London’s cable car has been forced to close for more than 216 hours since it opened last July. New figures obtained by the Liberal Democrat group on the London Assembly show that the car closed for a total of 12,962 minutes between July 11th 2012 and April 18th 2013. The majority of closures were caused […]
Thames cable car polling shows only minority plan a return visit to “tourist attraction”
Less than half of all passengers using the Thames cable car plan a return visit within the next six months, according to polling conducted by Transport for London. The Mayor and TfL launched the cable car last year as an addition to the capital’s transport network. Despite seeing high popularity during the Olympics, passenger numbers […]
Emirates cable car sponsorship contract to be published ‘within weeks’
Mayor Boris Johnson has committed to publishing his sponsorship agreement with Emirates for the Thames Cable Car “in the next few weeks”. The deal is one of two high profile sponsorship contracts Transport for London has signed with major brands. In 2010 it signed a deal with Barclays bank to provide up to £50m towards […]
TfL spends £150,000 on cable car opinion polls
TfL has spent more than £150,000 polling local businesses, residents and passengers for their views on the Thames cable car.
TfL promises greater transparency of sponsorship contracts
Fare and taxpayers will be able to better scrutinise Transport for London’s sponsorship agreements after a senior manager announced plans to drop the routine signing of confidentiality clauses. TfL currently has sponsorship agreements in place with Barclays and Emirates for the capital’s cycle hire scheme and cable car. The body has repeatedly hindered scrutiny of […]
