
- Businesses urged to plan for paralympics too.
- Mayor of London and Transport for London act to save 812 PlusBus route
- Transformation of Green Park station nears completion
- Transport for London secures further improvements to coach parking
- No more bendy buses on route 73
- New Oyster system to help customers pay the correct fare
- 'Plan for Paralympics too' businesses urged
For more information see: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/3119.aspx (most times)
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- Happy new year to everyone. sorry for the rather late arrival. I have been busy sorting my work out. Anyway, here is the 1st edition of 2012.
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