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		<title>Boris slams Tube Lines shareholders and demands Ministers ‘make good’ PPP funding gap</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/boris-slams-tube-lines%e2%80%99-shareholders-and-demands-ministers-%e2%80%98make-good%e2%80%99-ppp-funding-gap/20109649</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Tube Lines &#8216;on target&#8217; for station upgrades</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tube-lines-on-target-for-station-upgrades/20109546</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.  ]]></description>
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		<title>PPP Arbiter sets Tubes Lines contract at £4.4bn</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/ppp-arbiter-sets-tubes-lines-contract-at-4-4bn/20099370</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/ppp-arbiter-sets-tubes-lines-contract-at-4-4bn/20099370#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Tube Lines expresses disappointment as LU calls in Arbiter</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tube-lines-expresses-disappointment-as-lu-calls-in-arbiter/20098822</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tube-lines-expresses-disappointment-as-lu-calls-in-arbiter/20098822#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[London Underground maintenance firm Tube Lines has expressed disappointment  at a decision by London Underground to call in the PPP Arbiter over improvement costs.]]></description>
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		<title>NAO: poor governance and leadership led to Metronet failure</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/nao-poor-governance-and-leadership-led-to-metronet-failure/20097866</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/nao-poor-governance-and-leadership-led-to-metronet-failure/20097866#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Hoscik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Tube PPP annual report published</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tube-ppp-annual-report-published/20095560</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/tube-ppp-annual-report-published/20095560#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[London Underground has published its annual report into the performance of Tube PPP companies Metronet and Tube Lines.]]></description>
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		<title>Upgrade works on tube stations completed ‘five months early’</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/upgrade-works-on-tube-stations-completed-five-months-early/20085496</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/upgrade-works-on-tube-stations-completed-five-months-early/20085496#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tube Lines, the London Underground contractor responsible for the maintenance and upgrade on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, has announced the ‘practical completion’ of works at Hounslow West and Russell Square stations five months earlier than originally scheduled.]]></description>
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		<title>London charities benefit from Tube Lines giveaway</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/london-charities-benefit-from-tube-lines-giveaway/20085423</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/london-charities-benefit-from-tube-lines-giveaway/20085423#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three thousand staff at underground maintenance contractors Tube Lines will each give a pound to one of three charities, with the company setting a minimum donation of £2,000 for each.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor calls on Darling to plug PPP &#8216;black hole&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/mayor-calls-on-darling-to-plug-ppp-black-hole/20084470</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/mayor-calls-on-darling-to-plug-ppp-black-hole/20084470#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, requesting that the Government ensure Londoners are not shortchanged after PPP Arbiter Chris Bolt determined that maintenance work to be carried out by Tube Lines could cost more than £1billion above the funds allocated by Government.]]></description>
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		<title>RMT Announces Two Tube Strikes</title>
		<link>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/rmt-announces-two-tube-strikes/20081289</link>
		<comments>http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/rmt-announces-two-tube-strikes/20081289#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The RMT has announced members working as cleaners and maintenance staff on the London Underground are to stage two strikes over pay.]]></description>
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