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Tube Lines planned to order 93 new Piccadilly line trains, which would enter service by 2014. [6] In January 2007, Tube Lines started the procurement process, by asking whether train manufacturers would be interested in supplying them. [7] Contract award was anticipated for 2008, with trains to enter service in 2014. [7]
Strikes planned by London Underground drivers over pay have been suspended after last-ditch talks with Transport for London (TfL), Aslef union has announced.. Disruption had been expected on Tube ...
The union said the previous offer of a 3.8 per cent pay rise and a variable lump sum would mean Tube drivers would be underpaid compared to other TfL drivers while working longer hours.
RMT have cancelled strike action across Tube lines this week
Tube Strike sign at Paddington. London Underground strikes are an intermittent part of life in the capital of the United Kingdom. Described as "one of Britain's most strike-prone industries", [1] the London Underground has been subject to travel disruption due to industrial action organised by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), ASLEF and other unions, in response ...
Most transport services in London are controlled by Transport for London (TfL), an executive agency of the Greater London Authority. TfL-controlled services include the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway , the London Overground , Buses and Trams , most of which accept payment by the Oyster card .
The city was expected to lose £100 million a day according to some experts
The railway infrastructure of the London Underground includes 11 lines, with 272 stations.There are two types of line on the London Underground: services that run on the sub-surface network just below the surface using larger trains, and the deep-level tube lines, that are mostly self-contained and use smaller trains.