London News and Opinion
Boris Johnson has declared a "new era" for the London Underground with the completion of Transport for London's deal to purchase PPP contractor Tube Lines. Following the purchase of shares from Tube Lines shareholders Bechtel and Amey (Ferrovial), the company is now a wholly owned … [Read more...]
Tube bosses have called on the RMT to call off two threatened 48-hour strikes by staff employed by Tube Lines "and engage in proper dialogue" after the PPP contractor is taken over by Transport for London later this month. The union says the strikes, which are scheduled for 23rd … [Read more...]
Ahead of its purchase of PPP contractor Tube Lines, Transport for London has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer for the firm who will start work "immediately" with a mandate to manage the transfer of the firm to TfL. Last month TfL announced a £310m deal … [Read more...]
PPP Arbiter Chris Bolt has suspended work on the Periodic Review of Tube Lines' PPP contracts after the company and London Underground failed to agree a date for Tube Lines to respond to LU's revised contractual terms for the period from 1 July 2010. Those terms were issued following … [Read more...]
When Boris Johnson appeared before the House of Commons transport select committee during their report into the ‘snow chaos’ I was happy to agree with those who thought he’d been overly generous with his time - the Mayor of London is already scrutinised by the London Assembly … [Read more...]
The London Assembly's transport committee will tomorrow (Wednesday, 26th May) question London Underground MD Mike Brown about Transport for London's plans to take control of Tube Lines and its PPP contracts to upgrade the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines. Assembly Members … [Read more...]
Along with assorted journos including Pippa and Dave I trundled down to Battersea bus garage yesterday to see the unveiling of the final design of the new Borismaster bus. On what was a nice sunny morning Boris was looking pretty chuffed as he's probably entitled to after facing … [Read more...]
Transport for London has distanced itself from a strike ballot involving RMT members working for the soon to be nationalised PPP contractor Tube Lines. The union is set to ballot members for industrial action "over a continuing threat to jobs and safe working conditions and in … [Read more...]
