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British Transport Police to downsize to just one London custody suite

July 24, 2017 - Martin Hoscik

The force currently has two facilities, one at Whitfield Street (W1) and the other at Brewery Road (N7), however officers last week heard that the Whitfield Street facility would close this autumn.

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New Oyster upgrade and app to make topping up while on the move easier than ever

July 19, 2017 - Martin Hoscik

Until now users had to wait 24 hours after adding money to their online account and then swipe in a designated tram stop, Tube or national rail station before the money was added to their card.

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London Assembly calls on TfL to fine unsafe bus operators

July 17, 2017 - Martin Hoscik

In recent years TfL has been working to reduce the number of collisions and accidents involving buses and has trialled a number of new technologies as well as routinely publishing incident figures in a bid to increase transparency.

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BTP’s own evidence to Parliament undermines its decision not say how many armed officers it has in London

July 14, 2017 - Martin Hoscik

Earlier this week British Transport Police declined to confirm how many firearms officers it has in London, request claiming that revealing the number lead other to ask about its capability in other parts of the country and being able to map deployments.

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TfL confirms boost to Elizabeth Line train frequency

July 13, 2017 - Martin Hoscik

Transport for London has announced that services on the future Elizabeth Line – currently Crossrail – will be more frequent than originally planned when the rail link becomes fully operational in December 2019.

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