Boris slams Tube Lines shareholders and demands Ministers ‘make good’ PPP funding gap

London Mayor Boris Johnson has called on the Government to make good any funding shortfall on upgrade work carried out by Tube Lines, the PPP maintenance firm responsible for the Piccadilly, Northern and Jubilee Lines.

Tube Lines ‘on target’ for station upgrades

London Underground PPP contractor Tube Lines, which is responsible for the upgrade of the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, yesterday announced it had completed upgrades to 83 stations, bringing it close to the target of 96 station upgrades by June 2010.

PPP Arbiter sets Tubes Lines contract at £4.4bn

The cost of works on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines over the 7½ years from 1 July 2010 should be set at £4.4bn according to Chris Bolt, the independent Tube PPP Arbiter.

Tube Lines expresses disappointment as LU calls in Arbiter

London Underground maintenance firm Tube Lines has expressed disappointment at a decision by London Underground to call in the PPP Arbiter over improvement costs.

NAO: poor governance and leadership led to Metronet failure

A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) into the failure of collapsed Tube PPP contractor Metronet has blamed “poor corporate governance and leadership” for the firm’s demise.

Tube PPP annual report published

London Underground has published its annual report into the performance of Tube PPP companies Metronet and Tube Lines.

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