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Transport for London ('''TfL''') is a local government body responsible for the transport system throughout the City Of London and Greater London in the United Kingdom . The role of TfL is to implement the transport strategy for and to manage transport services across London . HISTORY TfL replaced London Transport , from which it inherited most of the above functions and modes, in 2000 . The London Underground rail system was not transferred to TfL until 2003 . The Public Carriage Office was formerly part of the Metropolitan Police , and Street Management was the responsibility of a mixture of national government and the London Borough s; both functions were transferred to TfL in 2000 . A full history of the organisations before TfL can be found at London's Transport History From 1933 . MANAGEMENT TfL is controlled by a board whose members are appointed by the Mayor Of London , a position currently held by Ken Livingstone , who also chairs the Board. The Commissioner Of Transport For London ( Peter Hendy since 17 January 2006 ) reports to the board and leads a management team with individual functional responsibilities. ORGANISATION s]] TfL is broken down into a set of functional units, each with responsibility for different aspects and modes of transport. These are:
There is a separate division of the underground for PPP contract purposes: JNP, BCV and SSL (Sub Surface Lines). JNP is as above, but the Waterloo & City line is included in BCV instead of SSL. Each of the above main units has its own corporate identity, formed by differently-coloured versions of the standard roundel and adding appropriate lettering across the horizontal bar. The roundel rendered in blue without any lettering represents TfL as a whole (see Transport for London logo). The same range of colours is also used extensively in publicity and on the TfL website. FARES Most of the transport modes that come under the control of Transport For London have their own charging and ticketing regimes. As an exception, buses and trams share a common fare and ticketing regime, and the DLR and the Underground another. Superimposed on these mode-specific regimes is the Travelcard system, which provides zonal tickets with validities from one day to one year, and off-peak variants. These are accepted on the DLR, buses, railways, trams, the Underground and (to a limited extent) river services. The Oyster Card is a new contactless smart card system, which can be used in pre-pay mode to pay individual fares or to carry various Travelcards and other passes. It is used by touching the card flat on the yellow card reader, found on all ticket gates where otherwise a paper ticket would be fed through, allowing the gate to open and the passenger to walk through. JOURNEY PLANNING TfL has developed an electronic journey planner, which enables users to plan journeys by multiple modes in and around London. This is available on the Web (see 'External links' below) and at Kiosk s and some Payphone s throughout London. CONGESTION CHARGING TfL is responsible for managing the London Congestion Charge , a fee that is charged to motorists entering the Central London area and which is used to fund public transport developments in the city (see 'External links' below). MENTIONS IN 2006 HONOURS LIST After the Attacks On The Underground And Bus Systems on 7 July 2005 , many staff were recognised in the 2006 New Year Honours List for the heroic work they did. They helped the survivors out, removed the bodies, and got the transport system up and running, to get the millions of commuters back out of London at the end of the work day. Those mentioned include Peter Hendy , who was at the time Head of Surface Transport division, and Tim O'Toole, head of the Underground division, who were both awarded CBE s. Others include:
TRANSPORT MUSEUM TfL owns and operates London's Transport Museum in Covent Garden , a museum that conserves and explains London's transport heritage. It is currently closed for a redevelopment project, due to reopen in 2007. The museum also has an extensive depot, situated at Acton , that contains material not normally on display; the depot has several open weekends each year. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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