Croydon tram operator to use Omnibus software
UK: FirstGroup company Tram Operations Ltd is to use cloud-based software from Omnibus for activities including timetabling, crew scheduling and depot planning on the London Trams network it operates in south London.
Speed and flexibility from London Underground station staff scheduling tool
UK: Decision support software company SISCOG says London Underground is benefiting from time savings and increased flexibility following the deployment of its Crews scheduling and optimisation platform for managing 5 000 station customer service staff.
East London Line maintenance contract planned
UK: Transport for London has begun market engagement for the next contract to maintain London Overground’s East London Line.
Transport for London seeks next Docklands Light Railway operator
UK: Transport for London has invited expressions of interest in the next franchise to operate and maintain the Docklands Light Railway automated light metro.
London Underground seeks alternatives to full-scale driver training simulators
UK: Transport for London is looking for ‘innovative solutions’ which would reduce its reliance on full scale mock-up cab simulators for training London Underground drivers.
First of London Underground’s new Piccadilly Line trains ready for testing
UK: The first of the trainsets which Siemens Mobility is supplying to replace the existing 1970s fleet on London Underground’s Piccadilly Line has arrived at the Wegberg-Wildenrath Test & Validation Centre in Germany from the company’s factory at Wien in Austria.
Transport for London and operator fined over Croydon tram crash
UK: Transport for London and Tram Operations Ltd have been fined a total of £14m over the fatal London Trams derailment at Sandilands in Croydon.
London Day Travelcards could be scrapped to tackle funding shortfall
PUTrain wins 2023 Railway Challenge by a whisker
Arriva’s London Overground operating concession to be extended
TfL makes case for Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead
Focus on funding as Andy Lord appointed London Transport Commissioner
IMG to manage Transport for London brand licensing
Crowns, chocolates, a named train and planning ahead as rail industry prepares for the coronation
Bespoke fire doors supplied for London Underground station
Transport for London seeks feedback on future rail operating contracts
Tram facility to become Transport for London’s first low carbon depot
London tram overspeed prevention system certified to SIL2
Docklands Light Railway depot expansion gets underway
Train operating and simulation specialists team up to improve timetable development