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OPINION - The London Question: Are London's buses getting more dangerous?

London’s transport commissioner, Andy Lord, was not having a good day. Appearing at City Hall for a question-and-answer session recently, he began in chipper mood, saying he was looking forward to a “momentous year” for Transport for London as it celebrated its 25th anniversary.

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Double whammy fares misery for commuters as Tube and train fares rise above inflation

Passengers advised to renew season tickets and Railcards before Sunday

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TfL 'wants to double' number of Elizabeth line trains serving Heathrow airport Terminal 5

At present, only two ‘Lizzie line’ trains an hour arrive at and depart from the biggest of Heathrow’s terminals

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Bakerloo line extension and DLR to Thamesmead: TfL sends 'wish list' to Chancellor Rachel Reeves

TfL says investing in London can create jobs for the rest of the UK

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TfL boss Andy Lord breaks down over 'unspeakable' killing of Elizabeth line worker Jorge Orgeta

Andy Lord struggled to contain his emotions as he spoke to the Transport for London board about the fatal attack on Jorge Ortega

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London road deaths 'crisis' as number of pedestrians killed in collisions soars 25 per cent

10 cyclists died in 2024, including rider hit by London bus who died a fortnight after suffering critical injuries

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TfL boss hopes to see 'Superloop 2' launched later this year

The new wave of routes will include the ‘Bakerloop’ service from Elephant and Castle down to Lewisham

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Lambeth Bridge closure dates revealed as TfL safety upgrade begins

Work will also be carried out to extend the bridge’s life by better waterproofing it

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TfL celebrates silver anniversary with buskers playing 25 years of hits

What will London’s transport network look like in another 25 years? The Standard spoke with TfL boss Andy Lord to find out

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Oxford Street: proposed changes to bus routes to allow pedestrianisation 'not due to be revealed until 2026'

TfL draft budget sets out timetable for public consultation on nation’s most famous shopping street

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Why Heidi Alexander becoming Transport Secretary should be good news for London

New Cabinet minister is former Sadiq Khan deputy who helped open Elizabeth line and kept TfL during pandemic

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The Standard 100: People shaping London in Politics, Security, Knife Crime, Transport and Charity

Rachel Reeves, Sadiq Khan and Richard Curtis are among the top hundred people shaping the capital in 2024

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Tube strikes are back: London Underground faces week-long chaos as Aslef and RMT announce November walkouts

Aslef has ordered the walkouts on November 7 and November 12 while RMT staff will strike over eight days

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Bakerloo line: Oldest trains on the London Underground 'could be replaced by 2030'

TfL wants to order Piccadilly line-style new trains but needs Government help

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Euston train station is 'safe', insists London's transport commissioner

TfL chief backs Network Rail in ongoing controversy over overcrowding

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Piccadilly line: First new trains in 50 years will start running on London Underground next year

Hopes raised that Bakerloo could be next Tube line to get new rolling stock

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Tube delays: Central line unlikely to improve until December after delays to refurbished trains

Only one train has re-entered service after being modernised under the £500 million Central line improvement programme (Clip), though a second is due within weeks

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Rotherhithe Tunnel road tolls? TfL boss says 'no plans' to charge motorists... but critics fear that could change

Fears motorists will divert to the 116-year-old tunnel when £4 rush-hour tolls are introduced next Spring at the Blackwall and new Silvertown tunnels

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New HS2 station could be redesigned to allow level boarding for Elizabeth line services

Questions over accessibility come just days after ex-Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to ‘crawl off’ a train at King’s Cross

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TfL faces renewed call for action to boost safety on dangerous section of A10

TfL has been urged to install more speed cameras along the road following the death of 28-year-old Laura Sone-Demetrious in January this year

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Tube offender fined £1,800 after repeatedly using overdrawn card, TfL says

Transport for London loses thousands in revenue from passengers failing to correctly pay

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Concerns over 'abysmal' tram performance as Sadiq Khan admits service 'not good enough'

Calls for senior officers overseeing the trams not to receive ‘performance-related’ bonuses this year

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Most drivers hit with £180 Ulez fine since expansion have failed to pay it

TfL says almost a million fines were ‘outstanding’ – or unpaid after a month – leaving it owed £218,316,553

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TfL needs Government help despite £162million 'profit', Sadiq Khan warns

TfL is expected to declare its first ever ‘operating surplus’ but it isn’t enough to cover projects such as replacing Bakerloo line trains, the mayor says

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Sadiq Khan's fares freeze could cost £500m over the next four years, TfL commissioner reveals

Commissioner expects £123m a year to plug gap in finances caused by mayor’s decision not to raise Tube and bus fares

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