Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 About Transport for London (TfL) Contents Part of the Greater London Authority We are moving ahead with many of family led by Mayor of London Sadiq London’s most significant infrastructure Khan, we are the integrated transport projects, using transport to unlock authority responsible for delivering the growth. We are working with partners Mayor’s aims for transport. on major projects like Crossrail 2 and the Bakerloo line extension that will deliver We have a key role in shaping what the new homes and jobs London and 4 Message from the Mayor 92 Remuneration Report life is like in London, helping to realise the UK need. We are in the final phases the Mayor’s vision for a ‘City for All of completing the Elizabeth line which, Londoners’. We are committed to creating when it opens, will add 10 per cent to 6 Commissioner’s foreword 126 S tatement of Accounts a fairer, greener, healthier and more London’s rail capacity. prosperous city. The Mayor’s Transport 8 Year at a glance 318 Annual Governance Statement Strategy sets a target for 80 per cent of Supporting the delivery of high-density, all journeys to be made on foot, by cycle mixed-use developments that are or using public transport by 2041. To planned around active and sustainable 10 The strategy and vision 328 Executive Committee make this a reality, we prioritise health travel will ensure that London’s growth and the quality of people’s experience is good growth. We also use our own 12 Operational performance 330 Members of TfL in everything we do. land to provide thousands of new affordable homes and our own supply We manage the city’s red route strategic chain creates tens of thousands of jobs 16 Safety and security 332 Directors of Crossrail Ltd roads and, through collaboration with and apprenticeships across the country. the London boroughs, can help shape 30 Heal thy Streets and healthy people 334 Memb ership of TfL committees the character of all London’s streets. We are committed to being an employer and panels These are the places where Londoners that is fully representative of the travel, work, shop and socialise. community we serve, where everyone 46 A good public transport experience Making them places for people to walk, can realise their potential. Our aim is to 336 TfL Members’ meeting attendance cycle and spend time will reduce car be a fully inclusive employer, valuing and 74 Ne w homes and jobs dependency and improve air quality, celebrating the diversity of our workforce revitalise town centres, boost businesses to improve services for all Londoners. and connect communities. 82 Operating our business We are constantly working to improve the We run most of London’s public city for everyone. This means freezing TfL transport services, including the fares so everyone can afford to use public London Underground, London Buses, transport, using data and technology to the Docklands Light Railway, London make services intuitive and easy to use, Overground, TfL Rail, London Trams, and doing all we can to make streets and London River Services, London Dial-a- transport services accessible to all. We Ride, Victoria Coach Station, Santander reinvest every penny of our income to Cycles and the Emirates Air Line. The continually improve transport networks quality and accessibility of these services for the people who use them every day. is fundamental to Londoners’ quality of life. By improving and expanding None of this would be possible without public transport, we can make people’s the support of boroughs, communities lives easier and increase the appeal of and other partners who we work with sustainable travel over private car use. to improve our services. We all need to pull together to deliver the Mayor’s Transport Strategy; by doing so we can create a better city as London grows.
Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 3 Message from the Mayor Working towards my Transport Strategy, we are committed to making transport in London safer, cleaner and more affordable.
From the streets we live on to the bus I have continued to keep TfL fares frozen, and Tube services we use, transport protected TfL’s travel concessions, shapes our daily lives and creates brought in the unlimited Hopper fare new opportunities. and got night services up and running on London Overground following its In March, I published my Transport huge success on the Tube. Strategy. This demonstrates my commitment to prioritising people’s TfL also has a vital role to play in the health and changing London’s transport growth of the city and delivering new so the city works better for everyone. housing. As well as taking forward new infrastructure schemes, TfL is developing My strategy sets out a bold vision for its own land and this year brought to making London healthier, safer and more market sites that will deliver more than welcoming, with the goal that 80 per 3,800 homes. Under my leadership, cent of journeys will be made by walking, half of these homes will be affordable. cycling or public transport by 2041. By working closely with unions and bus operators, I am helping to improve Improving London’s air quality is key working conditions. In 2017, I introduced to this work and we have made huge the Licence for London, a deal to progress over the past year. For the help drivers fairly move between bus first time since records began 10 years companies, and I secured a new £23,000 ago, London entered the third week of minimum wage for London’s 25,000 January without having breached legal bus drivers. limits for toxic nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ) air pollution. It normally exceeds these It’s only through working with others that targets by 6 January. Image 1: Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan we can truly make a difference to this great city. Our partners, our contractors, This progress could not have been our people and their unions all make a achieved without fresh thinking on vital contribution and I am grateful for London’s roads. In October 2017, I I am also helping taxi drivers to buy stage of Cycle Superhighway 6 in Camden everything they do. introduced the T-Charge to start cleaning zero emission capable (ZEC) vehicles by and Islington. up our toxic air ahead of the start of the providing funding to replace the oldest central London Ultra Low Emission Zone taxis and speeding up the installation of As well as being clean and pleasant, in 2019. new rapid charging points across the city. transport has to be safe, reliable, accessible and affordable. Over the past I launched the first two Low Emission We need streets to be welcoming year, I have been working hard to provide Sadiq Khan Bus Zones in Putney and Brixton, and environments for people to walk Londoners with the high-quality services Mayor of London pollution levels have fallen drastically and cycle in, and I am pleased that they deserve and to create transport links as a result. construction has now begun on the next that work for everyone.
4 Message from the Mayor Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 5 Commissioner’s foreword We have made good progress towards delivering our Business Plan with the safety of our customers, staff, contractors and suppliers as our top priority.
Safety must always come first. In we expanded our Santander Cycles November, we marked the first scheme to Brixton, introducing another anniversary of the tragedy at Sandilands, seven docking stations and 200 bikes. where a tram overturned and left the More Cycle Superhighways, Quietway rails. Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, routes, and plans for a new walking and Robert Huxley, Philip Logan, Philip Seary, cycling crossing linking Rotherhithe and Mark Smith and Dorota Rynkiewicz lost Canary Wharf will help to encourage their lives and a further 62 people were Londoners to swap their cars for more injured. Our thoughts remain with their sustainable and active ways of travelling. families and loved ones, and we continue to do everything we can to support them. Our work to support London’s growth and create new homes has continued The Rail Accident Investigation Branch apace. This year we comfortably beat our published its report in December 2017, targets for developing the property we and we are working with them, the Office own, and half of all the homes we build of Rail and Road, tram operator First will be affordable. Group, and the wider industry to make Image 2: Commissioner, Mike Brown MVO sure all the report’s recommendations Finally, we were all devastated when Ian are delivered and that an event like this Nunn, our Chief Finance Officer, passed never happens again. away very suddenly in July 2017. Ian was a exceeding savings targets and cutting We continue to make accessibility true friend and a great leader, who helped Our job is to deliver the Mayor’s our year-on-year operating costs over improvements on our network. We us build a plan for driving down costs Transport Strategy and make travelling the past two years. This tight grip on our delivered the 73rd step-free Tube station while maintaining investment in London’s in London healthier, easier and more costs will continue into future years. at Bromley-by-Bow in March 2018 and transport networks. affordable, while building a strong our goal is to have 100 step-free stations financial position that creates a net Our transport services must be by 2022. The Elizabeth line will be fully We have built on that plan and, in 2017/18, operating surplus by 2021/22. affordable and accessible. The Hopper accessible when it opens through central with the support of all our hard-working fare has made a huge difference to London in December 2018. The new people, contractors and suppliers, we This year we continued to modernise many Londoners, providing unlimited railway will change the face of travel in have gripped our finances and made a our business, while managing a number bus and tram journeys in one hour for London, and over the past year it has great start to delivering our five-year of very substantial external challenges. £1.50. The Mayor’s freeze on TfL fares is been fantastic to see the response from Business Plan, guided by the Mayor’s This includes the loss of more than also helping our customers save money customers to the first Elizabeth line trains Transport Strategy. £700m a year in operational grant and encouraging more people to use that have come into passenger service funding from government and a subdued public transport. This is supporting our between Liverpool Street and Shenfield. economic climate, which affected our passenger numbers relative to other passenger numbers. We also have to transport operators in London and the As part of our Healthy Streets Approach, manage London’s road network with no South East, and helping Londoners at a all our roads and infrastructure projects financial support, which simply cannot time when household budgets have never are designed to encourage people to Mike Brown MVO be sustainable. We have responded by been under greater pressure. make better travel choices. In January, Commissioner
6 Commissioner’s foreword Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 7 Year at a glance We reached major milestones and launched several new services in 2017/18.
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The ‘Please offer me As part of a UK-wide The first of the new London sees the launch The second Oxford Street London Overground’s a seat’ badge and card launch, the new Samsung trains that will serve of the T-Charge, the consultation outlines first 24-hour services are launched to help Pay app can be used for the Elizabeth line runs world’s toughest plans for public spaces, start running at weekends customers with ‘pay as you go’ travel on between Liverpool Street emissions charge for older, cycle routes, pedestrian between Dalston Junction invisible conditions. our network. and Shenfield. more polluting vehicles. crossings and more. and New Cross Gate.
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A £42m fund will help taxi The Night Tube marks An innovative pilot The Hopper fare is Santander Cycles is Bromley-by-Bow becomes drivers replace the most its first anniversary, shows how collecting extended so customers extended to Brixton, with the 73rd Tube station with polluting diesel cabs, with figures showing it anonymised WiFi can make unlimited bus seven docking stations step-free access, helping supporting plans for a has boosted London’s connection data can help and tram journeys in an and 200 bikes available disabled people or those zero-carbon city by 2050. economy by £171m. us improve Tube journeys. hour for £1.50. to hire. with buggies or luggage.
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8 Year at a glance Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 9 The strategy and vision This report covers our work in 2017/18 to deliver the Mayor’s Transport Strategy.
Our role is to deliver this strategy in and make cycling and walking easier, partnership with London’s boroughs, more convenient options. businesses, local communities, consumer organisations and many others. The The Mayor’s Transport Strategy covers ambitious plan will increase the three key themes and provides the attractiveness of public transport overall context for everything we do.
Healthy Streets and healthy people Investment will focus on improving the places where people live, work, go to school, spend time and travel. Reducing traffic dominance and prioritising walking, cycling and public transport use will enable Londoners to live active, healthy lives and help create a city that works well for its residents and visitors.
A good public transport experience The right investment will ensure public transport is attractive. Joined-up planning for the whole journey will help integrate public transport and street-level investment. Having the right services where people need them, reducing crowding and keeping fares affordable will minimise car dependency.
New homes and jobs Transport improvements are vital to the creation of new homes and jobs, and will make sure London’s growth supports healthy lives. Our investment will help to create communities where local amenities are within walking and cycling distance and public transport is available for longer journeys, reducing car dependency.
The challenge The vision London’s population is expected to rise During the 25 years covered in the to 10.8 million people by 2041 – creating Mayor’s Transport Strategy, we will need six million additional journeys every day. to be prepared for continuing advances We must act to avoid growing congestion, in technology and changes to the way we pollution and ill health. The aim is that, live. We must secure fair and sustainable by 2041, 80 per cent of trips will be by funding models for investment in walking, cycling or public transport. transport projects in London. Image 15: The Mayor’s Transport Strategy will make cycling and walking more attractive options
10 The challenge and vision Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 11 Operational performance
Figure 1: Figure 3: Buses 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 London Underground 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
2,382 2,385 2,314 2,262 2,247 Passenger journeys (millions) 1,265 1,305 1,349 1,378 1,357 Passenger journeys (millions) * 2,405 Kilometres operated (millions) 76.2 80.3 82.5 83.7 84.4 Kilometres operated (millions) 491 489 492 495 490 Schedule operated (per cent) * 97.5 97.6 97.0 96.9 96.6 Schedule operated (per cent) 97.7 97.1 97.2 97.4 98.1 Excess journey time Excess wait time (weighted) (minutes) * 5.2 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.6 (high frequency routes) (minutes) 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 Customer satisfaction (score) 83 84 85 85 85 Customer satisfaction (score) 83 85 86 86 86 Lost customer hours (millions) * 24.2 22.7 26.5 26.1 23.9 * The method for calculating child journeys changed in 2014/15. The figure on the top row shows corrected figures for 2013/14. The figure on the bottom row shows uncorrected * Includes industrial action figures as previously published
Figure 4: Figure 2: DLR 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 TfL’s road network 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Passenger journeys (millions) 101.6 110.2 117.0 122.3 119.6 Journey time reliability (am) 89.0 88.3 87.8 88.0 88.7 Kilometres operated (millions) 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.1 Traffic flow – major roads weekdays* 94.6 95.9 95.2 95.1 94.8 Planned kilometres delivered (per cent) 99.2 99.3 98.5 99.0 98.4 Customer satisfaction (score) 75 74 74 70 70 Customer satisfaction (score) 87 89 89 89 87 Resolution time for serious and severe disruption (unplanned) per event (hours) 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.7 Hours of serious and severe disruption (planned) 195 931 1,404 506 445
* Traffic volume compared with an index of 100 from Period 13, 2006/07
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Figure 5: Figure 8: London Trams 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 London River Services 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Passenger journeys (millions) 31.2 30.7 27.0 29.5 29.1 Customer satisfaction (score) 89 90 90 90 * na
Kilometres operated (millions) 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3 LRS Passenger Services ** (including Woolwich Ferry) (thousands) 8,412 10,023 10,301 10,620 10,017 Planned kilometres delivered (per cent) 98.8 97.9 99.0 97.1 98.6 * The frequency of London River Services customer satisfaction surveys reduced in 2017/18 Customer satisfaction (score) 89 89 90 90 91 ** From 2013/14 new passenger counting software was introduced so the data for years before that is not comparable
Figure 6: London Overground 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Figure 9: London Dial-a-Ride 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Passenger journeys (millions) 135.7 139.9 185.2 188.8 190.1 Customer satisfaction (score) 92 92 92 91 92 Kilometres operated (millions) 7.9 7.8 10.5 10.8 11.0 Trip requests scheduled (per cent) 91 90 90 89 91 Planned kilometres delivered (per cent) 96.1 95.2 94.4 94.4 98.4
Customer satisfaction (score) 82 83 84 84 83
Figure 10: Cycle Hire 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Figure 7: Emirates Air Line 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Customer satisfaction (score) 75 82 83 83 83 Cycle hires (millions) 8.2 10.1 9.9 10.5 10.4 Passenger numbers (millions) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Customer satisfaction (score) 93 93 93 93 93
Availability (per cent) 95.0 96.3 94.4 98.7 97.6 Figure 11: TfL Rail 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Passenger journeys (millions) na na * 40.1 47.8 45.3
Customer satisfaction (score) na na 83 83 83
* Moved to TfL in P3 – data based on 11 periods
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Safety and security Everybody has the right to travel around London confidently and safely.
The safety of our customers, staff, We have taken on board all of the suppliers and contractors is our top recommendations from the Rail Accident priority. We ensure that we meet our Investigation Branch, and BTP. We stringent safety standards and that they also published our own investigation, reflect industry good practice. produced by SNC-Lavalin.
We work closely with partners including Our thoughts remain with everyone the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) affected and we continue to offer and British Transport Police (BTP) to support in any way we can, including prevent criminal offences and reassure through the Sarah Hope Line (see page people that our network is safe. 18 for more details).
The terrorist attacks at London Bridge In September, we introduced a permanent and Parson’s Green served as a tragic reduced speed limit across the tram reminder of the importance of our work network of 70km/h. We have introduced to support our partners in protecting better speed monitoring, installed new London’s roads and transport network, signage for drivers and upgraded the deter terrorists and reassure the public. CCTV recording system. The number of speed signs has been increased and Safety on London Trams additional lineside digital signage provides Further action was taken this year to more warnings to drivers. improve safety following the tragic tram overturning at Sandilands on 9 November Enhanced chevron signs are in place at 2016, in which Dane Chinnery, Donald the four sites with significant bends. Collett, Robert Huxley, Philip Logan, Philip ‘In-cab vigilance’ technology, which alerts Seary, Mark Smith and Dorota Rynkiewicz the driver if it detects they are distracted lost their lives and 62 people were injured. or tired, has also been fitted.
We fund more than £500,000 3,000 awarded to six operators police and police community as part of making support officers to keep buses safer Image 16: We work closely with our policing partners to keep the network safe people safe
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Case study An alert system that monitors and manages speeds is being developed and, with safety experts, we are testing options Sarah Hope Line to strengthen the glass in all trams.
The Sarah Hope Line provides support We also continue to work with the UK for those affected by injury and other tram industry to ensure lessons are events on our network. The service learned and that we are collectively able is available to anybody who has been to introduce any further measures that involved in a life-changing incidents could improve the safety of trams across and their families, as well as witnesses the country. to such events. In February, we hosted a second Tram It is run by specially trained staff, who Summit. The two-day event brought can make referrals for counselling and together owners and operators from offer a range of specialist support, across the industry to discuss our including reimbursing medical costs response. This included a visit to the and assisting with national and site in Croydon to analyse what has international travel arrangements. been done to make the tram network safer, a chance to hear from some In 2017/18, the Sarah Hope Line team of the people and the families affected, managed 697 calls relating to events and how we have done our best to offer on board buses, trams and the Tube. all the support we can through the Image 17: A 70km/h speed limit has been introduced for trams Sarah Hope Line. We also supported people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire by co-ordinating In March, the Mayor announced that drop-in counselling sessions. we would provide Croydon Council with The majority of customer injuries public transport. For buses, the campaign £750,000 over three years. This money occurred on the bus network (94 per cent included posters and a trial of automated We continue to promote the service, will be used to support health and social of all customer injuries). Tragically, three messaging that reminds customers to and presented to the Metropolitan services in New Addington and the of these injuries resulted in passenger hold on while the bus is moving. Police Family Liaison Officers and surrounding community. deaths: two fell down the stairs and one met with surgical and trauma care fell after disembarking. We are reviewing the results to determine specialists at St George’s, The Royal Detailed papers were presented to, and future action, which is likely to include London, St Mary’s and Kings College discussed by, the TfL Board and Safety, Buses were also involved in seven fatal further, more targeted trials. and the London Air Ambulance Service. Sustainability and Human Resources collisions with six pedestrians and a Panel on the steps we have taken. motorcyclist. Slips, trips and falls were Collaborating to improve bus safety the main cause of injuries. In July 2017, the London Assembly Safety on the surface network Transport Committee published its There were 6,590 injuries to our To help prevent this type of injury, we review of bus safety. It made a number customers and workforce across the ran a campaign to encourage customers of recommendations, which we are surface transport network, which is to think about their personal safety actively addressing through a Bus a slight increase on the previous year. and take extra care when travelling on Safety Programme.
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Partnership spotlight
Police community support officers work in partnership with thousands of Tackling crime frontline transport staff to help keep our We work closely with the police to passengers and employees safe. ensure London’s transport network is a safe, low-crime environment.
We do not tolerate behaviour where someone is targeted, or made to feel uncomfortable on their journey, because of who they are or perceived to be. In October, to mark National Hate Crime Awareness Week, we joined Ensuring that we fully understand the forces with the police for more than causes and contributory factors leading 200 community events, promoting the to injuries is key to achieving our injury #WeStandTogether message. reduction targets. In July 2017, we ran a workshop with bus operators to Also offering their support were improve the quality and speed of bus representatives from Tell MAMA, incident investigations, and ensure we a reporting service for victims of learn lessons and share them across the anti-Muslim hate crime. We met east industry in a timely manner. London communities to stress the Image 18: We are working with leading engineers to improve bus safety importance of reporting hate crime. We analysed police collision investigation files for fatalities involving buses, which On 25 November, we supported identified a range of problems and International Day to Eliminate Violence potential countermeasures, including course delivered for thousands of bus The SPI, which is already in place in Against Women and Girls. We worked autonomous emergency braking, drivers, contractors and other staff. our contracted London Rail businesses, with the police to raise awareness and improving wing mirror design, and uses several indicators to measure encourage victims of unwanted sexual re-designing buses to reduce the impact We launched a new approach to health, safety and environment (HSE) behaviour to report it. We continue of any collision. We are now evaluating measuring safety performance, which performance and allows us to further to safeguard children and vulnerable the benefits of these potential measures. features two new measures: a bus analyse incidents on buses. We will use adults, such as rough sleepers or operator safety performance index both measures to monitor bus operator people with mental health issues, who We commissioned a new Certificate (SPI); and a measure that examines performance in 2018/19. travel or seek refuge on our network. of Professional Competence accredited the maturity of the bus companies’ safety training course for drivers and safety arrangements. This enables us Bus safety technology We also supported the MPS on instructors. The course, which will to effectively monitor bus company In August, we announced plans to test Operation Sceptre, which targets knife start in early 2019, will build on the performance and identify long-term new safety technology on buses. The crime and Operation Venice, tackling success of Hello London, an interactive actions that address root cause barriers move builds on the Mayor’s ambitious moped-enabled crime. customer-service focused training to safety improvement. ‘Vision Zero’ approach to road danger,
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‘ Safer buses, including • Changes to bus interiors to improve Case study redesign and additional passenger safety, such as higher-grip flooring and softening sharp corners safety features, are key Bus Safety Summit to delivering the Mayor’s • Improvements to enhance drivers’ vision, such as better mirror design In November 2017, we held the stated aim of eliminating inaugural London Bus Safety death and serious injury The results of the trials will feed into a Summit, which brought together new Bus Safety Standard, which will be bus operators, industry experts and involving a bus in London incorporated into bus operator contracts stakeholders to hear from other by 2030. TfL’s bus safety from the end of 2018. industries about how they manage programme is a good safety and promote a safety culture In August, we also published a report on throughout their organisations. example of tackling Intelligent Speed Assistance, which limits danger at source’ Image 19: Safety messages on Oyster wallets how fast buses can travel, following a There were several presentations on successful trial in 2016. This technology how other sectors, such as aviation, began to be rolled out on new buses in manage driver fatigue and the December 2017. measures that can be used, such set out in his Transport Strategy. This as fatigue detection devices. aims for no one to be killed in, or by, a Safety on the Underground London bus by 2030, and for deaths and Throughout 2017/18, we focused on The Rail Safety and Standards Board serious injuries from road collisions to be improving how we communicate is developing a fitness for duty tool Cynthia Barlow eliminated from London’s streets by 2041. safety messages with our customers, and London Trams has implemented Chair, RoadPeace particularly to reduce slips, trips and a driver protection device. The five-month independent trials began falls. This involved adding new signs in January at the Transport Research on escalators reminding people to Two operators have been awarded Laboratory. We are working with leading hold the rail. At stations with the most funding from the Bus Safety engineers and technical specialists, incidents, we distributed Oyster card Innovation Fund to develop sensors bus manufacturers and operators on wallets with safety messages and made in driver cabs to detect eye and face measures including: safety announcements. movements, picking up on signs of fatigue and distraction. • Autonomous emergency braking This work has reduced the number that allows the vehicle to detect its of customer accidents by five per cent Their proposals use two different surroundings and automatically apply compared with 2016/17. Importantly, the technology suppliers. They work by the brakes number of incidents of people falling monitoring the driver’s eye and face into the gap between the train and the movements and providing an alert, • Features to alert pedestrians and other platform dropped by almost 10 per cent. via a vibration to the driver’s chair, road users of the presence of buses, if drowsiness is detected. Both these such as lights or audible warnings We also focused on improving safety studies are due to conclude in the within London Underground. The senior summer of 2018. • A re-design of the front of buses management team regularly makes safety to reduce the impact of a collision tours, but in November, for the first time,
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Partnership spotlight directors and managers started sharing information and photos from their safety tours on our internal communications The Bus Safety channel, Yammer.
Innovation Fund This has contributed to nine per cent fewer staff or contractors being hurt We awarded £500,000 to six operators at work in 2017/18 compared with 2016/17. in November to make London’s buses safer. We are planning further improvements for 2018/19 focusing on the main risk The Bus Safety Innovation Fund was areas: working at height, slips, trips and open to all bus operators and we falls, workplace violence, putting people encouraged management, bus drivers to work safely, safe track access and and other staff to share their ideas. improving safety culture. There were 14 bids in total, with Safety on the DLR awards being made to Abellio, CT A new customer safety strategy on Plus, Go-Ahead, RATP, Tower Transit the DLR was developed to help prevent and Metroline. Ideas included alarms injuries between the platform and the to alert pedestrians to approaching train. It included new signs that show buses, sensors, acceleration limiters, customers the location of emergency psychometric testing and a joint project Help Points and platform specific with the London Cycling Campaign announcements. to appoint road user champions in depots. Many operators have set up We took on board best practice principles Image 20: A new safety system prevents London Overground train doors opening on the wrong side partnerships with universities and from the London Underground escalator not-for profit organisations, including safety study and added safety strips cyclist groups and technology at the top and bottom of escalators to companies to develop their ideas. improve visibility and help prevent trips. This was in anticipation of the new Class We are working with the motorcycle At London City Airport station, posters 710 trains entering service in 2018. The delivery and courier industry to explore The money will be used to develop and and staff reminded people to use lifts system provides additional mitigation the expansion of the Fleet Operator test the ideas. If successful, they could when carrying luggage, which led to a 60 against doors being opened on the wrong Recognition Scheme. The voluntary be introduced across the network. per cent reduction in escalator incidents. side by providing a visual and audible standard has been successfully used in warning to drivers. the haulage industry since 2011 to promote The successful bids were announced London Overground door protection safety, efficiency and environmental best during the inaugural London Bus Safety All trains on the London Overground now Motorcycle safety practice. It awards companies bronze, Summit. This brought together industry feature a system that prevents the doors We launched a range of new measures silver or gold accreditations. professionals as part of our work to opening on the wrong side of the train to raise standards within the motorcycle reduce the number of people killed or after we introduced the technology on delivery industry, while also improving We also created three new training seriously injured on the network. the Barking to Gospel Oak and Romford the confidence and skills of motorcyclists courses for motorcyclists that develop to Upminster routes. in London. rider confidence, skills and knowledge.
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We also explored whether new signage ‘ This is the first scheme displayed in private hire vehicles would of its type in the world make it easier for customers to raise concerns about the driver’s behaviour which is looking to address and driving, as well as the condition directly the cause of and accessibility of the vehicle. many pedestrian and The market has transformed in recent cyclist fatalities: poorly years as technology is making it easier and cheaper for customers to make designed lorry cabs that bookings via apps. More services are restrict visibility’ offering ride-sharing, where people share vehicles and pay separate fares.
In February, we published a new policy statement setting out how private hire ride-sharing will work in the future and how passengers can stay safe. Duncan Dollimore The statement is available at Head of Campaigns and tfl.gov.uk/tph-policy. Advocacy, Cycling UK We continue to look at other areas in the interests of improved public safety and standards of service. This includes progressing new regulations on safeguarding, disability, equality and Image 21: We have 250 new compliance officers tackling illegal taxi and minicab activity knowledge of private hire legislation as part of an enhanced driver assessment.
Safer lorries Improving safety in the taxi and In March 2018, we consulted on a range In November, we launched a 10-week private hire sector of safety improvement measures for consultation on our Direct Vision Standard In 2016, the Mayor announced an increase users of private hire vehicles. These (DVS) star ratings for heavy goods vehicles in the size of our taxi and private hire include an advanced driving test for (HGV), after studies showed HGVs were compliance unit and we have since private hire drivers, providing passengers involved in a disproportionately high recruited 250 new compliance officers. with clear information on who to contact number of fatal collisions. This has significantly increased our ability to provide feedback and raise a complaint, to tackle non-compliant and illegal taxi whether more robust background The DVS will be the first action of its and minicab activity in London. We are checks could be introduced for drivers kind to categorise HGVs according to now checking more than five times as and whether changes to insurance the level of a driver’s direct vision many taxi and private hire drivers and arrangements are needed for private from a cab. HGVs will be given a star vehicles than in 2016/17. hire services. rating between zero and five, with
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only those rated three-star and above, safety a genuine conversation between or which have comprehensive safety colleagues, who are empowered to act Image 22: We are working with our partners to make construction sites safer systems, able to operate on London’s on issues at our construction sites. roads from 2024. To support our new approach, we The development of the proposed DVS launched a supplier assessment tool, forms part of the Mayor’s Vision Zero which uses quality criteria to help approach to reducing road danger. identify good practices and the areas for improvement. Safely delivering major projects We work with a wide range of companies The assessment process is jointly carried from across the UK to safely deliver our out with our suppliers and allows us major projects with minimal harm to to share good practice and track the the environment. effectiveness of improvement plans and risk mitigations when they are needed. Based on accident and incident analysis, The tool is in early stages of development we are focused on improving our safety but our aim is to expand it across all our performance. We ran a campaign to help capital works. individuals to take ownership of their health and safety. This contributed to We believe strongly in two-way a 30 per cent reduction in lost time engagement with our suppliers and in injuries, a 52 per cent cut in major March we launched a capital projects injuries and a 44 per cent reduction in Zero Harm forum and complementary reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous Safety Improvement Groups. occurrences compared with 2016/17. These sessions promote sharing, This has resulted in a 20 per cent learning and action between clients and reduction in total workforce injuries, contractors on important HSE issues surpassing our 17 per cent target. so that all parties involved improve Crucially, this has made health and their performances.
TfL Supplier Awards Working with its IT experts and In November, we held our first TfL suppliers, FM Conway developed an Supplier Awards to recognise the in-cab solution in lorries that stops We’re aiming to contribution that our suppliers make the use of mobile phones and all other eliminate death 73 to running and improving transport dangerous behaviours while driving. on or by London junctions targeted in London. • buses by to reduce the number of people killed FM Conway won the best safety initiative 2030 or seriously injured award for its work to reduce the risk posed by mobile devices.
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Healthy Streets and healthy people Transport plays a vital role in improving the health and quality of life of all Londoners.
As decades have passed, cars and Our Vision Zero target and action plan technology have taken over many of the aims to eliminate all deaths and serious tasks that used to require physical effort. injuries from London’s transport by 2041. As a result, lack of activity is now one of the biggest threats to our health. We Our commitment to Vision Zero is have allocated £2.1bn to help Londoners fully in line with our work to create increase their physical activity by reducing Healthy Streets. By helping people feel their reliance on driving, providing better safe to walk and cycle, we will, in turn local spaces, prioritising more affordable reduce car dependence and create a transport and improving walking and greener, healthier and safer London for cycling opportunities. everyone. Too many people are wary of making their journey on foot or by bike This Healthy Streets Approach is designed which contributes to chronic disease to improve our air quality, reduce through inactivity, and results in more congestion on the roads, and help make vehicles, congestion, risk and poor air London’s diverse communities greener, quality, which in turn is responsible for healthier and more attractive places in an average of 10,000 deaths each year. which to live, work, play and do business. Healthy Streets will help us reverse this so that people feel safe and welcome to Safety is our highest priority. We do not use sustainable transport and make the accept that death or serious injury to streets that we use and the air that we road users is acceptable or inevitable. breathe better for everyone.
£2.1bn 6 allocated to help additional cycle Londoners increase their routes given the physical activity green light Image 23: We are adopting a Healthy Streets Approach
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Partnership spotlight ‘ Cycling is taking off in London and TfL’s New Santander Cycles new figures prove that Londoners flock to Among the many improvements made to the Santander Cycles scheme this high-quality cycle year was the introduction of a new bike lanes and routes’ built by England’s longest established cycle manufacturer, Pashley Cycles in Stratford-upon-Avon.
The first of the new bikes were introduced this year, with thousands more set to join the hire scheme over the next few years. Ashok Sinha CEO, London Cycling Campaign The new cycles offer riders improved Image 24: The cycling network is being expanded to make travel by bike more accessible handling, safety and comfort. They include a gel saddle, lower frame, puncture prevention tyres, new gear hub and front and rear Blaze lighting. Active, inclusive travel Expanding the cycling network There has been an 8.8 per cent increase We have been working hard to make Serco will continue to maintain the in the number of cycle trips made cycling easier and more accessible for cycles, as well as distribute them year-on-year since 2016, and our latest tens of thousands more Londoners. The around London. The cycles have figures mean that since 2000, London Santander Cycles scheme expanded its Bluetooth and the capacity for GPS has seen a 154 per cent increase in the reach south from Stockwell, with seven technology, which will enable Serco to number of journeys made by bike. On new docking stations installed in Brixton record the performance of the bikes. average, 730,000 trips are now made after funding was provided by Lambeth in the capital by bike per day. Council. Together, these stations provide British start-up company Blaze has space for up to 200 bikes. helped transform the lights on the This rise in demand has been reflected new Santander Cycles, which include by the popularity of Santander Cycles, In January, the Mayor announced six a new brighter brake light and greatly which saw year-on-year record numbers new cycle routes that will help to create enhanced Blaze Laserlight at the front of hires for seven months of the year. a pan-London network and improve with 180-degree visibility. October was the best month ever, with people’s health, tackle congestion and just under one million hires. clean up London’s air. The Blaze Laserlight is now fitted to all 12,000 Santander Cycles to make More than 67 million journeys have been The routes, which will receive a £142m riders more visible and increase their made on the bikes since the scheme investment, were selected from a confidence on the roads. launched in July 2010. It forms a key part shortlist of 25 corridors, which were of our efforts to get Londoners active identified as having the greatest potential
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Case study for cycling. The new routes were Cycling grants Partnership spotlight developed using our Strategic Cycling We invited community and not-for-profit Analysis, which identified connections groups across London to apply for grants Cycling infrastructure where new cycling infrastructure is to get their communities cycling. In July, Cycling Grants London required to enable more people to we announced that we had made up to improvements cycle. The six new routes will run from £300,000 available to help 30 groups Over the past two years, our Cycling Tottenham in the north, to Peckham in offer a range of cycling initiatives to Grants London programme has helped We have continued to invest in the the south, and from Barking in the east, people who may not otherwise ride a 46 community groups encourage more infrastructure and services that are to Willesden Junction in the west. bike. These include cycle training, loan than 12,000 people to cycle. required to enable and encourage bikes, guided rides and courses to teach Londoners onto their bikes. River crossings basic cycle maintenance. One participant from the London Bike In November, we unveiled plans to Kitchen group in Hackney said she In December, the East-West Cycle provide a new Thames river crossing New projects will receive up to £10,000 learnt how to fix her bike and is no Superhighway was fully opened, between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf over three years. To encourage an even longer embarrassed to ask questions providing a largely segregated two-way for pedestrians and cyclists. This project greater number of people to take up about cycling. cycle track between Tower Hill and is one of a number of possible new cycling, an additional £3,000 grant is Lancaster Gate. We are continuing schemes designed to improve cross-river available this year for the purchase with some finishing touches along the connections. Together, they would offer of electric bikes. route, which should be complete in new links for public transport, vehicles, summer 2018. pedestrians and cyclists. Tackling congestion The Congestion Charge has played an Work also started to expand the Super cycling important role in reducing the number North-South Cycle Superhighway (CS6) In September, we launched a consultation of vehicles in central London, but in the between Elephant and Castle and on plans for Cycle Superhighway 9, past five years there has been a 12 per King’s Cross. The route is due to be which would bring safer cycling to cent increase in the number of motorists completed later this summer. west London. It would add nearly six issued with Congestion Charge Penalty kilometres of segregated track to the Charge Notices (PCNs). Work continues on our Quietways, Capital’s roads, linking Kensington which offer routes for people who Olympia to Brentford. It would also To encourage greater compliance and want to cycle along lower-traffic feature significant improvements for help tackle congestion, from 2 January Image 25: More cycling routes have been streets, with most of the first seven pedestrians, including better traffic light 2018 we increased the PCN charge given the go-ahead having completed sections. More and pedestrian crossings. from £130 to £160, reduced to £80 for sections and the next phase of the scheme will be launched through 2018. In the same month, the Mayor announced plans to introduce Cycle Superhighway Three Mini-Hollands boroughs – 4, which would provide a continuous Waltham Forest, Kingston and Enfield segregated route between Tower Bridge – are progressing well with their plans 46 1,000 and Greenwich. The plans include new community groups local children are now to transform neighbourhoods into pedestrian crossings, improved public are encouraging breathing cleaner air greener, healthier, more attractive spaces and a host of other improvements more than 12,000 thanks to the Low Emission public spaces. aimed at making the area more attractive people to cycle Bus Zone in Brixton and accommodating future growth.
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Of the respondents who completed an ‘ This is an important Image 26: A public consultation has shown strong support for a traffic-free Oxford Street online questionnaire, 43 per cent strongly step towards tackling air supported the proposals and a further 19 per cent offered their backing. Thirty per pollution on one of the cent did not support the transformation. busiest streets in the Feedback made it clear that any scheme must address a range of transport, UK. Initiatives like this accessibility and congestion concerns. encourage people to walk
We examined all of the issues raised and be active, which not through the consultation before only cuts emissions but presenting the detailed proposals at a also helps people lower second consultation in November 2017. There were 22,000 responses to the their risk of heart disease second consultation, with almost two- and stroke’ thirds supporting the proposals either unconditionally or providing certain conditions would be addressed.
However, on 7 June 2018, Westminster City Council announced that its leader had ‘taken the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street off the table for good’ and is now Simon Gillespie preparing its own proposals for Oxford Chief Executive, prompt payment. This followed a public Council and the Mayor, revealed strong Street. In effect, this unilaterally discarded British Heart Foundation consultation that received more than support for transforming the area into proposals to improve the street and the 7,400 responses. a new traffic-free public space in the surrounding district, which we had jointly heart of London. The consultation developed with the council during the Transformation of Oxford Street ran between April and June 2017, with previous two years. We believe that it is The first public consultation on almost 12,000 responses from local essential that any development of a new changes to the Oxford Street district, residents, businesses, visitors and scheme for Oxford Street recognises and in partnership with Westminster City other stakeholders. addresses the core challenges, including poor air quality, overcrowding, road danger and the economy.
Almost Junction review £114m As we work towards the Mayor’s 12,000 of funding will create greener, ambitious Vision Zero target, we started responses received healthier, more attractive a review of 73 junctions that were to the Oxford Street public spaces identified as having poor safety records. consultation This analysis will take place each year to prioritise those in most need of
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improvement. Waterloo roundabout and directly deliver the Mayor’s Healthy Lambeth Bridge northern roundabout Streets Approach across London. They were among those identified and, in June, will now develop their proposals further major proposals were unveiled to make to secure a share of the £114m available. the junctions safer for everyone. Projects will include changes to town centres and residential areas The plans are designed to enhance to improve conditions for walking conditions for walking, cycling and public and cycling, reduce traffic dominance transport. They include segregated cycle and help businesses by making places lanes, cycle-specific traffic lights, wider more attractive. There will be another paths, the removal or transformation of round of funding and other boroughs will the junctions and vastly improved public be able to submit proposals for further spaces. Following a consultation in 2017, Liveable Neighbourhoods support. work is expected to start in early 2020. In July, we concluded our work to Transforming local neighbourhoods transform Archway into a safer, more The boroughs of Ealing, Greenwich, pleasant and accessible town centre. The Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Lewisham £12.6m project began in February 2016 and and Waltham Forest were the first round included replacing the outdated one-way of winners in the new, multi-million pound gyratory with two-way traffic. There is Liveable Neighbourhoods initiative. a new public space, safer cycle lanes and better pedestrian crossings. We worked The aim is to transform areas across closely with Islington Council on the London into greener, healthier, more improvements, which have boosted the attractive public spaces. The boroughs local community by making the area were all successful in their initial bids, more attractive for residents and visitors, Image 27: Working with the boroughs we are transforming local areas which is the first scheme set up to and for future investment.
We are also working closely with Islington it better for pedestrians, cyclists and Countdown to the Ultra Low Emission Zone Council on the transformation of the bus passengers. The 2.5km stretch of Nine area around Old Street. This will begin Elms Lane and Battersea Park Road would 2020: Expanding the ULEZ later in 2018 and the council is looking be completely redesigned to create more London-wide for buses, for innovative design concepts for the attractive and accessible streets. coaches and lorries public space that encompass public art Ultra Low and embrace the spirit of ‘Tech City’ Another consultation took place in the Emission – the technological, economic and summer that considered works to make Zone April 2019: ULEZ introduced 2021: Expanding the ULEZ cultural powerhouse around Old Street. Fiveways in Waddon, Croydon, simpler in central London up to the North and South and safer. This proposed improvement Circulars for cars, vans, In July, we published proposals would provide a safer, more direct route minibuses and motorbikes to improve Nine Elms to support through the area, helping to reduce delays regeneration in the area and make and congestion.
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Case study Clearing the path We want to make walking around London Image 28: London has the largest electric bus fleet in Europe easier, more welcoming and enjoyable. As Low Emission Bus Zones part of a programme to achieve this, more than 2,000 pavement obstructions have In December, the second Low Emission been removed in the past two years. Bus Zone was introduced in Brixton Road, one of the most polluted areas Two businesses, Eroma Café on Holloway of London. Road, Islington, and Troyganic Café and Wine Bar on 132 Kingsland Road, Hackney, The new clean bus zone, running from were issued with a series of warning Brixton Hill to Streatham Place, carries letters and four Fixed Penalty Notices 130,000 passengers a day on 450 buses for unlawfully obstructing the highway. across 23 scheduled routes. The two business owners failed to remove the obstructions despite Every bus on the route meets Euro VI repeated requests and both were found standards thanks to a combination of guilty of highway obstruction on 27 April new technology and retro-fit initiatives. 2017. They were fined a total of £660 and More than 200 buses are new double- ordered to contribute £2,400 towards deck Euro VI hybrid and 13 are new the costs of prosecution and pay a victim single-deck cleaner diesel buses, while surcharge of £90. 230 buses have been retrofitted to meet a Euro VI emission standard. Improving air quality and the environment Services run close to a number of In January the Mayor revealed that, for the primary schools, meaning more than first time since records began 10 years ago, Cleaning up the air old, but we have been advising anyone 1,000 local children are now breathing London entered the third week of January The world’s toughest emission standard, who has a car registered before 2008 cleaner air. without having breached legal limits for the £10 T-Charge, was introduced on to check whether it is eligible. To help toxic nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution. 23 October. Now, drivers of older, more motorists, there is a free online vehicle The first zone was launched on Putney polluting petrol vehicles and the dirtiest checker at tfl.gov.uk/t-charge. High Street in March 2017. After less Every year for the past decade, London’s diesel vehicles will pay the new tariff plus than six months, hourly pollution level air has exceeded legal hourly limits the Congestion Charge – a total of £21.50 Ahead of the introduction of the charge, breaches had reduced by 90 per cent. by 6 January, and often by 3 January. (T-Charge and £11.50 Congestion Charge) the Mayor ran a hard-hitting advertising Early analysis suggests a 40 per cent For London to breach these limits, 18 for every weekday they drive in the zone campaign to underline the harm London’s reduction in annual NO2 concentrations hours of very high pollution levels need between 07:00 and 18:00. air can do to people’s health. It featured on the High Street. to be recorded at any individual site. on social media and on posters and The improvement in air quality can be Vehicles that do not meet the Euro 4 featured images of everyday objects, Between 700 and 800 new low- partly attributed to recent hard-hitting standards for both particulate matter including a coffee cup and a baby’s emission buses are being introduced to measures including the T-Charge and (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) emissions bottle, that appear to be covered in the fleet every year, with diesel-only targeting the most polluted bus routes will be liable for the T-Charge. Pre-Euro pollution. The headline stated: ‘If you buses being phased out. by introducing the first two Low Emission 4 vehicles are typically those registered could see London’s air, you’d want to Bus Zones. before 2006 that are more than 12 years clean it too.’
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Partnership spotlight air, improving the taxi fleet, and working towards the goal of making London a zero-carbon city by 2050. Freight enforcement From January 2018, no more diesel taxis November marked the two-year new to licensing are being licensed in anniversary of the London Freight London, and a number of manufacturers Enforcement Partnership. The joint are prioritising delivering new greener, initiative between us, the City of state-of-the-art Zero Emission Capable London Police, Driver and Vehicle (ZEC) models. Standards Agency and the MPS targets non-compliant drivers, vehicles We have worked closely with a number and operators on London’s roads. of manufacturers who are developing ZEC taxis. In January, the first electric TX Since the launch, this multi-agency e-city taxi, made by London EV Company, approach has led to 106 arrests, 221 was handed over to black cab driver David vehicles being seized and 12 operator Harris. The cabs have an advanced battery licences being revoked. with a small back-up petrol generator and have a range of up to 400 miles. We have It sends a clear message that dangerous now licensed more than 140 vehicles. freight practices will not be tolerated. In addition, more than 33,000 freight A fully electric Nissan taxi, developed vehicles have also been stopped by Dynamo, is expected to be available and checked, and 9,114 fixed penalty later in 2018, which will offer more choice notices and traffic offence reports for drivers. have been issued. Image 29: Taxi manufacturers are prioritising greener models Electric vehicle charging We allocated £4.5m to 25 London boroughs to install electric vehicle We already boast the largest electric 2020, the entire bus fleet will be at least aged between 10 and 15 years old can charging infrastructure. Each will receive bus fleet in Europe, with more than Euro 6 standard. check whether they are eligible for our a maximum of £300,000 for up to 1,500 2,500 hybrid electric buses. In June, ‘delicensing’ scheme. If so, they can apply standard-speed, on-street charging points the Mayor announced that London’s Taking action on diesel for a grant of up to £5,000 in exchange in residential areas. most polluting buses would be cleaned Taxis are a significant contributor to poor for retiring their vehicle. up, with their harmful emissions cut air quality. They are responsible for 16 The funding will help more people swap by up to 95 per cent. More than half per cent of NOX and 26 per cent of PM As an example, the owner of a 10-year-old polluting vehicles for zero-emission ones. of London’s entire bus fleet will now emissions from central London’s roads. taxi would receive £5,000, scaling down to The new infrastructure is in addition to be upgraded. £1,200 for a vehicle aged between 14 and 15 the network of rapid charging points that A £42m fund was launched to encourage years old. will be in place by the end of 2020. Through the new £86.1m programme, owners of the oldest, most polluting around 5,000 buses will be retrofitted diesel black cabs to retire them from The three-year scheme aims to speed Following a competitive bidding process, with a new exhaust system. By September London’s fleet. Now, anyone with taxis up the process of tackling the city’s filthy we appointed the Centrica Consortium,
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BluepointLondon, Chargemaster, Reuse and recovery Electricity Supply Board and Fastned We have successfully trialled a reuse and to fund, install, maintain and operate recovery initiative at our York Road station the network. site. This one-stop shop stores any surplus plant, equipment and materials from our The charging points will power vehicles maintenance and upgrades activities and in around 30 minutes – a huge time- makes them available to other schemes, saving considering three to four hours ensuring they are fully utilised. We are are required when using a standard unit. implementing plans to scale this up during We had installed 100 rapid charging points 2018. The initiative helps to support the by January, with the network growing to Mayor’s circular economy goal, by keeping 150 by the end of 2018 and 300 by 2020. valuable assets and materials in economic use for much longer. Clean air alerts In January, King’s College London Space for nature was appointed as duty forecaster to Much of our land, buildings and continually monitor London’s air pollution. developments have green infrastructure It uses the existing air quality monitoring or spaces for nature in and around them network and cutting-edge modelling tools, that are important to the wellbeing and will provide alerts as required. of the whole city. We have developed Image 30: Barges are being used to remove spoil from the Northern Line Extension development a mechanism to help deliver the Mayor’s When high and very high air pollution policy of net gain for biodiversity is forecast, alerts are displayed at public – ensuring our work always generates locations across London, on our 2,500 most vulnerable to the impacts of poor CO2 and took 105,653 truck journeys off an improvement in biodiversity. bus stop countdown signs and at all air. These include children and staff at London’s roads. In the past 18 months, Tube stations. Alerts and guidance are schools, and potentially care homes and barges have carried 845,229 tonnes of We have developed a comprehensive also available via social media, an app GPs’ surgeries in the near future. spoil down the Thames to a site in Essex, baseline of the biodiversity value of and a text service. where it has been used to transform all our estate and a toolkit for measuring River service former industrial land into arable farming improvements. This is being trialled In addition, King’s College will alert other Using river barges to carry waste plots. The barges made 701 journeys, at several sites and will ultimately stakeholders, so the information can from the Northern Line Extension the last of which left Battersea jetty be used in all key construction and be used to benefit Londoners who are development saved 1,999 tonnes of in January 2018. maintenance operations.• More than 100 £42m 2,500 rapid electric fund to encourage hybrid electric buses vehicle charging owners of old diesel points installed black cabs to across 25 boroughs retire them
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A good public transport experience Everyone should be able to get around London in the way they want, at a more affordable price.
London has one of the most extensive on the car, tackling air pollution and public transport networks in the world ensuring 80 per cent of journeys are made – every day, more than nine million by public transport, cycling or walking by journeys are made by bus, Tube, train, 2041, and making our transport network tram and river boat. As our population more accessible. increases towards 10.8 million by 2041, we will need to accommodate another Improving affordability six million daily trips. and customer service In November, the Mayor confirmed all We are working hard to make travel in TfL fares would be frozen for a second London more convenient, affordable consecutive year, and the continuation and accessible. This includes delivering of all existing fares concessions. He called new services such as the Elizabeth on the Government to do the same on line, wholescale upgrades of Tube lines National Rail services, including London’s and stations, and improving those we suburban lines. already have through, for instance, better payment options, reliability Bus and tram fares in London cost just enhancements and step-free access. £1.50, the same price as in 2016. Fares have also remained static for ‘pay as you go’ This work is vital to meet the needs journeys on the Tube, DLR, Emirates Air of our growing city. It also supports the Line, Santander Cycles and rail services, Mayor’s priorities of reducing reliance where TfL fares apply.
£200 13,000 saved by the average more people a day will benefit London household, from the unlimited Hopper fare by 2020, as a result of the Image 31: Fares remain static for ‘pay as you go’ journeys on the DLR Mayor’s fares freeze
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‘ This new Hopper fare will be especially welcome 95 per cent of visitors to London for those on low incomes use public transport at some point during their trip. and will help encourage even more people to switch to public transport. London leads the way in flexible, smart ticketing and this latest addition makes public transport a no-brainer for Londoners’
Image 32: The Hopper fare is helping customers to save money
Stephen Joseph Chief Executive, Campaign The freeze is encouraging more people to More than 140 million journeys have December 2017 and extension to north for Better Transport use public transport. London Overground already been made using the fare since London in January 2018. was the only one of the four main train it was launched in September 2016. operators within London and the South This year we will also introduce a new East to see passenger numbers rise, Explore London fleet of electric trains, which will run while bus ridership was more stable The year also saw the introduction of on the Gospel Oak to Barking route once than outside London. By 2020, it will have the Explore London ticket. Visitors can Network Rail completes electrification saved the average London household now enjoy an all-day option that covers work. These trains will provide more around £200. Protected travel concessions MBNA Thames Clippers, Santander Cycles capacity and reliability, and will feature continue to benefit young people, those and the Emirates Air Line and costs walk-through carriages, air conditioning over 60, veterans, apprentices and people 20 per cent less than paying for these and live network information screens. on Jobseeker’s Allowance. services individually. The electrification will also improve air The Mayor’s Hopper fare was extended Improving London Overground quality for people living and working in January, so customers can make We are delivering an ambitious along the route. In addition, we have unlimited bus and tram journeys within programme of improvements on London plans for more of these trains to support an hour – but only pay £1.50. It is helping Overground, which included the launch more frequent services along the London even more Londoners to save money. of 24-hour services in east London in Overground network.
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Case study Cashless payments In September, we began an eight-week consultation on plans to make World Kindness Day trams ‘cashless’.
To mark World Kindness Day on The proposal would see existing cash 13 November, we asked Londoners ticket machines, which only sell a small to spare a thought for their fellow number of paper tickets every week, passengers when travelling. removed from the network. Customers who previously chose to pay this way Our #TravelKind campaign saw posters would be encouraged to switch to and social media films highlight the Oyster or use contactless cards. small things people could do to improve journeys for others. Only 0.3 per cent of single tram journeys are paid for with a ticket bought from This included having their payment a machine at tram stops – fewer than cards ready, making space for 250 a day. Following the consultation and customers using wheelchairs, keeping changes to the bylaws, we will be making their cool on the road and moving trams cashless later this year. down inside Tube and train carriages to make space for other passengers. Refunds Image 33: We are making transport more accessible for everyone We are committed to making sure that One of the films included a London our customers pay the correct fare. Ambulance Service paramedic advising Every quarter we publish our Customer customers to help others off the train Service and Operational Performance the line opens – Hanwell in west London, which will stretch from Berkshire and if they fall ill. report that shows, for example, that we Iver and Langley in Berkshire, and Taplow Buckinghamshire through London and made 3,921,539 automated refunds to our in Buckinghamshire. Other enhancements out to Essex. Mark Evers, London Underground’s customers over the course of the year. include lifts, footbridges, improved Chief Customer Officer, said: ‘We These refunds were given for a number ticket halls and better facilities, such as Improving step-free access are putting huge investment into of reasons, including not touching in or customer information screens. At Iver, Making public transport more accessible, transforming public transport and our out with a ‘pay as you go’ card or using a new station building will replace the and therefore a more viable option for roads, making them easier and more the wrong card. current 1920s structure. older and disabled people and those pleasant to use. As we do this, our with buggies, will help to meet many customers can also take some simple A new fully accessible railway All stations on the Elizabeth line will of the aims set out in the Mayor’s steps to help make travelling around When the Elizabeth line becomes fully have step-free access, including the new Transport Strategy. London better for everyone. operational in December 2019, its 41 stations in central London (currently accessible stations will transform travel being built by Crossrail Ltd) and existing On the Tube, investment of £200m ‘Today, on World Kindness Day, we across the London. stations in east and west London that will – the largest in its history – will result want to raise awareness that being become part of the line. in 30 new stations becoming step-free #TravelKind to others can help In December, we awarded contracts for by 2022. This will take the overall number everyone have a smoother journey.’ step-free access and improvements at These upgrades are part of our work to to 100 step-free stations, which equates four stations that will join the route when improve stations on the Elizabeth line, to 40 per cent of the network.
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Case study In June, new step-free schemes were status as an iconic gateway to one of ‘ An accessible Tube announced for Amersham, Buckhurst Hill, London’s most popular cultural areas. network is vital for older Cockfosters, Mill Hill East, Osterley and Subject to planning permission, the work Lift contract South Woodford. Work is due to finish could be complete by 2022. people. It means they can by 2020. see friends and family, As part of the Mayor’s Tube Access for everyone accessibility programme, a 25-year lift In November, shortly after completing the Our work to increase accessibility have a more active social contract was awarded to supplier Otis £300m upgrade of Bond Street – the 72nd includes design improvements to help life, and make the most in January. step-free Tube station – we announced people navigate the network. This means that Knightsbridge would also become well-planned, logical spaces; signage and of everything London The contract delivers the same step-free in 2020. Two new entrances information when and where customers has to offer’ standards of reliability but at a fraction will be built, and we will open areas of need it; effective surface treatments, of the cost and length of time it the station that have been closed to the materials and lighting; and using, for previously took to design, manufacture public since the 1930s. instance, public art to create pathways and install a lift. and signal landmarks and destinations. The Mayor followed this, in January, We anticipate that this will cut the with the news that a further 13 stations But we must do more than just improve cost of installing each lift by 70 per would become step-free by spring 2022 our physical infrastructure. For some Paul Goulden cent, making savings of £15m that can – Boston Manor, Burnt Oak, Debden, people, there are other barriers that Chief Executive Officer, be reinvested in improving transport Hanger Lane, Ickenham, North Ealing, prevent them choosing public transport. Age UK London in London. It will also cut the delivery Northolt, Park Royal, Rickmansworth, time by 40 per cent, allowing us to Ruislip, Snaresbrook, Sudbury Hill and In July, we introduced a new Tube map introduce step-free access in the Wimbledon Park. to make travelling easier for customers quickest time possible. with claustrophobia and other anxiety Bromley-by-Bow became the 73rd conditions. It shows the stations step-free Tube station in March, and sections of the network that are following the installation of new underground, so helps people work out lifts. We also announced that South the right route for them. It also illustrates Kensington – one of the busiest stations where London Overground, DLR and on the network – is set to be transformed TfL Rail services run through tunnels. The Tube network has 270 stations, with as part of a deal to sensitively redevelop more than half above ground. The Victoria our land around the site, reflecting its The map was created in response and Waterloo & City lines are the only lines to customer feedback and has been that are wholly underground. welcomed by charities. It followed results in December, showing that our ‘Please offer me a seat’ badge had been issued 90% 100 to more than 30,000 people with invisible of Tube, bus and step-free stations conditions during its first year. rail journeys paid by 2022 for using Oyster The badge is specially designed for people or contactless cards who find it difficult to stand. A survey of badge holders carried out in November
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‘ The Please Offer Me a Seat demonstrated that more than 78 per badge has made a massive cent found it easier to get a seat and 95 per cent were likely to recommend difference to the daily the scheme to someone who needs it. lives of many people who The campaign’s importance has been simply cannot stand on widely acknowledged and similar their journeys. We hope schemes have since been introduced TfL will keep encouraging elsewhere in the UK and internationally. people to give their seat to Shaping and growing the bus network anyone who may need it We operate one of the world’s most frequent and extensive bus networks, regardless of whether they with more than 9,000 vehicles on are wearing a badge or not’ 675 routes. Buses are crucial to the city’s success and carry many more passengers than any other of our services. We are working hard to modernise the fleet and more accurately match services to customer demand. In April, following extensive Alan Benson consultation, we confirmed changes Chair, Transport for All to 23 routes in central London.
Passenger demand on Oxford Street is Image 34: Our ‘please offer me a seat’ badge is making travel easier for many customers shifting, as people choose different travel options, including cycling and walking. A more reliable, 24-hour Tube has taken pressure away from the network and the Buses will be redirected away from Serving London’s hospitals opening of the Elizabeth line will further Oxford Street, with the termini for In July, following our review of bus influence people’s journeys. some routes moving to Park Lane, services used by more than 40 hospitals Trafalgar Square and Tottenham Court and specialist healthcare centres, the Road. Other routes will be extended Mayor set out his long-term vision to maintain connections. for improvement of such services. More than 40% Once the plans are in place, there will Priorities include new links, more vehicles 6 million fewer buses running be 40 per cent fewer buses running and re-routing services. These are subject bus journeys on Oxford Street on Oxford Street. This will improve the to consultation, infrastructure changes every weekday as a result of quality of the air at the heart of Europe’s and funding, and we will work with matching services busiest shopping district. See page 35 for the NHS, councils and other interested to demand more information. parties to progress the plans.
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The changes were designed to simplify ‘ The Night Overground journeys for passengers travelling service will inevitably bring in Barkingside and across the area, including journeys to and from Romford, more visitors to the area, Walthamstow, Ilford, Loughton allowing our long-standing and Barking. team to get home safely Extending night services and cheaply, as well as London’s predicted population growth will have a significant impact on our improving local air quality rail network. It is vital that we increase with fewer car journeys and enhance our services to add much- in the area’ needed capacity.
December saw the first 24-hour London Overground route open, on Fridays and Saturdays, between Dalston Junction and New Cross Gate.
In February, as figures showed that more Matthew Segal than 35,000 journeys had already been Manager, Frederick’s Restaurant, made using the service, it was extended Islington to Canonbury and Highbury & Islington.
Image 35: The Night Overground launched between Dalston Junction and New Cross Gate The extension, which links the Night Overground to the Night Tube network via the Victoria line, has made travel easier and quicker for many shift-workers, Some of these projects have already been Bus colour trial including those in the emergency services implemented, such as introducing more As well as providing better access to and hospitality sectors, in north and direct services to Queen’s Hospital in services, the Mayor wants to make buses east London. Romford and Queen Elizabeth Hospital as easy to use as the Underground. In in Woolwich, and running more frequent May, he unveiled the first ‘Tube-style’ It is benefiting local business and services to Queen Mary’s Hospital approach to bus travel. enhancing London’s already booming in Sidcup. night-time economy. As part of a trial in east London, more Further potential changes would also than 60 red buses were given their own The Night Overground is part of the enhance services to many other sites splash of colour to mark seven different Mayor’s strategy to create a fairer, across London, including at Epsom, routes. The main destinations and greener, healthier and more prosperous Barnet and Newham Hospitals and interchanges were listed on the side city by improving public transport. Its at the Central Middlesex Hospital of the vehicles and stop signs were also launch follows the huge success of the in Park Royal. colour-coded. Night Tube.
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upgrades. It will deliver significant Bakerloo line improvements for customers: quicker November also saw highly complex journeys; more frequent and more engineering work carried out on the reliable trains; and better and more Bakerloo line to increase reliability and accurate live travel information. improve journey times. The work is part of our £2.3bn programme to modernise the The system will be launched in stages Tube and improve customers’ journeys. throughout 2018, giving customers on the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines Essential improvements involved more accurate information and fewer upgrading important junctions at delays. Service frequency will begin to Paddington and replacing more than increase from 2021, when more of the 100 metres of track at Queen’s Park. network goes live and, by 2023, all four lines will be using the technology. We also took the opportunity to complete maintenance work at Thirty new ‘S stock’ trains have already Lambeth North. been fitted with the radio communications technology by train manufacturer White Hart Lane Bombardier. It allows services to run In July, we announced that Taylor closer together, so more trains can run Woodrow would be appointed to (32 every hour in the central London design and rebuild White Hart Lane Image 36: The Night Tube is boosting the economy and supporting jobs section) and more people can travel. station, by spring 2019.
The four lines will see an increase in The station is used by 1.3 million capacity of up to 33 per cent in the customers a year. Improvements will Figures released in August to mark its State-of-the-art signals busiest times, creating space for 36,500 include a new ticket hall, entrance and first anniversary show that, in just a In October and December, we more customers. It will also enable us forecourt; step-free access from street year, the service catered for nearly eight successfully tested the new state-of-the- to run Night Tube services on these to platform; better cycle parking; and million journeys. art signalling and control system that lines in future. At Hammersmith, a state- CCTV and Legible London signage, in will transform services on the Circle, of-the-art control centre for the lines is order to help people continue their It has also boosted London’s economy District, Hammersmith & City and being built and is nearing completion. journeys on foot. by £171m and supported more than Metropolitan lines. 3,600 jobs. These four lines are among some of the Research by London First and EY also oldest sections of the Underground, with predicted the Night Tube will be even parts dating back to 1863. Together they The Night Tube has A new signalling system will boost more beneficial to the economy than make up 40 per cent of the Tube network cut late-night journey capacity on the Tube network by previously forecast – estimates suggest and carry around a million passenger times by more than it will add £138m of value every year journeys each day. 40% for the next three decades. This is 20 minutes significantly more than the £77m This technology, developed by Thales, a year initially forecast. is a major part of one of our most critical
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Partnership spotlight Another station to benefit from improvement works was Chalk Farm. During July and August, its two 50-person On-demand bus trial lifts were refurbished to increase reliability. CCTV and hearing induction We are approaching businesses – loops were also installed. including bus operators and tech companies – to investigate whether Bond Street innovations in ride-booking can be used During the same month, we completed to create an on-demand bus service. the £300m upgrade at Bond Street, an important West End location and one The potential partnership could see of the busiest stations in central London. a minibus ordered through an app, or a service run on a semi-fixed route Shoppers, workers and visitors can now that could be diverted to pick-up enjoy step-free access and quicker, easier, individual passengers. more comfortable journeys through the station. This is thanks to a 30 per cent In March, businesses were asked to increase in capacity resulting from a new express their interest in trialling new entrance and ticket hall on the north side services, intended for nine passengers of Oxford Street at Marylebone Lane. or more. If a trial goes ahead, it would involve a small number of vehicles in Other benefits include a pair of new an area of outer London where car escalators, which make it easier to exit dependency is high and other forms the station, and two interchange tunnels of public transport are less viable. It to further ease congestion. would run for no more than 12 months. Preparatory work to provide step-free Image 37: The £300m upgrade of Bond Street station has improved accessibility Director of Transport Innovation, access to the Elizabeth line has also been Michael Hurwitz, said: ‘Any potential completed ahead of services calling at trial would be a new TfL service Bond Street in December 2018. designed to support the existing in size. Plans include a new second Camden Town consultation local transport network and improve Holborn station consultation entrance and exit on Procter Street. In June, Londoners were given an accessibility and London’s air quality.’ The station welcomes around 63 million opportunity to comment on plans to customers every year. By the 2030s, this Three new lifts in the existing Kingsway treble the size of Camden Town station Traditional buses, which currently is expected to increase by up to almost entrance would provide step-free access with 97 per cent of respondents backing carry more than three million 30 per cent so the station, which was to both the Central and Piccadilly lines. the scheme. passengers a day, have a vital role to designed in the early 1900s, needs to In addition, new interchange routes play in delivering the Mayor’s Transport be modernised. between the lines would greatly reduce More than 30 million customers use Strategy. New innovations trialled as crowding during peak periods. the station each year, with the number part of the initiative would not replace During October and November, a set to rise by 40 per cent by 2021, making existing services. consultation was held on plans that Further consultation is scheduled to take it one of the busiest interchanges on would see the station more than double place in 2019. the Underground.
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Case study Partnership spotlight Piccadilly line reliability Adopt-a-station scheme
We constantly look for new and In February, residents, businesses innovative ways to improve our and schools were invited to help put services. At the end of September, their local DLR station at the heart two specially converted 1973-stock Rail of their community. Adhesion Trains (RATs) were introduced on the Piccadilly line to tackle The ‘Adopt-a-station’ initiative, which disruption caused by falling leaves. is being trialled at Poplar, will see space used to publicise events, classes The RATs dispense an adhesive material and workshops taking place in the that makes tracks less slippery, local area. reducing the risk of train wheels locking and wearing down. It will also showcase the art and activities of, among others, schools Other measures to help the line run and gardeners. smoothly during the autumn included: The scheme is being run in partnership • The most intensive trackside with KeolisAmey Docklands, which vegetation clearance to date operates the DLR, and the people who Image 38: Capacity on the DLR will increase by 30 per cent when new trains are introduced in 2022 live and work around the station. • Securing access to more detailed weather prediction data
• Trackside signage that warns drivers Proposals, including a new entrance on Set to be introduced in 2022, the trains Custom House of any low-adhesion areas and Buck Street, three new escalators and will increase capacity by more than Further work to improve capacity on temporary speed restrictions step-free access, will ease crowding. 30 per cent. They will be more reliable the DLR has included upgrading Custom and offer live travel information, as well House station. Closed in February 2017, • A new timetable that allows for A further consultation on how the as charging points for mobile devices. it reopened in January, although work reduced train speeds in areas where proposed second entrance might be built will continue until spring 2018. low adhesion is expected, in line will be held later in 2018. Significant redevelopment is taking place with industry best practice in and around the Docklands area; in the When complete, the station will have The DLR Royal Docks alone, up to 36,500 jobs and a 50 per cent greater capacity and will • Recruiting additional train In May, we began our search for a 7,000 homes are being created. be ready for Elizabeth line services maintenance staff and buying more supplier to provide 43 new, walk-through, to run from late 2018. spare wheels to provide a 24/7 air-conditioned trains for the DLR. Four In addition, passenger use will continue wheel-changing facility at both bidders, announced in November, will to rise when the DLR network connects The work will also shorten walking depots on the Piccadilly line continue to the next stage, with the with the Elizabeth line from the end routes between DLR platforms and contract awarded in autumn 2018. of 2018. the surrounding area.
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The Elizabeth line: the final countdown ‘ The Elizabeth line will The Elizabeth line, which launches in transform many journeys December 2018, will redefine travel in London with quicker, easier, more to work, home, the airport accessible journeys. It will reduce or around London, allowing congestion on the Tube and an extra 1.5 million people will be within a many more people across 45-minute commute of the city’s main the South East to enjoy employment districts. one of the greatest cities The new stations and travel links are in the world’ expected to boost the economy by £42bn and support thousands of new jobs and homes in London and the South East.
In a significant milestone, a train was driven through the new tunnels for the first time in February. The maiden Mike Brown MVO voyage beneath the streets of London London’s Transport Commissioner was made possible after a section of the 25kV overhead lines was successfully activated.
In December, we released a Tube map featuring the line. It is among the most significant changes to the iconic map in recent decades.
The first phase of the new railway, including 10 step-free stations, will be unveiled in December 2018. When it opens fully a year later, it will boost central London’s rail capacity by 10 per cent, connecting Reading and Heathrow in the west with Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.
In March, we confirmed that ‘pay as you go’ go fares on the Elizabeth line in central London will be the same as the Image 39: The Elizabeth line will boost rail capacity in central London by 10 per cent Tube equivalent, ensuring affordable travel for millions of people.
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when the Elizabeth line fully opens in Elizabeth line timeline December 2019. to launch
Increased services May 2018: TfL Rail service Initially, 15 trains an hour will run through opens between Paddington and the new Elizabeth line tunnels, rising to Heathrow, replacing the existing 24 an hour in the central section by May Heathrow Connect service 2019. In July, we announced that services and part of the Great Western would be more extensive and frequent inner suburban service. (TfL Rail than originally anticipated – 70 trains in continues to operate its Liverpool Street to Shenfield route) total rather than 66.
When the line is fully operational, December 2018: The Elizabeth line 20 trains an hour will run off-peak opens as three services: services between Paddington and – Paddington (Elizabeth line station) Whitechapel, rather than the planned 16. to Abbey Wood via central A further two trains an hour will operate London between Paddington and Shenfield, and – Paddington (mainline station) to between Paddington and Abbey Wood Heathrow (Terminals 2 & 3 and 4) Image 40: Elizabeth line roundels have been installed at stations during off-peak hours. – Liverpool Street (mainline station) to Shenfield Peak services to destinations west of Paddington will be improved significantly, with services from Reading doubled from May 2019: Direct services operate Purple roundels In June, customers were given a taste two to four trains an hour, and services between Paddington and Shenfield, In January, brand new purple Elizabeth of the state-of-the-art fleet that will and Paddington and Abbey Wood. to Maidenhead increased from four to six. line roundels were installed at stations serve the railway. After extensive testing, Services from Paddington to Trains will also call at Heathrow Terminal including Tottenham Court Road, the first walk-through, air-conditioned Heathrow will continue to start 5, meaning all Heathrow terminals will Farringdon and Custom House, although train began running between Liverpool and end at the mainline station be served by the Elizabeth line. they will remain under wraps until the Street and Shenfield on the TfL Rail launch date. route. There will be 70 trains in the fleet Changing technology December 2019: The Elizabeth line is fully open, with services running London is widely regarded as Europe’s from Reading and Heathrow, leading technology hub, with a growing including Terminal 5, in the west sector of more than 40,000 digital through the central tunnels to million businesses employing almost 200,000 Shenfield and Abbey Wood in £42bn 200 people. It is also home to major bases the east boost to the UK economy from passengers carried a year belonging to many leading global the Elizabeth line on the Elizabeth line tech companies. Launch While London leads the way in tech growth, there are areas of the city where slow and unreliable broadband
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how this technology could be introduced ‘ Business needs fast and more widely on the Tube, the trial tested reliable connections across how easy it would be to make data calls from one station to another, without our Capital – in the office, dropping mobile reception. for people working from Leading the way home and when they’re In June, the Mayor outlined his vision for on the move’ London to become the world’s leading ‘Smart City’ – with digital technology and data at the heart of making it an even better place to live, work and invest.
As part of his plans, he has unveiled ‘Better Futures’, a new £1.6m incubator fund to help 100 London-based small David Leam businesses deliver low-carbon and Infrastructure Director, clean-tech products to tackle the causes London First and effects of climate change.
Open data We commissioned research from Deloitte that showed the release of our free open data is generating economic benefits and Image 41: We are tackling poor connectivity across the Underground savings of up to £130m a year.
For almost a decade, we have been releasing a significant amount of data frustrates both businesses and residents, took place during the summer, saw – timetables, service status updates for instance Rotherhithe and parts of the technology tested in tunnels and and disruption information – in an open Westminster and the City of London. stations. Once live, it will, for the first format for anyone to use, free of charge. time, allow customers to check their A package of measures to tackle areas emails, read the latest news and social of poor connectivity was announced media updates, and access live travel in August. This includes appointing a information while underground. troubleshooting ‘Not Spot Team’ to work Our open data is generating with London Underground on providing All four major mobile network operators annual economic benefits better connectivity for Tube customers. (Vodafone, O2, Three and EE) participated and savings of up to in the design of the trial, with Vodafone 30 Oyster card top-ups Significant progress was made last year and O2 carrying out testing in tunnels, can now be collected £130m following tests of 4G mobile on the which took place outside customer hours. in just 30 minutes Waterloo & City line. The trial, which As well as providing valuable insight into
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‘ Open data is changing our Case study everyday lives and how Image 42: Our open data is powering apps that help keep London moving organisations like TfL work. Expanding our data In fact, data is becoming Earlier in the year we challenged app as important as other types designers to improve our services for of infrastructure, such cyclists after expanding the data we as roads and electricity, make available to them. which means building We have added mapping information strong data infrastructure for eight Cycle Superhighways and one Quietway to our open data portal, so is vital to economic growth developers can help more Londoners and wellbeing’ find the best cycle options for them. New routes will be added as they open.
The information, which is provided at cycling.data.tfl.gov.uk, allows developers to accurately map out the existing network within apps and on websites. This can be combined with Jeni Tennison previously released open data, such as CEO, Open Data Institute the location of cycle parking at Tube stations and availability of Santander Cycles bikes at docking stations.
This allows developers and partners to Using tech to improve customer service We already deal with a huge number quickly bring new products and services In June, we launched the next generation of queries every day through our two to market and extend the reach of our in customer service technology with Facebook pages. The technology makes There are 675 apps that are powered using own information channels in stations, our first ever ‘TravelBot’. The new social it even easier for customers to get our open data feeds. These are accessed at bus stops and online. Our data powers media tool, which is powered by artificial information on the Messenger platform by 41 per cent of Londoners. 675 apps, which are used by 41 per cent intelligence, can ‘chat’ with customers in a way that is fast and straightforward. of Londoners. using Messenger and, for instance, tell them when their next bus is due and In September, we published the results The research also shows that by provide service updates and Tube maps. of a four-week pilot that we ran providing open data to developers, we are It can also link directly to one of our between November and December improving journeys, saving people time, Customer Service Agents, making it easier 2016 that studied how depersonalised supporting innovation and creating jobs. than ever to ask us a question. WiFi connection data from customers’
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Case study mobile devices could be used to better understand how people navigate the Tube network, and help us improve their Blackwall Tunnel trials journeys. It focused on 54 stations in Zones 1-4 and saw more than 509 million Delays at the Blackwall Tunnel caused de-personalised pieces of data, collected by drivers running out of fuel have from 5.6 million mobile devices on been reduced following innovative around 42 million journeys. trials involving us, social navigation app Waze and Eurotunnel. The pilot revealed a number of results that could not have been detected More than 36 million journeys are from ticketing data or paper-based made through the tunnel every year surveys. This has given us a better and and it is one of the busiest sections on more detailed understanding of how London’s road network. passengers move through some of our busiest stations, which means we can Cars running out of petrol, and lorry better manage crowding during peak drivers unaware their vehicles are over- times or disruption. Image 43: We have improved our Oyster app to make travel easier height, cause tail-backs, costing London almost £7m, and resulting in nearly 400 All data was depersonalised, no individuals hours of delays each year. could be identified and no browsing data was collected. In addition, with just a few quick taps on Customers can now also use Samsung Over the six-month trial, 459 drivers their smartphone, customers can check Pay on their mobile phone to travel. acted on the fuel alert message and Apps make travelling easier their balance, add pay as you go credit The app, which can be downloaded re-routed to petrol stations, reducing We have introduced a range of and Travelcards, and top up their card from the Samsung Galaxy Apps Store, the risk of breaking down. There were improvements to our Oyster ticketing using our new Oyster app. They can also supports MasterCard plus Visa credit fewer tunnel breakdowns compared system over the past year to make view the last eight weeks of their journey and debit cards from major UK financial with the same period last year. travel easier. history and, for the first time, receive ‘low institutions. It can be used for pay as you balance’ alerts. go journeys on buses, the Tube, trams, We worked with Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Passengers who top up their credit or DLR, London Overground, TfL Rail, the Freight to tackle over-height incidents. buy Travelcards using Oyster online can Our app is free to download via the Apple Emirates Air Line, River Bus services and We targeted lorries entering the UK now collect their purchase from any Tube App Store and Google Play Store. most National Rail routes in London. via Eurotunnel with leaflets informing or rail station, bus or tram stop or River • drivers of the best choice between Bus pier when they touch in, rather than the Blackwall Tunnel and Dartford having to nominate a station when they Crossing, dependent on the time of make their purchase. day, vehicle and height restrictions. 1 billion 36 million The upgrade has also significantly journeys made by contactless journeys are made We also ran a campaign advising on the reduced the time it takes for the product payment on London’s through the Blackwall busiest times, which saw two per cent to become available at ticket gates. It transport network Tunnel every year of drivers re-time their journeys. previously took up to 24 hours but can now be done in just 30 minutes.
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New homes and jobs Transport shapes our cities and regions, develops economies and supports new homes and jobs.
Transport encourages growth, which of providing more than 3,800 new homes, is essential for London’s continued half of which will be affordable. success. But it has to be the right type of growth – the type that encourages Landmark Court people to walk, cycle and swap their In July, we announced Triangle London cars for public transport. Developments as our preferred bidder to create a joint venture to develop We are working to develop some key Landmark Court in Southwark. infrastructure themes, such as Crossrail 2 and the Bakerloo Line Extension, which Triangle London Developments is a will deliver hundreds of thousands of consortium of U+I and Notting Hill homes and jobs across London. Housing and is one of the partners on our Property Partnership Framework. By developing our land and property, we are adding to this growth. Unlocking our The currently underused site is within land has the ability to transform dozens walking distance of London Bridge of neighbourhoods across London, create station, Borough Market, Tate Modern and thousands of jobs, and generate hundreds the Globe Theatre. It will be transformed of millions of pounds to plough back into a local cultural and social hub, where into the transport network, alongside people will want to live, work and visit. operational improvements such as step-free access at stations. We are also The site has the potential for about helping to deliver the Mayor’s vision 130,000 sq ft of new commercial, retail of creating more affordable homes. and work space, and around 80 new homes (at least 35 per cent of which Working in partnership will be affordable). Proposals will make to benefit Londoners the most of outdoor public space and We are now an established property improve walking routes in the area. developer, creating partnerships to deliver thousands of homes on our Landmark Court is one of the first five land, as well as generate vital long-term locations fast-tracked for development revenue. Over the course of the year, we by the Mayor, which overall comprise brought forward 22 sites, capable 50 per cent affordable housing. Image 44: Transport is helping to transform parts of London
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‘ There is huge opportunity The joint venture will consult with to create something very Londoners to develop a detailed design before applying for planning permission. special at Landmark Court Work is expected to start in 2019, with that really adds to and completion anticipated by 2022. complements the fabric Blackhorse Road of the neighbourhood’ We named BLLQ LLP as our preferred bidder for a joint venture partnership to develop a 1.8-acre site opposite Blackhorse Road station in northeast London. Currently used as a car park, it has the potential to provide around 350 new homes by 2022, 50 per cent of which will be affordable. Subject to permissions, Richard Upton work could begin in 2019. Deputy Chief Executive, U+I The site is surrounded by a number of developments, which are creating a new neighbourhood made up of around 1,700 homes, plus retail, commercial and leisure spaces. It is ideally placed for public transport owing to its close Image 45: Limmo Peninsula will deliver 600 affordable homes in east London proximity to Blackhorse Road station, which is served by the Victoria line and London Overground. Local bus routes, as well as walking and cycling Elizabeth line over-station development Greater rail capacity More than 60 per cent of our procurement connections will provide even more We are also progressing a huge In August, the Government gave the is with companies outside London and this options for commuters. programme of retail, commercial and go-ahead for a vital new London investment supports around 50,000 jobs residential developments above Elizabeth Overground extension to Barking Riverside. beyond the Capital. Over the past three Limmo Peninsula line stations in central London. years, we have spent more than £700m In February, we also announced plans The 4.5km extension of the Gospel in the North West, including £400m in to transform a key Elizabeth line Plans are in place for 12 major property Oak to Barking line to Barking Riverside Manchester alone. tunnelling site into a new neighbourhood developments that cover more than three Development is being part-financed by with 1,500 homes, 40 per cent of which million square feet of high-quality office, our Growth Fund and will see four trains will be affordable. retail and residential space between running every hour. It will help breathe Paddington in the west and Woolwich life into the area, supporting 10,800 new The 12.3-acre Limmo Peninsula site in the east. homes and creating a school, healthcare in Canning Town is the largest site facilities and a new district centre with we have released, and will deliver 600 These schemes will raise an income commercial and leisure opportunities. much-needed affordable homes in a of around £500m for reinvesting in Construction is due to start in summer new neighbourhood in east London. improving transport in London. 2018, with services operating from 2021.
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‘ This is fantastic news working around the clock to create the and shows Barking Image 46: Our tunnel boring machine broke through at Kennington north and southbound tunnels that will extend the Charing Cross branch Riverside is on track to of the line. become Barcelona on Due for completion in 2020, it is the first Thames. It’s also yet major Tube extension since the Jubilee another sign that Barking line in the late 1990s. Construction of two new stations at Battersea and Nine Elms and Dagenham is at the is progressing well and services on the epicentre of London’s line have continued uninterrupted while eastward shift’ the work has taken place. The scheme will add vital capacity to London’s transport network and enable regeneration of the Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea areas, supporting around 25,000 jobs and more than 20,000 homes. In addition, construction of the extension Cllr Darren Rodwell is adding to the UK economy and Leader, Barking and supporting a further 1,000 jobs, including Dagenham Council around 50 apprenticeships.
London Overground passengers could Old Oak and Park Royal represents one Bakerloo line extension also benefit from two new stations, at of London’s largest Opportunity Areas We continued working on proposals Hythe Road and Old Oak Common. They and one of the UK’s biggest development to extend the Bakerloo line beyond would provide additional connections sites. It has the potential to provide Elephant & Castle, which could support to HS2 and the Elizabeth line, and help 25,500 new homes and 65,000 jobs. at least 25,000 new homes and 5,000 contribute to the regeneration of Old Oak jobs in southeast London. The line would and Park Royal in west London. Building a better Tube also reduce journey times and relieve We are transforming the world’s oldest congestion on local bus and National In December, we published results from metro into one of the most modern. Rail services. a five-week consultation that showed there is strong public support for the The extension of the Northern line In July, we published the results of new stations. moved a step closer in November, when a public consultation on potential boring machine Amy broke through at stations at Lewisham and New Cross Around 1,000 people responded, with Kennington. It meant the two 3.2km Gate, plus another two along Old Kent 94 per cent backing the overall plan. Many tunnels from Battersea Power Station, Road. Ventilation shafts were proposed said they would encourage regeneration, via Nine Elms, had been completed. between Elephant & Castle and Old Kent promote inward investment and create Road, between New Cross Gate and new jobs in the area. The findings will now Since their launch in spring 2017, Amy and Lewisham, and at the end of the line help to shape the next stage of the project. sister tunnelling machine Helen had been in Lewisham.
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Overall, around two thirds of respondents Partnership spotlight expressed support for the Bakerloo line extension. Findings are being carefully considered and will help us to develop Small Sites, Small Builders our plans. Once a decision has been made on the preferred locations of the stations In February, we released 10 small sites and ventilation shafts, more work will into the Mayor’s ‘Small Sites, Small be done to finalise the tunnelled route. Builders’ programme. This initiative A further public consultation is likely will help to support small and to take place in 2018. medium-sized builders. Crossrail 2 The sites range in size from one or We are working alongside an Independent two house plots to 42 new home Affordability Review, set up by the developments. The 10 sites will deliver Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, and 111 new homes, of which 68 per cent will the Mayor to look at ways of making the be affordable. Crossrail 2 scheme more affordable. Land at Cable Street, near the Shadwell Crossrail 2 would link National Rail Image 47: Our commercial railway arches are used by many different small businesses DLR in Tower Hamlets, and a site at networks in Surrey and Hertfordshire Christchurch Road in Lambeth, were with a tunnel from Wimbledon in the both earmarked for community-led south to Tottenham Hale and New housing and will deliver 100 per cent Southgate in the north. By freeing up Crossrail 2 would also boost the economy early 2020s and the railway could be affordable housing. space on main lines to run faster, by up to £150bn and support around operational in the mid-2030s. longer-distance trains, it would transform 200,000 new homes and 200,000 jobs. journey times and connections across Kingsland Road arches the South East, as well as linking with The scheme enjoys widespread support. We own roughly 700 commercial arches HS2 at Euston. By boosting the capacity Last spring, councils across London and across London, conventionally viewed of London’s rail network, it would the South East, as well as 59 MPs, pledged as being suitable for storage or light also help to relieve congestion on their support for Crossrail 2 and called industrial use. the Underground. on ministers to push ahead with it. Seven commercial units in railway arches More than 70 business leaders and under the East London line in Shoreditch in excess of 60 homebuilders and are set to be renovated to bring a new developers have told ministers that lease of life to this part of London. Blackhorse Road site could provide Crossrail 2 is essential to fixing the 130,000 sq ft housing crisis. The arches are located close to the 350 potential for commercial, junction of Kingsland Road and Old new homes retail and work space We await a decision from the Transport Street. Plans include creating an expanded by 2022 at Landmark Court Secretary on our updated business space and opening up opportunities (50 per cent will case and funding following the latest for retail, food and drink outlets, which be affordable) review. Construction could start in the would also create jobs.•
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Operating our business At the heart of our work is a cost reduction and modernisation programme designed to make sure we are providing the safest, most affordable and efficient transport service for Londoners.
This was our first year without a direct Over the past year, we have identified and operational grant from the government, implemented new business structures which means we had to manage the and ways of working that will enable loss of more than £700m in funding and us to function more efficiently and at a subdued economic climate, which a lower cost. affected our passenger numbers and revenue. Despite this, we are making good We have redesigned 30 business areas, progress in reducing costs and are on reviewed more than 10,000 roles, track to achieve our 2022/23 net operating reduced management layers and surplus target. We continue to rigorously consolidated activity, including creating identify opportunities to make further single Engineering and Major Projects savings and will always seek to capitalise functions. This work has helped to on commercial opportunities in order remove duplication, ensure efficiencies to reinvest in improving transport. and speed up decision making. These major organisational changes will create Delivering in a changing world annual savings of £111m over the life We have consolidated our head office of our Business Plan. accommodation, vacating older buildings and co-locating staff to our new hub in Through our transformation programme, Stratford, which will save more than £100m we have taken our responsibilities to our by 2022/23. This will improve collaboration people, and their welfare, very seriously. and enable smarter, more flexible working. Wherever possible we have done all
1 in 8 200 engineering TfL employees promote professionals STEM to young people are women Image 48: A single Engineering and Major Projects function will help reduce duplication
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During the significant transformational we could improve in terms of providing Image 49: We have consolidated 50 facilities management contracts change in 2017/18, our union the information that stakeholders want, representatives have devoted their as well as the data formats and regularity working time to representing employees’ in which they should be published. It interests. This includes scrutinising and also asked for wider comments about challenging change proposals to ensure how this data should be grouped or they are well thought out and working presented on our website and whether with management teams to avoid further support should be provided to redundancies wherever possible. developers, stakeholders and researchers who regularly use the data. Our unions also continue to make a valuable contribution to the health, Contracting cleaners safety and wellbeing of our staff, with In September, a five-year contract was union health and safety representatives signed with ABM UK to provide cleaning throughout the company. Representatives services for Tube stations, trains, bus also play an active role in equality and depots and our buildings. The deal learning matters. guarantees that 2,800 people will receive the London Living Wage and is one of More transparency six facilities management contracts that Since publishing our Transparency have been consolidated from 50 – saving Strategy in October 2015, we have money that could be invested in the increased the amount of data we transport network. make available. Since January 2017, we have published responses to all Freedom All companies were required to submit of Information (FOI) requests online. We an equality and diversity plan as part we can to avoid losing staff. This includes • Developing plans to deliver £1.2bn also look for ways to reduce the need for of their bids, and ABM UK will be stopping external recruitment, reducing of value engineering efficiencies people to submit FOI requests, by making measured against this. It will create 150 agency workers and redeploying staff in our Investment Programme as much data as possible easily accessible. apprenticeship positions, offering people across the business. Engaging with staff the chance to earn while they learn. It will during this period has been a key focus Trade unions In September, we launched a six-week also provide opportunities for those who for our leaders. Other activities to drive We recognise seven trade unions for consultation to help inform the next may have previously encountered barriers down costs by 2022/23 include: the purposes of collective bargaining: phase of our strategy. This looked at how to employment. ASLEF, PCS, Prospect, RMT, TSSA, Unite • Reviewing, re-tendering and the Union and Unison. We have worked re-negotiating bus contracts, with the unions throughout the year saving £375m and always strive to have a constructive and professional relationship, recognising 60 50 • Continuing the modernisation the vital role they play within the digital displays allow of our facilities of London Underground, including organisation at all levels. This includes Tube customers to contracts have been exiting a private partnership negotiations and consultation activities, watch full-motion consolidated into six, maintenance contract that will as well as supporting their members ads on platforms saving us £34m save around £200m on individual issues.
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We need to create an organisation that Case study more women choose to join and that encourages women to progress their careers and be successful. This will also Fairer pay and conditions help us close the gender pay gap. for bus drivers We are working hard to address A landmark deal, brokered by the discrepancies in equal pay, but the Mayor between us, trade union Unite scarcity of women in leadership roles and the bus companies, guarantees means we have a way to go. In February, a fairer pay deal for drivers. we published our gender pay gap report, which describes our commitment to The agreement, called Licence for reflect the city we serve, and make the London, was announced in January. most of our talent. It ends the system where bus drivers moving from one company to another We have made significant progress on are paid the lowest possible wage, our commitments: even though they might have years of experience. • This year, we appointed a Diversity and Inclusion Director who is accountable Now, drivers can start at a new to the Commissioner and responsible company at a pay grade that reflects for leading our plans in this area their level of service and history. However, they will still need to • We have added an ‘inclusion index’ complete a probationary period and to make everyone more accountable their service will not technically for diversity and inclusion Image 50: Our gender pay gap report describes our commitment to reflect the city we serve be seen as continuous, as far as employment law is concerned. • We have partnered with the Cabinet Office’s Behavioural Insights team to In February, the Mayor also announced tackle the gender pay gap, using data plans for improving working conditions Overground maintenance contract Gender pay gap and behavioural science to better for London’s bus drivers by ensuring A new contract for maintaining London London is one of the most diverse understand and drive improvements that all have access to a toilet on their Overground’s Dalston/Highbury & cities in the world. Our success routes for all hours of their working Islington – West Croydon/Crystal Palace/ as an organisation depends upon Engaging new engineers day. He will allocate £6m to install New Cross line is providing job security for talented people from all communities, Fewer young people are going into permanent toilets along 40 routes that employees of previous supplier Carillion, backgrounds and walks of life. engineering, and consequently there is currently only have limited access. which went into liquidation in January. a skills gap in the transport sector. This Roles within the transport industry year, we are supporting the DfT’s Year The unions and bus operators were The agreement, which began in April have traditionally been dominated of Engineering campaign, which aims to closely involved in resolving this 2018, allows them to transfer to new by men and, disappointingly, women debunk some of the myths around the significant concern for drivers. contractor Cleshar and guarantees account for less than a quarter of our profession and inspire the next generation continued work and pay. current workforce. to consider it as a career choice.
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across the Elizabeth line environment, Partnership spotlight as well as the chance to work with us on marketing integration. Hello London A total of 200 million passengers are expected to use the new line annually A partnership between us and Exterion – more than all of London’s airports Media has launched DX3, London’s combined. This offers an unrivalled newest digital advertising channel. opportunity for brands to align Since February, 60 new digital displays themselves with a moment in across the Tube network have allowed London’s history. customers to watch full-motion ads while standing on station platforms. Advertising, partnerships and licensing Jaguar, LG, Gillette, Tesco and EOS In September, we published our first were among the first brands to display annual advertising report, which revealed content this way. an increase in our advertising revenue in 2016/17. More than 16,000 adverts ran on our network, earning us around £142m – up nearly 20 per cent from £120m in 2015/16. All of this was invested back into our services.
To ensure these adverts are appropriate for a diverse and growing city, we have revised our advertising policy, with a particular focus on addressing issues Image 51: All our advertising revenue is invested back into our services around body image. This followed a pledge from the Mayor to ban adverts that could potentially pressurise people to conform to unhealthy or unrealistic Forecast figures show an anticipated where schools develop ideas to improve body standards. shortfall of more than 55,000 people transport (read more on page 90). equipped to work in transport infrastructure by 2020. Also, only one in Unique proposition eight engineering professionals are women In December, it was announced that and representation from black, Asian and the Elizabeth line would be launched We own minority ethnic communities is low. in partnership with six brands. 16,000 adverts ran on our 40% We have more than 200 employees who The new railway will dramatically improve network, earning us of London’s outdoor work with schools and young people transport links throughout the South around £142m advertising space to highlight careers in engineering. We East. The commercial partners will be also run the TfL Innovate programme, offered sector-exclusive advertising rights
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Case study Brand licensing In May, we signed a five-year deal with the TSBA Group to expand our brand licensing Innovate TfL programme, which includes the London Tube map and our roundel logo, to the A unique programme – Innovate TfL – global market. gives Year 12 and 13 students the chance to develop their skills and gain valuable Through TSBA, we licensed a weekly work experience with us. magazine, published by Hachette Partworks, that lets fans of London The programme, run in association transport build their own authentic with Cleshar, asks groups of young 1:12 scale model of the legendary people to work together to come Routemaster. Readers can also find out up with an innovative solution to about London’s transport history. a real challenge. It is available from UK retailers, as well Supported by us and their school, as through buildtheroutemaster.com. We college or youth organisation, they are also working with Hachette Partworks must produce: to take the magazine to international markets in the future. • A filmed presentation in school (up to five minutes), with all team Investing in our people members contributing Our employees are regularly offered mental health and trauma support • A 30-second advert training to enable them to assist both colleagues and customers. • A design of their innovation Last summer we celebrated Pride by Team members are assigned roles transforming parts of the transport Image 52: Our apprenticeships offer opportunities in a broad range of subjects that reflect the real world, and the network with a new rainbow design, best teams are shortlisted to attend created to raise awareness and show an event in central London with our support for the LGBT+ community. senior staff, stakeholders and suppliers. that featured rainbow livery on their Building on the success of our current Those teams also win work experience Highlighting #loveislove, the bold design rear mudguards. This initiative further apprenticeship programme, we have with us. could be seen above the Oxford Street demonstrated how proud we are of added a further six schemes. Half of entrance of Tottenham Court Road London’s diversity. these new opportunities will be level- Other benefits include the chance station. Rainbow roundels also went on six apprenticeships, meaning students to develop skills in communications, display at Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Opportunities for young people will study for a degree qualification in project and time management, Circus and Piccadilly Circus Tube stations. Earlier this year, we started the search areas such as civil engineering, quantity analytics, research, creativity, for around 180 new apprentices, offering surveying and commercial property numeracy and literacy. Anyone hiring a Santander Cycle also had exciting opportunities in areas including surveying, while earning and gaining the chance to ride on one of the 50 bikes engineering, cyber security and finance. real work experience.•
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Introduction Governance
I am proud to have taken over from Our independent market benchmarking Remuneration Committee members Remuneration Committee role Baroness Grey-Thompson as the Chair shows that the remuneration of TfL’s Ben Story (Chair)* and responsibilities of the Remuneration Committee senior management is relatively low Kay Carberry CBE (Vice Chair) Remuneration policy is set by TfL’s earlier this year. In this role, my job is compared with the organisations with Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE* Remuneration Committee to attract and to ensure that TfL has an appropriate which it competes. The base salaries Ron Kalifa OBE retain the highest calibre individuals to remuneration policy to recruit and retain of the Commissioner and his most senior Valerie Shawcross CBE successfully manage a large and complex senior employees with the capability team have, where the accountabilities for business, while being mindful of its status and experience to deliver the Mayor’s the individuals have remained unchanged, * Ben Story took over as Chair of the as a public sector organisation that is Remuneration Committee from ambitious agenda for transport. been frozen for the four year duration Baroness Grey-Thompson principally funded by fare payers. of this Mayoral term. in December 2017 The Committee consists of five members This year, the team at TfL will help people as shown left. The Committee’s terms to make more than four billion journeys TfL has completed some significant of reference are published on the TfL in and around London safely, reliably and organisational change over the past 12 website but essentially involve the review efficiently, and be responsible for some months, which brings with it unavoidable and setting of the remuneration of the £9.8bn of income and expenditure to keep one-off costs. Once these are taken into Commissioner, Managing Directors, the city moving and growing. TfL’s capital account, the number of senior managers General Counsel and the Chief Finance investment programme is one of the who earned more than £100,000 has fallen Officer. The Committee also helps to largest in the world, and the decisions TfL this year. review the remuneration strategies for makes are significant both to the national the senior manager group, particularly economy and overseas. We have to make As TfL’s Remuneration Committee, we are regarding performance sure our management team is qualified charged with setting a policy that allows related pay. for this challenge. the organisation to compete in a global market to secure the right talent, while The remuneration of the Chief Executive At the same time, TfL is receiving less always delivering value for money. We of Crossrail is determined by the Crossrail financial support from Government than feel we have an appropriate and balanced Remuneration Committee. Crossrail is a ever before and is going through some approach to rewarding our senior staff wholly owned subsidiary of TfL with its of the biggest changes in its history. This that meets that goal. own governance arrangements. These Annual Report sets out all of the ways in include a board comprising executive which the management team is delivering and independent non-executive directors, in the face of those challenges, while also as well as two non-executive directors cutting year-on-year operating costs this appointed by TfL and the Department year for the second year running. for Transport. Ben Story Chair of TfL’s Remuneration Committee The Crossrail Remuneration Committee operates to its own contractually agreed remuneration principles and remuneration framework, rather than the TfL remuneration framework.
92 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 93 Dates of meetings during 2017/18 or public transport by 2041, and the three 3 London’s streets will be clean Mode share While Committee members met key themes: and green 9 80 per cent of journeys will be informally on several occasions during Measured by the number of London made by sustainable modes in 2041 the year, it met formally on two • Healthy Streets and healthy people buses that are Euro VI compliant Measured by sustainable mode occasions: 19 July 2017 and 2 October 2017. share improvement • A good public transport experience 4 More Londoners will travel actively Activities of the Remuneration Measured by Healthy Streets Committee during 2017/18 • New homes and jobs scheme assessment All Mayor’s Transport Strategy themes In July 2017, the Committee reviewed 10 All mayor’s Transport Strategy overall performance against the 2016/17 These are also assessed against four A good public transport experience outcomes TfL and business area scorecards and key organisational areas: Safety and Measured by key milestone delivery agreed the final performance awards Operations; Customers; People; 5 Journeys by public transport will and opening the Elizabeth line central for the most senior employees. and Financial. Each area has a 25 per be fast and reliable section on time cent weighting, reflecting their equal Measured by excess journey time The Committee asked that its terms importance to our delivery for London. (London Underground) and average of reference be reviewed, so that it bus speeds People considers wider strategic issues around The measures to be used for the 2018/19 11 A capable and engaged workforce our remuneration structure. This would scorecard, together with their alignment 6 Public transport will be accessible to all representative of London include benchmarking, skill sets and to the Mayor’s Transport Strategy Measured by additional time to make Measured by workforce gaps, talent management, equality and outcomes and themes, are: step-free journeys representativeness index (all inclusion at senior levels and the ability employees) and workforce to attract and retain key staff. 7 Journeys by public transport will Healthy Streets and healthy people representativeness index (Director/ be pleasant band 5), inclusion index and total During 2017/18, the TfL Board and 1 London’s transport system will Measured by the percentage of engagement index Executive Committee have been be safe and secure Londoners who agree we care about developing a new TfL Scorecard to Measured by the reduction in the our customers provide a clear line of sight between number of people killed or seriously Financial the Mayor’s Transport Strategy, our injured (KSIs) on London’s roads and New homes and jobs 12 We are prudent and cover our costs Business Plan, our Budget and how we from incidents involving buses and the Measured by the net operating surplus monitor and drive our performance. number of injuries sustained on the 8 Transport investment will unlock the and the investment programme public transport network delivery of new homes and jobs The scorecard focuses on the critical Measured by the percentage of housing success factors for the year ahead and 2 London’s streets will be used more units we take to market in year that is an objective method for tracking our efficiently and have less traffic are affordable performance. The measures are directly Measured by operational linked to the overall Mayor’s Transport improvements to sustainable travel Strategy objective of 80 per cent of cycling trips journeys to be made by walking, cycling
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Board remuneration* General remuneration Component Purpose Operation Maximum Board members receive a basic fee Our general policy is to provide of £16,000 per annum. Additional fees remuneration that attracts, retains are paid for each appointment to a and motivates individuals of the right Base pay To reflect the The following factors are taken into There is no prescribed individual’s role, account: maximum salary. There committee or panel, up to a maximum calibre to manage a large, complex experience and will be no increases to total remuneration of £20,000 per annum. organisation. Remuneration packages contribution. • Remuneration benchmark base pay (where the reflect responsibilities, experience, Set at a level information from a specific accountabilities for the role The additional fees are paid at the rate performance and the market from to attract peer group to identify a market remain unchanged) for the of £1,000 per annum as a member and which we recruit. and retain median range of base pay which Commissioner, Managing £2,000 per annum as the Chair of a individuals reflects what TfL’s Commissioner, Directors, General Counsel, of the calibre Chief Finance Officer and committee or panel. Members are also The reward structure that has been Managing Directors, General required to lead Counsel and Chief Finance Directors during the Mayor’s entitled to receive free travel on the TfL developed is commensurate with this a business of Officer would receive if they current term in office. transport network. No allowances are policy. It includes a base salary and TfL’s size and were to work in a similar role in paid to members. a performance award scheme against complexity. another company of similar size, the achievement of a range of Public complexity and scope Any expenses claimed by members, in Transport, Customer, People and relation to fulfilling their role as a TfL Financial targets. • The scope and responsibility of the role board member, are published on the board members page of our website, The main objective of the remuneration • The individual’s skill, experience along with details of any gifts or policy is to ensure that reward is based and performance against targets hospitality received. on performance to drive delivery while ensuring that the overall reward package • Affordability for TfL The remuneration for each member for is affordable. the year ended 31 March 2018 is shown Performance To incentivise Performance awards consist of The maximum award in appendix 5. Executive remuneration related delivery of three elements: for the Commissioner is The base pay and the total remuneration pay stretching 50 per cent of base pay. of the Commissioner, Managing Directors, one year key i) A component for TfL’s overall General Counsel and Chief Finance Officer performance performance as measured by the The maximum award for is set by the Remuneration Committee, targets (both TfL scorecard Managing Directors, General individual and Counsel and Chief Finance which uses external benchmarking collective) ii) A component for the Officer is 30 per cent of and other comparative information to as measured performance of one of the four base pay. determine remuneration. This is broken through business areas they lead as down into the following components: individual measured by the business area performance scorecard objectives and business iii) A component for personal scorecards. performance.
The three elements are combined to arrive at an appropriate award. Awards are paid in the following financial year. * Information not subject to audit
96 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 97 Performance related pay Component Purpose Operation Maximum The TfL Group scorecard below shows the performance targets for 2017/18, aligned to our 2017/18 Budget. The scorecard is balanced against four areas with each area receiving Benefits To provide a The Commissioner, Managing a 25 per cent weighting, reflecting their equal importance to our delivery. The table competitive Directors, General Counsel and total reward Chief Finance Officer receive shows the measures used to determine any performance related pay. package that the same core benefits as all supports other TfL employees. The only attraction, enhancements are full family cover retention and for private medical benefit and an 2017/18 motivation. annual health assessment (which is Outcome Unit of measure Target available to all TfL Directors). Public Transport Membership of the TfL Pension Fund, a ‘defined benefit’ scheme Pensionable salary is Reduction in KSIs on London’s Roads (%) 45.4 which provides for a pension capped at £154,200 from Safe and secure travel Worforce and customer injuries 10,265 payable from age 65, based on 6 April 2017 for members 1/60th of pensionable salary for who joined after 31 May 1989. Tackling crowding and ensuring good growth Available passenger km (bn) 116 each year of service or, if invited and eligible, similar benefits Streets journey time reliability (%) 88.5 provided on an unfunded basis. Bus excess wait time (minutes) 1.1 Improving public transport services Some legacy arrangements apply Average bus speeds (mph) 9.2 for certain employees whereby an employer contribution of Tube excess journey time (minutes) 4.30 10 per cent of salary is paid to Deliver critical infrastructure, and prepare either a defined contribution Key milestone delivery (%) 100 for the Elizabeth line arrangement or as cash supplement at a discounted amount. Customer
The remuneration received by the Commissioner, Managing Directors, General Counsel and TfL works for its customers Care metric (%) 51 Chief Finance Officer for 2017/18 are shown on pages 110 – 117 Active and inclusive travel PT and cycling journeys (m) 4,088
Reducing impact on air quality, carbon NO concentrations (μg/m3) 61 and environment 2
Deliverable affordable housing Affordable housing (%) 50
Creating an accessible public Step-free journeys (%) 16.7 transport system
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Benchmarking of Senior Executive’s pay • National Express Group 2017/18 The Remuneration Committee uses data • FirstGroup Outcome Unit of measure Target from remuneration consultants New • Go-Ahead Group Bridge Street, a division of Aon Hewitt, • Serco Group People to benchmark the remuneration for All staff workforce diversity (%) 70.3 the Commissioner, Managing Directors, Publicly Accountable Group General Counsel and Chief Finance Officer • BBC A workforce representative of London B5+ workforce diversity (%) 40 against a peer group of comparable • Manchester Airport Group Action on Equality (%) 90 companies from transport, infrastructure • NATS A capable, engaged workforce Total engagement (score) 59 and public services sectors with which • Network Rail we compete for senior employees. • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Transformation milestone (%) 100 • Post Office A more effective, efficient organisation Transformation survey +3 The Committee uses two primary pay comparator groups. The benchmark To enable a like-for-like comparison Financial is calculated on the basis of a 60:40 with the peer group, we have adjusted split between a Listed Companies the remuneration of our senior executives We are financially sustainable Net operating surplus (£m) 293 Group, consisting of large transport to align it with the definitions provided Daily cash above minimum (%) 95 and infrastructure companies and a by New Bridge Street. We are prudent Period average cash balance (£m) 540 Publicly Accountable Group, consisting of companies accountable to the UK public, Estimated overall remuneration for each owned or overseen by the government. role has been calculated to include the Severance policy There are minimum service requirements Benchmarking was last done in 2016. base salary and estimates for performance Most employees who leave owing to for some of these terms and some related pay and pension provision. redundancy do so under TfL’s voluntary elements vary if employees volunteer to Listed Companies Group severance arrangements. leave early during organisational change. • National Grid Performance related pay has been based • BT Group on the average level of performance Voluntary severance terms for There are also some variations to these • SSE over recent years and the value of the employees may include, dependent terms which have been agreed as local • Centrica pension provision is based on standard on circumstances, some or all of the arrangements for the small number of • International Consolidated Airlines Group actuarial assumptions. The value of the following: employees who are members of the • Capita estimated overall remuneration package Local Government and Principal Civil • EasyJet will therefore be different to the actual • A number of weeks of pay based on Service Pension Schemes. • United Utilities remuneration paid. length of service, age and weekly pay • Bunzl Other severance arrangements • Severn Trent Research has shown that the base salaries • Notice period that an employee may In non-redundancy situations, TfL may • Royal Mail and comparable remuneration for the work or receive as a payment in lieu enter into severance arrangements • Pennon Group Commissioner, Managing Directors, of notice where to do so is in the interests of • Amec Foster Wheeler General Counsel and Chief Finance the organisation and represents value • Stagecoach Group Officer are significantly below the • Outplacement support or an for money. All such arrangements are • Thomas Cook Group market level; total estimated overall equivalent cash payment considered on a case by case basis. • Balfour Beatty remuneration is between 35 per cent and • Carillion 71 per cent of market benchmark levels • Enhanced pension provision (still trading when benchmarking was done) as shown in the following chart.
100 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 101 Benchmarking of remuneration for Commissioner, Comparison of senior executive pay the Commissioner’s salary and median Managing Directors and General Counsel (£000s)* to rest of TfL base salary is 7.2 to 1 and the ratio to the The base salary of the Commissioner lowest base salary is 18.8 to 1. 2,000 in 2017/18 was £355,944. This compares with the median base salary of £49,500 The following table shows how total and the lowest base salary (excluding remuneration is split between employees apprentices) of £18,900. The ratio between by grade. 1,500
Percentage of total 1,000 remuneration Commissioner, Managing Directors and General Counsel 0.2
Directors 0.7 500 General managers 1.8
All other TfL employees 97.3
0 Note: employees’ remuneration is consistent with the definition on pages 97 and 98 and includes salaries, fees, performance related pay, benefits in kind, lump sums and termination payments. It excludes employer pension contributions and employer national insurance contributions paid, and is based on remuneration received by employees during the relevant year.
Crossrail 2 Commissioner General Counsel Managing Director, Managing Director, Managing Director, Managing Director,& Technology Surface Transport Summary of employee information Headcount management has helped London Underground Total headcount (including agency staff) maintain remuneration costs at a similar Customers, Communication reduced from 29,189 on 31 March 2017 level despite inflation linked pay increases to 28,456 on 31 March 2018. The average for some employees and increased External remuneration benchmark headcount (permanent and fixed-term severance payments. contract) has reduced by 137 since last Estimated overall remuneration package year and the average number of agency Our median cash earnings have decreased staff has reduced by 944. from £51,832 to £51,530. The ratio of Commissioner’s cash earnings to the 2.0 pan-TfL median earnings is 7.3:1.
* Chief Finance Officer is excluded from the chart as no permanent Chief Finance Officer was in place at 31 March 2018
102 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 103 Employees with a total remuneration as installing new signalling on the Year Average headcount (1) Total remuneration costs £m (1) of more than £100,000 per year Circle, District, Hammersmith & City In 2017/18, 169 people earned a total and Metropolitan lines. 2013/14 25,294 1,737.9 remuneration of more than £100,000 2014/15 26,090 1,803.6 during the course of the financial year A total of 224 people (compared with 2015/16 27,501 1,942.0 and had a base salary of £100,000 or more 122 in 2016/17) who were on a base salary per year, compared with 189 in 2016/17. of less than £100,000 per year, received a 2016/17 27,131 1,963.9 Nineteen people have now left the one-off voluntary severance payment that 2017/18 26,994 2,250.6 organisation, a number of whom will took their total remuneration above this not be replaced. threshold. This is largely due to people (1) From statutory accounts leaving as part of our transformation Note: average headcount and total renumeration costs include permanent, and fixed-term contract (FTC). Overtime was worked by specialist programme, which is working to reduce Total remuneration costs include non-cash pension charges of £595.5m in 2017/18 (2016/17 £365.6m). Group engineers and highly skilled project management layers and eliminate employee costs and average employee numbers for 2013/14-2014/15 have been restated to exclude the costs employees, 71 of whom earn a base duplication in order to improve efficiency. of British Transport Police Authority staff and officers working on the London Underground. Costs of these individuals have been reclassified as non-employee costs within other service expenditure. salary of less than £100,000 per year, but the overtime they earned took Therefore, the total number of TfL staff their total remuneration above the (excluding Crossrail) who received total threshold, compared with 88 in 2016/17. remuneration of more than £100,000 per Other employees’ remuneration shows the combined employee bands Many of these people are specialist year, including severance payments and (including Crossrail) for TfL and its subsidiaries (Appendix 1 engineers working overnight and at overtime, was 564 in 2017/18 compared We publish the remuneration of all of this report). weekends on major projects, such with 515 in 2016/17. employees, including those working in our subsidiaries, whose total The remuneration disclosure is also remuneration was more than £50,000 affected by the Crossrail project. Number of employees with a total remuneration of £100k or more over the course of the financial year, The number of employees of Crossrail grouped in rising bands of £5,000. This Limited receiving total remuneration information is included as Appendix 1 of £50,000 or more decreased from 2017/18 2016/17 of this report. 304 in 2016/17 to 292 in 2017/18. The corresponding figures for those receiving Base salary more than £100k 169 189 The impact of the transfer of employees total remuneration of more than Base salary between £80k and £100k 100 116 into and out of the Corporation* from £100,000 per year decreased from subsidiaries can cause distortion for 61 in 2016/17 to 53 in 2017/18. 269 305 year-on-year comparison purposes. Voluntary severance payments taking earnings over £100k 224 122 An additional voluntary disclosure for the Group** is therefore provided that Level of overtime worked taking earnings over £100k 71 88 Total TfL 564 515
Crossrail 53 61
Total (including Crossrail) 617 576 * The Corporation is made up of London Streets, Taxi and Private Hire, and the corporate centre which, for legal and accounting purposes, constitutes TfL ** The TfL Group is made up of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and associated undertakings
104 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 105 Appendices 1: Number of employees who received total remuneration of more than £50,000*
Employees’ remuneration This includes salaries, fees, performance related pay, benefits in kind, lump sums and termination payments, but excludes pension contributions paid by the employer.
* Information subject to audit
Group 2018 Group 2017 Corporation 2018 Corporation 2017 Group 2018 Group 2017 Corporation 2018 Corporation 2017 number** number number*** number number** number number*** number
50,000 – 54,999 5,245 5,466 713 499 140,000 – 144,999 18 9 12 4 55,000 – 59,999 2,582 2,540 615 413 145,000 – 149,999 16 9 8 2 60,000 – 64,999 1,723 1,839 481 304 150,000 – 154,999 7 4 6 1 65,000 – 69,999 1,370 1,352 390 253 155,000 – 159,999 11 6 7 1 70,000 – 74,999 963 1,036 283 206 160,000 – 164,999 6 6 2 3 75,000 – 79,999 721 729 223 161 165,000 – 169,999 14 7 10 5 80,000 – 84,999 510 494 156 92 170,000 – 174,999 7 3 4 2 85,000 – 89,999 336 378 115 64 175,000 – 179,999 14 9 6 6 90,000 – 94,999 223 234 74 46 180,000 – 184,999 10 5 6 3 95,000 – 99,999 146 167 56 34 185,000 – 189,999 10 5 3 1 100,000 – 104,999 119 135 49 28 190,000 – 194,999 3 4 3 2 105,000 – 109,999 68 92 33 21 195,000 – 199,999 9 3 5 1 110,000 – 114,999 67 69 35 17 200,000 – 204,999 3 2 2 - 115,000 – 119,999 51 52 30 9 205,000 – 209,999 6 1 3 1 120,000 – 124,999 34 31 19 13 210,000 – 214,999 5 3 - 1 125,000 – 129,999 31 18 23 4 215,000 – 219,999 4 6 1 4 130,000 – 134,999 36 26 25 8 220,000 – 224,999 3 6 - 3 135,000 – 139,999 23 11 12 2 225,000 – 229,999 3 3 1 2
** The TfL Group is made up of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and associated undertakings *** The Corporation is made up of London Streets, Taxi and Private Hire, and the corporate centre which, for legal and accounting purposes, constitutes TfL
106 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 107 * Information subject to audit
Group 2018 Group 2017 Corporation 2018 Corporation 2017 Group 2018 Group 2017 Corporation 2018 Corporation 2017 number** number number*** number number** number number*** number
230,000 - 234,999 2 1 1 1 360,000 - 364,999 1 - - - 235,000 - 239,999 3 5 1 2 365,000 - 369,999 2 - - - 240,000 - 244,999 1 7 1 2 370,000 - 374,999 1 1 1 - 245,000 - 249,999 1 1 1 1 375,000 - 379,999 - 2 - 2 250,000 - 254,999 2 3 - 1 390,000 - 394,999 1 - - - 255,000 - 259,999 - 2 - 1 410,000 - 414,999 - 1 - - 260,000 - 264,999 4 4 2 1 435,000 - 439,999 1 - - - 265,000 - 269,999 1 - 1 - 470,000 - 474,999 - 1 - - 270,000 - 274,999 1 4 1 - 490,000 - 494,999 - 1 - - 275,000 - 279,999 2 3 2 1 510,000 - 514,999 - 1 - 1 280,000 - 284,999 2 1 - - 640,000 - 644,999 1 - 1 - 285,000 - 289,999 2 2 1 2 705,000 - 709,999 1 - - - 290,000 - 294,999 2 2 - - 945,000 - 949,999 - 1 - -
295,000 - 299,999 1 1 - 1 Total 14,436 14,811 3,427 2,236 300,000 - 304,999 1 1 1 - 305,000 - 309,999 1 3 - 3 Remuneration for senior employees Employer’s pension contributions include 310,000 - 314,999 2 - 1 - The Accounts and Audit Regulations the contribution in respect of future 315,000 - 319,999 1 - - - 2015 require disclosure of individual benefit accrual. Member contributions 320,000 - 324,999 - 1 - - remuneration details for senior are payable by employees at a fixed rate employees with a base salary of of five per cent of pensionable salary. 325,000 - 329,999 2 - 1 - £150,000 or more, calculated on a 340,000 - 344,999 - 1 - 1 full-time equivalent basis for those Salary, fees and allowances are working part-time. disclosed on an earned basis. Although 350,000 - 354,999 - 1 - - performance related pay is reported on a Disclosure is made for each financial cash paid basis, it may not be determined year under various categories, and set for many months after the end of the out in the tables from page 110. relevant year.
** The TfL Group is made up of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and associated undertakings *** The Corporation is made up of London Streets, Taxi and Private Hire, and the corporate centre which, for legal and accounting purposes, constitutes TfL
108 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 109 Appendices 2: named employees receiving a base annual salary in excess of £150,000 at 31 March 2018*
* Information subject to audit
Total Total Salary Performance Compensation remuneration Employer’s Salary (including PRP remuneration (including fees related pay (PRP) for loss of Benefits excluding pension contribution fees and for 2015/16 excluding pension and allowances) for 2016/17 paid in employment in kind contributions to pension allowances) paid in the year contributions 2017/18 the year 2017/18** 2017/18 2017/18 2017/18 2017/18^ 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17**** Notes £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
TfL employees including subsidiary companies but excluding Crossrail
Mike Brown, Commissioner a * 372,845 - - 2,115 374,959 - * 373,051 139,600 514,701
Howard Carter, General Counsel b * 255,797 51,407 - 2,115 309,319 - * 255,208 63,249 320,507
Michele Dix, Managing Director, Crossrail 2 c * 169,056 31,363 - 1,651 202,070 - * 169,056 46,464 217,570
Vernon Everitt, Managing Director, Customers, Communication and Technology d 243,812 55,761 - 2,115 301,688 - 244,016 63,860 309,926
Simon Kilonback, Interim Chief Finance Officer e * 232,297 28,098 - 1,651 262,046 - * 208,401 33,430 243,431
Gareth Powell, Managing Director, Surface Transport f * 277,417 34,413 - 1,781 313,611 9,382 * 251,546 34,410 287,556
Mark Wild, Managing Director, London Underground and TfL Engineering g 284,425 42,880 - 1,651 328,956 39,386 214,726 - 215,974
Sarah Bradley, Group Financial Controller h 157,516 9,650 - 744 167,910 32,138 131,690 9,821 142,232
Justin Brand, Commercial Revenue Director 150,000 69,000 - 744 219,744 36,829 150,000 43,571 194,292
George Clark, Director of TfL Engineering 147,452 19,071 - 1,651 168,174 35,420 130,000 17,680 149,280
Andrea Clarke, TfL Legal Director i 161,518 26,656 - 1,651 189,825 38,766 148,832 29,770 180,202
Jean Cockerill, Human Resources Director, Employee Relations 156,540 25,560 - 744 182,844 38,106 156,897 27,930 185,548
Tanya Coff, Divisional Finance Director, London Underground 162,000 17,426 - 1,661 181,087 39,386 156,335 16,937 173,993
Graeme Craig, Director of Commercial Development 185,000 30,266 - 1,651 216,917 39,386 185,000 29,000 215,600
Patrick Doig, Divisional Finance Director, Surface Transport 149,973 24,654 - 1,651 176,278 35,534 140,000 26,000 167,600
Stephen Field, Director of Pensions and Reward j * 190,666 75,233 - 1,651 267,550 - * 190,873 34,400 226,874
110 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 111 * Information subject to audit
Total Total Salary Performance Compensation remuneration Employer’s Salary (including PRP remuneration (including fees related pay (PRP) for loss of Benefits excluding pension contribution fees and for 2015/16 excluding pension and allowances) for 2016/17 paid in employment in kind contributions to pension allowances) paid in the year contributions 2017/18 the year 2017/18** 2017/18 2017/18 2017/18 2017/18^ 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17**** Notes £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Lester Hampson, Property Development Director 177,157 129,063 - 1,651 307,871 39,386 177,341 42,579 221,520
Stuart Harvey, Major Projects Director k * 265,036 51,340 - 1,651 318,027 - * 235,860 43,000 280,460
Nigel Holness, Director of Network Operations l 227,267 65,388 - 1,651 294,306 39,386 186,058 66,549 254,207
David Hughes, Strategy and Network Development Director m 182,364 31,755 - 1,651 215,770 39,386 177,979 26,680 206,259
Antony King, Divisional Finance Director, Major Projects Directorate n 42,885 - - 404 43,288 2,181 - - -
Chris Macleod, Customer Director * 206,620 30,228 - - 236,848 - * 205,618 32,000 237,618
Peter McNaught, Asset Operations Director 162,674 23,472 - 1,651 187,797 39,362 162,596 27,680 191,876
Andrew Pollins, Transformation Director 222,788 25,217 - 1,651 249,656 39,386 231,961 24,820 258,381
Caroline Sheridan Renewals and Enhancements Director, London Underground o 55,585 - - - 55,585 13,484 - - -
Paul Thomas, Head of Engineering, New Tube for London p 171,920 5,950 - 1,901 179,772 39,386 171,806 10,591 184,247
Shashi Verma, TfL Strategy Director and Chief Technology Officer 205,397 36,090 - 744 242,231 48,941 205,398 37,000 243,119
Steve White, Four Lines Modernisation Implementation Director * 207,639 24,606 - 1,651 233,896 - * 210,334 59,880 271,814
Alex Williams, City Planning Director 203,818 23,240 - - 227,058 470 164,305 19,880 184,185
Brian Woodhead, Customer Service Director * 230,786 59,700 - 1,651 292,137 - * 166,703 - 167,868
Patricia Wright, Chief People Officer q * 236,225 35,966 - 744 272,935 - * 236,381 39,000 276,102
David Wylie, Chief Procurement Officer r 171,027 10,000 - 1,651 182,678 39,386 27,730 - 27,990
Ken Youngman, Divisional Finance Director, s Commercial Development 41,430 - - 404 41,834 3,636 - - -
112 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 113 * Information subject to audit
Total Total Salary Performance Compensation remuneration Employer’s Salary (including PRP remuneration (including fees related pay (PRP) for loss of Benefits excluding pension contribution fees and for 2015/16 excluding pension and allowances) for 2016/17 paid in employment in kind contributions to pension allowances) paid in the year contributions 2017/18 the year 2017/18** 2017/18 2017/18 2017/18 2017/18^ 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17**** Notes £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Crossrail employees
Sir Terry Morgan, Non-Executive Chairman t 250,000 - - 1,651 251,651 - 250,000 - 251,600
Jeremy Bates, Head of Integration 163,488 21,669 - 1,651 186,808 29,337 156,199 14,500 172,299
Chris Binns, Chief Engineer 170,980 23,039 - 1,651 195,670 17,098 165,456 12,142 179,198
Mathew Duncan, Finance Director 247,016 112,376 - 1,651 361,043 - 241,694 27,077 270,371
Mark Fell, Legal Services Director and Company Secretary 199,573 21,179 - 1,651 222,403 - 174,625 84,405 260,630
Paul Grammer, Commercial Director 238,147 89,900 - 1,651 329,698 - 233,015 27,149 261,764
Richard Palczynski, Programme Controls Director 161,635 10,222 - 744 172,601 16,163 157,350 9,886 167,957
Chris Sexton, Technical Director 230,707 30,057 - 1,651 262,415 29,532 216,499 39,900 257,999
Howard Smith, Director of Operations u * 183,075 29,173 - 1,651 213,899 - * 183,303 29,930 214,833
Valerie Todd, Talent and Resources Director v * 258,277 39,498 - 2,115 299,891 - * 249,064 41,076 292,190
Matthew White, Surface Director 156,943 19,713 - 1,651 178,307 29,511 151,406 24,000 177,006
Simon Wright, Programme Director 328,873 105,568 - 1,651 436,092 - 322,831 169,471 493,902
Former employees
Leon Daniels, Managing Director, Surface Transport w 195,353 - 444,598 1,528 641,480 - 270,264 70,831 343,145
Ian Nunn, Chief Finance Officer x 105,136 58,355 - 813 164,305 - 271,095 37,583 310,727
Derek Baillie, Project Manager, Property Development y 27,318 - - - 27,318 - 84,326 - 84,326
Garrett Emmerson, Chief Operating Officer, Surface Transport z * 15,711 19,000 245,579 59 280,349 - * 190,539 36,000 227,260
114 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 115 * Information subject to audit
Total Total Salary Performance Compensation remuneration Employer’s Salary (including PRP remuneration (including fees related pay (PRP) for loss of Benefits excluding pension contribution fees and for 2015/16 excluding pension and allowances) for 2016/17 paid in employment in kind contributions to pension allowances) paid in the year contributions 2017/18 the year 2017/18** 2017/18 2017/18 2017/18 2017/18^ 2016/17 2016/17 2016/17**** Notes £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Andrew Wolstenholme, Chief Executive, Crossrail aa 476,772 160,000 97,734 1,651 736,157 29,532 463,336 481,460 946,396
Ian Lindsay, Land and Property Director, Crossrail ab 214,773 21,557 123,875 1,651 361,856 - 205,286 28,421 235,307
Will Parkes, External Affairs Director, Crossrail ac 113,560 18,236 77,064 561 209,421 18,935 144,764 9,094 154,579
Duncan Pickard, Stations Delivery Director, ad Crossrail 87,656 23,364 - - 111,020 9,158 174,423 25,452 199,875
* salary, fees and allowances include an a salary sacrificed for pension of £7,708 j salary sacrificed for pension of £7,708 v employed by TfL but on secondment allowance paid as a result of the individual (2016/17 £7,504) (2016/17 £7,504). Performance related pay to Crossrail since January 2009 opting out of part or all of the benefits b salary sacrificed for pension of £7,708 disclosed as received in 2017/18 also includes w left service 20 December 2017. Compensation provided by the TfL Savings for Retirement (2016/17 £7,506) one-off payments in respect of 2016/17 and for loss of employment includes payment Plan or TfL Pension Fund. The allowance is 2017/18 totalling £43,750 c salary sacrificed for pension of £22,000 in respect of contractual notice of £277,768. paid at the rate of the employer contribution k changed role in year, formerly Sub-Surface Payment was in accordance with voluntary foregone, discounted by the employer rate (2016/17 £22,000). Paid for providing services four days per week Programme Director severance policy. Salary sacrificed for pension of National Insurance in order to ensure no of £5,553 (2016/17 £7,504) additional employer cost is incurred. It also d salary sacrificed for pension of £7,708 l previously on secondment to MTR Crossrail includes an allowance available to employees (2016/17 £7,504) m salary sacrificed for childcare vouchers of £112 x passed away 25 July 2017. Salary sacrificed on fixed term contracts who choose to join for pension of £2,427 (2016/17 £7,504) e assumed role of interim Chief Finance Officer (2016/17 £1,456) a defined contribution scheme rather than following the death of Ian Nunn. Formerly n entered service 02 January 2018 y left service 30 June 2017. Paid for providing the TfL Pension Fund services 1.5 days per week Corporate Finance Director o entered service 27 November 2017 ** refers to 2016/17 performance related f changed role in year, formerly Director z left service 30 April 2017. Salary sacrificed pay awards p salary sacrificed for Cycle to Work scheme for pension of £631 (2016/17 £7,504) of TfL Strategy and Contracted Services of £462 (2016/17 £538) *** refers to 2015/16 performance related g salary sacrificed for Cycle to Work scheme aa left service 31 March 2018 pay awards q salary sacrificed for pension of £7,708 of £923 (2016/17 £nil), entered service (2016/17 £7,504) ab left service 31 March 2018 **** total remuneration for 2016/17 also includes 20 June 2016 ac left service 31 December 2017 benefits in kind as reported in last year’s r entered service 1 February 2017 h assumed role of statutory Chief Finance Statement of Accounts ad left service 29 September 2017 Officer following the death of Ian Nunn in s entered service 02 January 2018 ^ a number of senior employees opted out of addition to current role t paid for providing services three days the TfL Pension Fund during 2015/16. They are i paid for providing services four and a per week instead accruing equivalent benefits under an half days per week , reverted to full-time unfunded defined benefit pension scheme u salary sacrificed for pension of £7,684 25 July 2017 (2016/17 £7,504)
116 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 117 Appendices 3: Severance payments*
We have also published the number and cost of compulsory and voluntary severance termination packages agreed during the year. This is fully in line with the Code. Our policy on severance is found on page 100.
Termination payments disclosed in the tables below include Crossrail, and are reported on a cash paid basis to provide certainty on the amounts reported, and include pension contributions in respect of added years, ex-gratia payments and other related costs.
* Information subject to audit
Group Corporation Corporation Group Group Corporation Corporation Group 2018 2018 2018 2018 2017 2017 2017 2017 £ number £m number £m £ number £m number £m
Non-compulsory exit packages Non-compulsory exit packages 0-20,000 105 1.3 65 0.9 0-20,000 112 1.4 2 - 20,001-40,000 146 4.3 107 3.2 20,001-40,000 152 4.8 2 0.1 40,001-60,000 123 6.2 98 4.9 40,001-60,000 231 11.3 7 0.4 60,001-80,000 84 5.8 67 4.7 60,001-80,000 160 11.3 4 0.3 80,001-100,000 76 6.9 64 5.8 80,001-100,000 122 10.7 2 0.2 100,001-150,000 96 11.6 58 6.9 100,001-150,000 36 4.2 10 1.3 150,001-200,000 42 7.1 26 4.4 150,001-200,000 21 3.8 9 1.6 200,001-250,000 22 5.0 14 3.1 200,001-250,000 6 1.3 2 0.5 250,001-300,000 6 1.7 2 0.6 250,001-300,000 3 0.8 1 0.3 300,001-350,000 1 0.3 1 0.3 300,001-350,000 3 1.0 - - 350,000-400,000 2 0.8 1 0.4 350,000-400,000 1 0.4 1 0.4 400,001-450,000 1 0.4 1 0.4 400,001-450,000 - - - - Total non-compulsory exit packages 704 51.4 504 35.6 Total non-compulsory exit packages 847 51.0 40 5.1 Compulsory exit packages Compulsory exit packages 0-20,000 - - - - 0-20,000 1 - - - Total 704 51.4 504 35.6 Total 848 51.0 40 5.1
118 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 119 Appendices 4: Representation of equalities groups at different pay levels as at 31 March 2018* **
*Excluding Crossrail and TfL apprentices **Information not subject to audit
£20,001 £30,001 £40,001 £50,001 £60,001 £70,001 £80,001 £90,001 <£20,000 to £30,000 to £40,000 to £50,000 to £60,000 to £70,000 to £80,000 to £90,000 to £100,000 >£100,000
No % No % No % No % No % No % No % No % No % No %
Ethnicity
Black, Asian and minority ethnic 3 38% 607 31% 2,195 31% 1,226 25% 2,344 27% 514 20% 160 16% 25 7% 10 8% 11 7%
White 4 50% 669 34% 2,646 36% 2,674 55% 4,631 54% 1,611 62% 689 67% 246 70% 90 68% 119 74%
Not stated 1 12% 695 35% 2,351 33% 930 20% 1,640 19% 456 18% 183 17% 80 23% 32 24% 30 19%
Total 8 1,971 7,192 4,830 8,615 2,581 1,032 351 132 160
Gender
Female 5 63% 763 39% 2,409 34% 1,122 23% 1,366 16% 365 14% 164 16% 64 18% 27 20% 40 25%
Male 3 37% 1,206 61% 4,779 66% 3,707 77% 7,245 84% 2,216 86% 868 84% 287 82% 105 80% 120 75%
Other - - 2 - 4 - 1 - 4 ------
Total 8 1,971 7,192 4,830 8,615 2,581 1,032 351 132 160
Disabled / Not disabled
Disabled - - 53 3% 149 2% 76 2% 140 2% 54 2% 14 1% 8 2% 4 3% 3 2%
Not disabled 6 75% 954 48% 3,203 45% 1,894 39% 3,732 43% 992 38% 433 42% 137 39% 60 45% 99 62%
Not stated 2 25% 964 49% 3,840 53% 2,860 59% 4,743 55% 1,535 60% 585 57% 206 59% 68 52% 58 36%
Total 8 1,971 7,192 4,830 8,615 2,581 1,032 351 132 160
120 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 121 Appendices Appendices 5: Board Remuneration* 6: Trade union facility time*
* Information not subject to audit * Information not subject to audit The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 place a For the year ended 31/03/18 requirement on relevant public sector employers to collate and publish, on an annual £ basis, a range of data on the amount and cost of trade union (TU) facility time within their organisation. Facility time is the provision of paid or unpaid time off from an Current Board Member employee’s normal role to undertake TU duties and activities as a TU representative. Sadiq Khan Not remunerated by TfL Within TfL the following trade unions are represented: Valerie Shawcross CBE Not remunerated by TfL • TSSA Kay Carberry CBE 18,500 • RMT • Prospect Greg Clark CBE 19,000 • UNISON Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE 19,000 • Unite • PCS Bronwen Handyside 18,000 • ASLEF Ron Kalifa OBE 19,500 Michael Liebreich 19,000 As at 31 March 2018, TfL had 731 members of staff who are elected as Union Representatives. These employees spent the following amount of their working Dr Alice Maynard CBE 18,000 hours on facility time: Anne McMeel 20,000 Dr Mee Ling Ng OBE 20,000 Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE 19,000 Percentage of time Number of employees
Dr Nina Skorupska CBE 19,000 0% 0 Dr Lynn Sloman 19,000 1 – 50% 626 Ben Story 18,500 51 – 99% 68 100% 37 Total 731
122 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 123 We allow representatives paid time off to carry out union duties and meeting these costs represents 0.5 per cent of our total wage bill.
Total cost of facility time (£m) 10.8 Total remuneration costs for all TfL employees (£m) 2,250.6 Percentage of pay bill spent on facility time 0.5%
We do not provide paid time off for representatives to carry out union activities. The above approach to paid time off, and the number of representatives for our 28,000 employees is in line with legislation guidelines from ACAS and agreements with the trade unions.
Image 53: Our staff work hard to keep London moving and growing
124 Remuneration Report Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 125 Statement of Accounts Contents
128 Narrative Report and 171 Corporation Comprehensive Financial Review Income and Expenditure Statement
149 Statement of Responsibilities 172 Corporation Balance Sheet for the Accounts
174 Corporation Movement 150 Independent Auditor’s Report in Reserves Statement
164 Group Comprehensive Income 176 Corporation Statement and Expenditure Statement of Cash Flows
166 Group Balance Sheet 178 Expenditure and Funding Analysis
168 Group Movement in 182 Accounting Policies Reserves Statement
207 Notes to the Financial Statements 170 Group Statement of Cash Flows
Image 54: London’s roads support many different users, from bikes to buses
126 Statement of Accounts Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 127 Narrative Report and Financial Review
Highlights We continued to invest record amounts • New pedestrian tunnels linking year-on-year (0.8 per cent). Both the 2017/18 saw strong performance despite in new and improved infrastructure Cardinal Place and the Circle and introduction of the Hopper fare and an challenging external headwinds. We met despite the reduction in operating District lines in Victoria station were improvement in bus speeds (particularly our financial targets and successfully grant funding. Steady and sustained opened in May, allowing a more direct in central London), have helped support reduced our like-for-like operating capital investment is essential to ensure route for customers and improving the underlying growth of our bus division. costs for the second successive year. that transport can support greater the flow through the station. Escalator This helped to offset both inflation productivity and new jobs and housing. refurbishments at Angel, Chancery Gross expenditure increased 3.8 per and a reduction in central government Lane, Westminster, Holborn and cent from £7,234m to £7,512m in 2017/18 grant. The loss of more than £700m in The significant investment programme has North Greenwich were completed resulting from inflationary pressures, operational grant funding adds to the continued to deliver safety, reliability and on schedule and within budget higher business rates, utility costs and substantial challenges faced by TfL, capacity improvements as we maintain, costs to run new services, together with including challenging macroeconomic improve and extend services across • The Crossrail project is now more one-off costs, offset by savings. circumstances resulting in lower London. Major projects included Crossrail, than 90 per cent complete and revenues than we had originally forecast. infrastructure, signalling and station progress is being made across all The level of capital works remained Furthermore, we have had to make upgrades on the London Underground, areas of the programme. Significant high, reflecting continued investment difficult capital prioritisation decisions. congestion relief projects and road cost and schedule pressures exist in Crossrail and Tube infrastructure and modernisation. During the year, a number across the project and these continue rolling stock. Capital expenditure during We remain on track to achieve a net of delivery milestones were achieved: to be actively managed with the the year was £3,626m (2016/17 £3,585m). operating surplus by 2021/22 – after focus remaining on the successful operating, renewals, maintenance and • In October 2017, multiple test trains introduction of Elizabeth line services Funding sources financing costs. This net operating surplus, ran on the new signalling system in the central section in December this TfL’s activities are funded from six coupled with capital discipline and between Hammersmith and Latimer year, bringing a 10 per cent increase main sources: Passenger income and prioritisation of our investment decisions Road for the first time in London. in rail capacity to central London income from the Congestion Charging aligned to the Mayor’s Transport Strategy, We invested almost £350m on the scheme; a proportion of London’s will ensure we maximise our cash flow vital digital upgrade to signalling Financial performance business rates; central government to reinvest in transport infrastructure. our network needs on the Circle, On the Underground, passenger income funding; prudential borrowing (the District, Hammersmith & City and decreased by 1.4 per cent from £2,669m amount and profile of which has On the London Underground and on Metropolitan lines – when complete, in 2016/17 to £2,632m in 2017/18 reflecting been agreed to 2020/21 with central TfL Rail, we have seen passenger journeys this programme will improve capacity the downward trend in passenger government in the March 2017 Funding reduce, although ridership on our services on these lines by 33 per cent volumes. Demand was lower than in Agreement);commercial development has been more resilient than on National 2016/17, largely a result of the external in our estate, including advertising and Rail services in London and the South • The completion of the Bond Street macro-economic climate. Underlying property rental and development; and East. The reduction in 2017/18 for the station upgrade, one of the busiest demand showed some improvement third-party funding. Underground was 1.5 per cent and stations in London, to allow an towards the end of the year. 4.3 per cent for TfL Rail. On an underlying increased capacity of 30 per cent TfL’s 2017 Business Plan is financially basis bus performance has reversed the Bus passenger income was partly balanced with planned funding sources downward trajectory noted in 2016/17, with • On the Northern Line Extension, 3.2km affected by Easter timing, resulting in sufficient to meet planned expenditure. passenger journey growth of 0.8 per cent. tunnel bores from Battersea Power fewer fare-paying passenger journeys Short-term timing differences between However on a reported basis our result Station to Kennington via Nine Elms and a fall in passenger revenue from expenditure and funding are managed is impacted by Easter timing, leading to were completed in November as well £1,474m in 2016/17 to £1,453m in 2017/18. through transfers to or from TfL’s reduced reported passenger income of as the permanent link between the new Adjusting for these adverse conditions cash reserves. £21m (1.4 per cent decrease). extension and the existing Northern line our underlying performance is improving
128 Statement of Accounts Transport for London Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 2017/18 129 Narrative Report and Financial Review (continued)
Gross income Total gross income by operating division (£m) Gross income breakdown by type (£m)