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• The South London Line In Parliament

  Last week saw Simon Hughes and Martin Linton bring up the question of the South London Line in Parliament. Although it doesn't really add hugely to the debate, the dialogue between themselves and Chris Mole, representing the Department for Transport... Posted Nov 20 2009, 01:23 PM by London Reconnections Filed under: DfT, tfl, ell, sll

• The Post-Metronet Management Structure

  The DfT put out a statement at the end of last week, confirming the arrangements for the management of the BCV and SSL contracts post-Metronet. The Department confirmed that, for the foreseeable future at least, the responsiblity for managing the maintenance... Posted Nov 02 2009, 10:33 PM by London Reconnections Filed under: DfT, tfl, metronet, london underground

• Transport And Works Acts for Heathrow and Victoria

  Following on from yesterdays planning post about Farringdon, a couple of other major projects reached works-related milestones last week. Firstly, the BAA officially applied for a Transport and Works Act (TWA) for the Heathrow Airtrack. We covered the... Posted Jul 28 2009, 02:13 PM by London Reconnections Filed under: DfT, tfl, construction projects, airtrack

• Electrification In A Nutshell: What Is It and What Does It Mean For London?

  [We have received a number of emails requesting an easy-to-understand summary of the whole Electrification issue, so this is my effort here. Apologies for length (and the fact that - in some ways - it is only partially London Transport related). - JB... Posted Jul 24 2009, 04:53 PM by London Reconnections Filed under: DfT, thameslink, overground, electrification

• Croxley Rail Link Update

  With the electrification announcement (more on that in a later post) grabbing headlines, its perhaps easy to miss some of the other news lurking on the DfT's website. One of those pieces of news contains some rather good news for those following the... Posted Jul 23 2009, 12:41 PM by London Reconnections Filed under: DfT, construction projects, croxley rail link

• In The News

  Just a quick roundup of some stories that may be of interest. The BBC are reporting that a small amount of Graffiti ("a couple of words") has been found on the 7/7 memorial . It was removed by Hyde Park staff. The article quotes a Westminster... Posted Jul 21 2009, 09:10 AM by London Reconnections Filed under: DfT, news, network rail

• An East London Line FOI Request

  Reader Mike has been kind enough to pass on the results of an FOI request made with regards to the East London Line. TfL's reply includes answers to various questions pertaining to the Zone 1 status of Shoreditch High Street and the decision-making... Posted Jul 03 2009, 11:46 AM by London Reconnections Filed under: DfT, tfl, overground, east london line, south london line

• Transport Secretary Slams London Stations Over Cycling Facilities

  Joe Murphy writing today's London Evening Standard reports that: London's stations were today given a sharp dressing down by the new Transport Secretary for the dire facilities they offer cyclists. In an interview with the Standard, Lord Adonis... Posted Jun 24 2009, 12:05 PM by London Reconnections Filed under: DfT, cycles

• Southern Sign New Franchise Agreement

  The DfT confirmed at the end of last week that Govia have retained the South Central franchise, which they will continue to operate under their "Southern" brand until 2015. We previously covered the invitation to tender here , and more details... Posted Jun 18 2009, 10:17 AM by London Reconnections Filed under: DfT, South Central, Southern

• National Express To Sell Bus Arm

  National Express Group have confirmed that, pending TfL approval, they intend to sell both Travel London and Travel Surrey to Dutch newcomers NedRailways . Travel London (which was, in part, formed from the remains of Connex' much-derided transport... Posted May 22 2009, 10:02 AM by London Reconnections Filed under: buses, national express, DfT, virgin, tfl, National Rail