Infracos work together to fix escalators

TWO interim solutions for the MYA escalators have been proposed by LUL and accepted by HMRI. Based on these solutions, a programme has been establised to temporarily re-instate machines that are still out of service ...

Infracos become vested

LUL and each Infraco have now become separate legal entities following vesting, which went into effect on 1 April ...

Station to receive congestion relief

TOTTENHAM Court Road station is set for a major upgrade. Plans have been submitted to Camden and Westminster councils for planning approval and the project is now at consultation stage ...

A test for composites

ACTON Town's bridge D65A has been undergoing stress tests to research and measure the benefits of carbon fibre composites ...

Getting the attention

BEIXTON is the ninth busiest station on the network with an average of 27,000 passengers travelling through it every day ...

Farewell to the Chief

AFTER 10 years as Managing Director of London Underground, and two as Chief Executive of London Transport, Denis Tunnicliffe, is leaving the organisation this summer ...

Why trains derail

MUCH has been learned since the three derailments on the Sub-Surface lines three to six months ago ...

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