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Sweeping changes for London Underground spark union fury
22 November, 2013
Transport for London (TfL) laid out a set of changes for the operation of the London Underground (LU) this morning. Notable among these are 24-hour services planned across several lines on Fridays and Saturdays, and the closure of every ticket office in the network by 2015, reportedly costing 750 jobs.

Facing the future
25 September, 2013
The population of London is expected to reach 10 million by 2030, and the future of the Underground is crucial to supporting this growth. Neil Moss, principal tunnel engineer, and Keith Bowers, profession head for tunnel engineering, both of London Underground, review possible future developments in the near future

Funding Gap
25 September, 2013
Highlights such as the Jubilee Line Extension stand out from the economic mire of the past 50 years. The second half of the 20th century was not kind to a Britain newly stripped of superpower status, or the capital’s metro, which following WW2 entered a half century of neglect and underinvestment

London Bank upgrade awarded
15 July, 2013
Transport for London¹s (TfL) Board has approved the funding to award a contract to Dragados SA, through the new Innovative Contractor Engagement (ICE) process for the Bank station capacity upgrade project, it was announced last week. TfL has notified all contract bidders of the outcome of the procurement and started the standstill period, which will end in four days time, after which TfL will formally award the contract.

Sprayed overbridges
06 June, 2013
SCL overbridges at tottenham court road. Andreas Feiersinger of dr. Sauer & partners, and Phillip Lea of Halcrow were the authors of this paper, which was presented at the March meeting of the british tunnelling Society

Bond street models
16 May, 2013
Congested Bond Street Station at the heart of London's Underground is one of the key challenges for an upgrade project. Ali Nasekhian, Thomas Schwind and Stefan Pinter of Dr Sauer explain 3D modelling for the project

Tunnel Environment
13 March, 2013
Environmental monitoring is getting an increased focus from tunnel clients, designers and contractors. Alex Conacher speaks to a variety of the parties to find out some of the main concerns, and what developments are being made in thinking and technology.