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Thousands queue for more than two miles to say their personal goodbyes to the Queen as she lies in state

Britons are expected to pour into London and queue along the South Bank over the next four days

Evening Standard

TfL faces biggest challenge in its history to accommodate mourners, says boss

Transport commissioner Andy Byford said planning for the next week is more complicated than for the 2012 Olympics.

The Independent UK

Queen’s state funeral operation ‘bigger than 2012 Olympics’, says London transport boss

Transport for London commissioner Andy Byford said ‘it is the biggest challenge that TfL has ever faced’

Evening Standard

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TfL chief Andy Byford tight-lipped over fare hike next year after agreeing funding deal

The £3.6billion funding deal was agreed on Wednesday after months of uncertainty over TfL’s long-term future

Evening Standard

TfL funding deal means tube fares must rise and bus services be cut

Sadiq Khan accepts ‘far from ideal’ settlement but says it secures long-term future for transport network

The Guardian - UK

The threat of nationalisation looms if a deal can’t be done — inside the bitter battle for TfL

Government bailouts have come with untenable strings, claim TfL bosses, but without them the service faces nationalisation. Would London Mayor Sadiq Khan really be willing to risk it? Ross Lydall reports

Evening Standard

TfL ‘likely to get funding deal within days to stop going bust’

TfL’s existing deal has already run out but a new agreement with the Department for Transport could come soon

Evening Standard

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TfL given one week to consider Government’s ‘final’ funding offer

TfL has been given one week to decide whether to accept the Government’s “final offer” of a long-term funding settlement.

Evening Standard

TfL requests more time to consider long-term Government bailout offer

TfL has requested more time to decide whether to accept a long-term funding settlement offered by the Government, with the existing bailout set to expire on July 28.

Evening Standard

TfL chief defiant over bonuses despite 600 fat cats earning £100,000 or more

Commissioner Andy Byford says TfL is making progress in eradicating its deficit

Evening Standard

TfL boss Andy Byford rules out bonus as pay storm ‘puts new bail-out at risk’

Hopes of another bail-out for TfL are now in jeopardy

Evening Standard

Almost 600 TfL fat cats earned £100,000 a year – and ousted director got £626,000 pay-off

‘Unbelievable’ payments likely to damage Sadiq Khan’s chances of securing additional £900m Government bailout

Evening Standard

Elizabeth Line: TfL chief Andy Byford admits train fault but says ‘no risk’ to public

The door of a metal box fitted on the underside of an Elizabeth Line train had blown off its hinges during testing, according to a whistleblower

Evening Standard

Elizabeth line: Bond Street to open when Crossrail sections integrate in autumn

TfL boss Andy Byford gives update on integration of lines’ three sections after almost half a million journeys were made on the £20bn new railway’s launch day

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Elizabeth line opening: Thousands queue in rain to get Crossrail party started

There was a huge rush to board the first trains as Mayor Sadiq Khan showed a massive sigh of relief

The Independent UK

In Pictures: First passengers take a ride on London’s new Elizabeth line

The vast engineering project will cut journey times significantly across the capital.

The Independent UK

Elizabeth line is ‘for the country’ says London mayor

‘We should be incredibly proud of this fantastic new line. It is genuinely 22nd-century fit: spacious, speedy, silent, comfortable’ – Sadiq Khan

The Guardian - UK

‘These stations are like cathedrals’: Elizabeth line services are ready to roll

After decades of planning and overspending exposed the hubristic boasts of Crossrail bosses, it is time to marvel

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Crazy for Crossrail: hordes expected at Elizabeth line opening next week

Peak interest in the Elizabeth line’s launch has reopened talk of the Crossrail 2 project

Evening Standard

Queen beams as she officially opens Crossrail

Her Majesty visited Paddington station on Tuesday to mark completion of £20 billion Elizabeth Line and declared: “It looks spectacular!”

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan: London desperate for commuters to return after Covid

City’s mayor reopens Bank branch of the Northern line after 17 weeks of closure for upgrade

The Independent UK

Years late, London's 'game-changer' subway line set to open

A new rail line that builders say will transform travel in London is set to open

Evening Standard

Crossrail row erupts as Grant Shapps claims Sadiq Khan’s opening date announcement breaks election rules

The Transport Secretary said he would report the matter to the Electoral Commission watchdog

Evening Standard

Elizabeth Line: London Crossrail opening date finally announced

The long-awaited Elizabeth line will start running through central London on Tuesday May 24

Evening Standard

TfL’s reputation at stake if cyclists keep dying at Holborn, Mayor Sadiq Khan warned

Tributes paid to ex-lawyer Shatha Ali, eighth cyclist to die in area since 2008

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