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 extension exercise helps promote engineering

Tube maintenance company Tube Lines set 100 students the task of planning underground line extension linking Stratford to Kings Cross as part of an exercise to demonstrate the importance of engineering to society and the economy.

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.

Assembly to hear from Madrid metro bosses

A meeting of the London Assembly Transport Committee later this week will will hear from representatives of Madrid’s metro service about how they conduct engineering works without disrupting passengers.

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