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Since TfL could not afford 250 new trains and upgraded signalling, it decided to buy only 94 trains, for the Piccadilly line, and relegate future train purchases to contract options. [37] [38] [11] In 2019, TfL raised £1 billion to buy the Piccadilly line trains by selling and leasing back Class 345 Elizabeth line trains. [39]
The price cap for Oyster card users was set at the price of an equivalent one-day, unlimited-ride Travelcard. [7] TfL has expanded its fare capping system since its introduction, adding 7-day caps and contactless bank card support in 2014. [3]: 11 Another early implementation of fare capping in Europe is in Dublin, starting in 2012.
[20] [21] In late 2024 the first NTFL trains were delivered for storage and testing in London. [22] The proposal introduces fully automated trains and signalling to replace 1972 Stock, 1973 Stock & 1992 Stock and increase capacity on the Piccadilly, Central, Waterloo & City and Bakerloo lines between 2025 and 2033.
Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in London, United Kingdom. [2]TfL is the successor organization of the London Passenger Transport Board, which was established in 1933, and several other bodies in the intervening years.
The daily cap is £8.10 within zones 1-2 and £14.90 within zones 1–6, provided no maximum fares are incurred for failure to touch in or out, or for touching in or out at the same station. [79] A lower cap of £5.25 applies if the day's journeys are restricted to buses and trams only. [ 80 ]
Fares for single journeys are cheaper than paper tickets, and a daily cap limits the total cost in a day to the price of a Day Travelcard. [213] The Oyster card must be 'touched in' at the start and end of a journey, otherwise it is regarded as 'incomplete' and the maximum fare is charged. [214]
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 ...
Route map of zonal system of the railway services directly managed by Transport for London.Stations only served by National Rail services are not shown in this map.. Rail service fares in Greater London and the surrounding area are calculated in accordance with the London fare zones system managed by Transport for London.