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TfL and was
The 100th anniversary of the roundel was celebrated by TfL commissioning 100 artists to produce works that celebrate the design.
The Greater London Authority, a replacement authority for the GLC, was set up in 2000 with a transport executive called Transport for London ( TfL ) that took control from 3 July 2000.
The London Underground did not pass to TfL until after a Private Finance Initiative ( PFI ) agreement for maintenance was completed in 2003.
The first Commissioner of TfL was Bob Kiley.
On 1 June 2008, the drinking of alcoholic beverages was banned on Tube and London Overground trains, buses, trams, Docklands Light Railway and all stations operated by TfL across London but not those operated by other rail companies.
Carrying open containers of alcohol was also banned on public transport operated by TfL.
This proposed scheme was highly controversial and resulted in strong differences in opinion between TfL, who supported the scheme, and local councils throughout the proposed route, who all took a ' no tram ' stance.
The proposed West London Tram was postponed indefinitely by TfL in August 2007 after it was announced that the Crossrail project would be going ahead.
In 2006, the last year before the zone was expanded, TfL observed that traffic flows were lower than in any recent year, while network traffic speeds were also lower than in any recent year.
TfL applied for planning permission and listed building consent for providing access to platforms 5 and 6 on 1 October 2008, but the application was subsequently withdrawn.
The North London Line, as part of Silverlink Metro, along with the West London Line, Gospel Oak to Barking Line and the Watford DC Line, was transferred to Transport for London ( TfL ) in 2007 to form its new London Overground service.
This decision to end the counterflow was made despite a 2006 independent report, commissioned by TfL, which concluded that " the proportion of accidents occurring in and around tidal flow operations is not significantly higher than would normally be expected on this type of road " and which recommended that " accident mitigation should be focused in the first instance on speed management aspects, and specifically on the deficiencies, limitations, and in some cases, inconsistencies in the signing, signalling and road marking regime ".
In 2009, because of financial constraints, TfL decided to stop work on a project to provide step-free access at Osterley on the grounds that it was a relatively quiet station and within one or two stops of an existing step-free station, Hounslow East where step-free access has been available since 2005.
The station building still exists and was put up for sale by TfL in February 2010.
A replacement London Victoria to Bellingham service was mooted by previous mayor Ken Livingstone, but funds for this were transferred by current mayor Boris Johnson and TfL to pay for the East London Line extension to Clapham Junction.
The Oyster card was set up under a Private Finance Initiative ( PFI ) contract between TfL and TranSys, a consortium of suppliers that included EDS and Cubic Transportation Systems ( responsible for day-to-day management ) and Fujitsu and WS Atkins ( shareholders with no active involvement ).
TfL stated that the contractual break was to reduce costs, not connected to the system failures.
In November 2008, a new contract was announced between TfL and Cubic and EDS for two of the original consortium shareholders to run the system from 2010 until 2013.
The Oyster name was agreed after a lengthy period of research managed by TranSys and agreed by TfL.
Although the RFID chips were charged in the normal way and no fare evasion was involved, TfL disapproved of the practice and threatened to fine anyone not carrying a full, undamaged card.
TfL said this was due to the administrative and environmental costs of customers disposing of Oyster cards instead of re-using them.
Both routes were transferred to standard TfL contract ; the 353 was withdrawn between Addington Village and Croydon, and the 354 ( renumbered T33 to reflect its new status as a Tramlink ' feeder ' route ) was withdrawn between Addington and Bromley.

TfL and 2000
The background to this purchase relates to the requirement that TfL ( who took over from London Regional Transport in 2000 ) compensates TCL for the consequences of any changes to the fares and ticketing policy introduced since 1996.
It continued to expand after the LER became part of the London Passenger Transport Board in the 1930s and as the organisation passed through various successor bodies up to TfL, London's transport authority since 2000.
The majority of the museum's exhibits originated in the collection of London Transport, but, since the creation of Transport for London ( TfL ) in 2000, the remit of the museum has expanded to cover all aspects of transportation in the city.
In 2000, LRT was replaced by Transport for London ( TfL ), a statutory corporation that it is part of the Greater London Authority.
* Transport for London ( TfL ) ( since 2000 )

TfL and part
Some bus services are commercial, some run with the support of Surrey County Council, and others under contract to London Buses ( part of TfL ).
With the move to tendered contracts for TfL routes, the ' London specification ' was further enforced as being part of tender proposals, invariably specifying new buses.
As part of an internal restructure within TfL, it recently merged with the ( previously separate ) London Underground directorate, bringing all of London local transport services on rails under one division.
It continued to expand after the LER became part of the London Passenger Transport Board in the 1930s and as the organization passed through various successor bodies up to TfL, London's current transport authority.
* Route 375 ( Passingford Bridge-Romford Station ) was won on a temporary contract as a part replacement to Essex County Council route 500, which was withdrawn between Ongar & Romford, TfL stepped in with this replacement service using just one bus.
From January 2003 until May 2011 the London Underground operated a Public-Private Partnership ( PPP ), whereby the infrastructure assets were maintained by private companies but it was owned and operated by London Underground ( LU ), part of TfL.
The project, part of the greater Transport for London ( TfL ) project, will increase the station's size by 50 % and prepare it for the installation of new trains and signalling on the Victoria line which is expected to be completed in 2013.

TfL and Greater
Since 2003 LUL has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London ( TfL ), the statutory corporation responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London, which is run by a board and a commissioner appointed by the Mayor of London.
Transport for London ( TfL ) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England.
Asset ownership and operating rights were subsequently transferred to Transport for London ( TfL ) on the establishment of the Greater London Authority, but the London Borough of Greenwich continued to operate the ferry on behalf of TfL.
London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London ( TfL ) that manages bus services within Greater London, England.
The Commissioner of Transport for London has management responsibility for Transport for London ( TfL ) and hence for the transport system throughout the City of London and Greater London in the United Kingdom.

TfL and London
The service is operated by London Tramlink, an arm of Transport for London ( TfL ).
Transport for London Group Archives holds business records for TfL and its predecessor bodies and transport companies.
Some early records are also held on behalf of TfL Group Archives at the London Metropolitan Archives.
TfL is controlled by a board whose members are appointed by the Mayor of London, a position held by Boris Johnson who also chairs the Board.
The roundel rendered in blue without any lettering represents TfL as a whole ( see Transport for London logo ), as well as used in situations where lettering on the roundel is not possible ( such as bus receipts, where a logo is a blank roundel with the name " London Buses " to the right ).
TfL owns and operates the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, a museum that conserves and explains London's transport heritage.
TfL has developed an electronic " Journey Planner ", which enables users to plan journeys by all forms of public transport and bicycle in and around London.
The Mayor of London and TfL announced the ban with the intention of providing a safer and more pleasant experience for passengers.
* Transport for London ( TfL ) – Responsible for managing most aspects of London's transport system, including public transport, main roads, and traffic management, and administering the London congestion charge.

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