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a b "TfL to accept Apple Pay on public transport". Transport for London (Press release). Archived from the original on 10 May 2021 . Retrieved 20 November 2017. Creating Step Free Access for All" (PDF). Marshalls. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2015 . Retrieved 6 December 2011.

Attwooll, Jolyon (25 January 2018). "150 London Underground facts (including the birth of Jerry Springer in East Finchley station)". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 28 April 2020. a b "Annual Report and Statement of Accounts" (PDF). Transport for London. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2021 . Retrieved 14 September 2021.a b London Underground Limited (20 May 2009). Parry, Richard (ed.). Performance Report to the Rail and Underground Panel (PDF). Managing Director's Report– London Underground (Report). Transport for London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2013 . Retrieved 12 June 2012. The publication of the report led to resignations of senior management of both London Underground and London Regional Transport (LRT), including Keith Bright, the chairman of LRT. [40] Wooden panelling was to be removed from escalators, heat detectors and sprinklers were to be fitted beneath escalators, and the radio communication system and station staff emergency training were to be improved. [41] [42]

In mid-2014 Transport for London issued a tender for up to 18 trains for the Jubilee line and up to 50 trains for the Northern line. These would be used to increase frequencies and cover the Battersea extension on the Northern line. [154] Bextor, Robin (2013). A History of the London Underground. Demand Media Limited. p.34. ISBN 978-1909217379. During the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Underground saw record ridership levels, with over 4.3 million people using the Tube on some days. [93] This record was subsequently beaten in later years, with 4.82 million riders in December 2015. [94] In 2013, the Underground celebrated its 150th anniversary, with celebratory events such as steam trains and installation of a unique Labyrinth artwork at each station. [95] Thirty-one people died in the fire and 100 people were taken to hospital, [19] 19 with serious injuries. [20] Duffy, Jonathan (22 January 2004). "Solved after 16 years – the mystery of victim 115". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 February 2004 . Retrieved 28 October 2012.

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TfL prepares for driverless tube". Railnews. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014 . Retrieved 3 April 2014. Coronavirus: 40 London Underground stations to be closed". BBC News. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021 . Retrieved 11 February 2021. By 2009, changes at Cobourg Street were in the planning stage and demolition at Moreton Terrace, Somerleyton Road and Drayton Park shafts had taken place. [90] Planning permission for Netherton Road shaft was granted on 8 September 1967. [93] On 31 March, the demolition and rebuilding of Netherton Road shaft was allowed as permitted development. [94] [95] Depot [ edit ] At approximately 19:30, [1] several passengers reported seeing a fire on a Piccadilly line escalator. Officers of the British Transport Police (BTP) and station staff went to investigate and on confirming the fire one of the policemen went to the surface to radio for the London Fire Brigade (LFB), [4] which sent four fire appliances and a turntable ladder at 19:36. [5] The fire was beneath the escalator and was impossible to reach by use of a fire extinguisher. There was water fog equipment, but staff had not been trained in its use. [6] At 19:39, BTP officers made the decision to evacuate the station using the Victoria line escalators. [7] The LFB arrived a few minutes later, and several firemen went down to the escalator to assess the fire. They saw a fire about the size of a large cardboard box, and planned to fight it with a water jet and men with breathing apparatus. [8]