TfL Publishes the Most Common Station-to-Station Journeys for the National Rail, Elizabeth Line, London Overground, Underground and DLR for 2023

This is a follow-up to my previous article about the most common journeys on the London Underground for the year 2023.

I can reveal that Transport for London (TfL) has published the most common journeys for the other modes, including National Rail (NR), Elizabeth line (EL) and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR).

I can confirm that we hold the information you require, which is provided in the attached spreadsheet. This provides the total counts for origin destination pairs for all rail journeys we have data for in 2023. Note that these counts are derived from completed journeys where the customer tapped in and out using either an Oyster card or a contactless payment card. Journeys completed using a paper ticket, and incomplete journeys (i.e. where the passenger did not tap in or out for whatever reason) are not captured in the data.

Updates On TfL's Superloop Express Services: Reports About Performance And Reliability

Map of the Superloop express bus services
Image by TfL

In this article, I will go through one item of Transport for London's (TfL) Customer Service and Operational Performance Panel, which is due to be held on 10 July 2024.

List of London Underground Stations That Play Classical Music

Upminster Bridge tube station eastbound platform looking west

It has been revealed in a Freedom of Information request made to Transport for London (TfL), a list of London Underground stations that play classical music.

Request ID: FOI-0875-2425
Date published: 04 July 2024

Please find attached a list of the London Underground stations which are wired for classical music, based on a 2023/2024 survey of stations. Please note that classical music is not necessarily played at all these stations, due to other operational needs or current equipment faults.

London Bus Tender Awards: Route 266 To Use New Double-Deck Electric Buses

Today is Polling Day for the General Election in the United Kingdom. Transport for London (TfL) has announced a London Bus tender award for one route. Route 266, which runs from Brent Cross Shopping Centre to Acton Old Town Hall via Willesden Junction Station, will be using new double-deck electric buses.

LBSL intends to enter into a new contract for the following route with the operator listed below:

Fact Check: Disabled And Older People's English Bus Pass Users Are Valid On London Buses

A page from the Big Red Book on the ENCTS passes.

In this article, I will mention the use of disabled and older person's English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) passes for bus services in London.

The purpose is to raise awareness that the ENCTS passes, which are issued by the English local authorities throughout England, are valid for travel on London's red buses despite the Electronic Ticket Machine (ETM) not reading them. Instead, the guidances below states that the user can show the ENCTS pass to the driver in London.

Here are the texts from the Transport for London (TfL) website:

London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses For Routes 268 And 287, And New Electric Bus Orders By First Bus And Stagecoach

A screenshot of New Routemaster buses on Google's reCAPTCHA

As we are in July and close to the General Election in the UK, Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new round of London Bus tender awards, which reveal that the three-door, two-staircase hybrid New Routemaster will continue on route 68 and new electric buses will launch on routes 268 and 287.

LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:

Fact Check: Wheelchair Users ♿ Get Free Travel And Priority On London Buses

Clipping from London Transport News (No. 426 - January 27 1994)
The first of the low-floor wheelchair accessible single-deck buses for London

The purpose of this article is to raise awareness about accessibility for wheelchair users, especially for visitors and residents of London who use public transport occasionally and are not aware of this.

The fact is, wheelchair users can travel on London Buses without paying (touching in with their Oyster, Contactless bank cards, or concessionary pass), even if they don't hold a Freedom Pass or an English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) pass.