Naming the London Overground Lines 
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by TfL Community Team
1M ago
We’re giving the lines on the London Overground names that celebrate London’s wonderful and varied cultural heritage. In this blog post, we tell you all about the names, the stories behind them and when the changes will come into effect.  Introducing the new London Overground line names As part of a new project to make travel on the London Overground simpler and easier for customers, we’re naming each of the six lines. We aim to make the changes by the end of 2024.  The new names are a unique opportunity to honour and celebrate London’s many historic locations and stories in the p ..read more
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Discovering Hidden Stories Around the London Overground 
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by TfL Community Team
1M ago
When talking to our customers, staff, communities and stakeholders during our research for the new London Overground names, we discovered many rich and engaging hidden stories. Read on to find out more about communities that have flourished around the London Overground.  What are the new London Overground Line names?   As part of a new project to make travel on the London Overground simpler and easier for customers, we’re naming each of the six lines. The new names are a unique opportunity to honour and celebrate London’s many historic locations and stories.  Hidden stories fro ..read more
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BBC’s The Traitors: Ash’s TfL experience ??️
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by TfL Community Team
1M ago
With over 8 million people tuning in for the finale, The Traitors has become one of the UK’s biggest game shows. When TfL Events Coordinator Ash applied to take part, she had no idea she’d eventually secure a place as one of Series 2’s 22 participants, and don the dark cloak as one of three original Traitors! After her eventful time on the show, we caught up with Ash to ask all the important questions! @tfl TfL’s very own @TheRealAshBibi is a Traitor! We talked to TfL employee Ash about her job, and her experience on the popular UK reality show The Traitors! TheTraitors TheTraitorsUK TfL Tr ..read more
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Samsung Circles the City
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by TfL Community Team
1M ago
We love it when brands work with us to use our brand intellectual property (IP) as part of their campaigns, stories or products. We love it even more when they use it in completely new and innovative ways – just like Samsung.  Samsung partnered with us to deliver the first commercial partnership of the year on the TfL network. The partnership was to promote their new phone with its AI feature ‘Circle to Search’. This included lots of activity across the network, including bespoke creative, experiential with savvy Samsung staff, and lots of activity on social media across six Circle line s ..read more
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Meet the Apprentices at TfL
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by TfL Community Team
1M ago
What is it like to work at Transport for London? We chat to some apprentices working in different business areas at TfL. Find out what to expect if you come work with us on an apprenticeship! TfL Apprenticeships: Explained Transport for London is a great place to work. It’s an award-winning employer for providing a great work-life balance and a fantastic place to kick-start your career. We invest a lot in our apprentices and graduates because we want them to be the future of our business. Apprenticeships provide you with on-the-job training and responsibilities from day one, with ongoing dev ..read more
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Safer Travel at Night
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by TfL Community Team
3M ago
We’re working with the Metropolitan and City of London Police to help you stay safe when travelling around our city. London is known for its wide variety of attractions and incredible nightlife. When going out and enjoying yourself, it’s important to plan your journey home in advance. We’ve pulled together our top tips and information for safer travel at night.   Important travel and safety information Plan your journey in advance  Use the TfL Go app or journey planner to plan your journey home using public transport. London Buses ru ..read more
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Accessibility: Wheelchair User Traffic Lights 
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by TfL Community Team
4M ago
It’s important to us to increase the visibility of disabled Londoners across our city. For International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Sunday 3 December, we’ve installed green wheelchair user traffic lights near five accessible stations in London.   Green means go   Londoners and visitors to the capital will see the specially designed green wheelchair user symbols replacing the traditional green figure at selected pedestrian crossings. Locations for the new wheelchair user traffic signals have been carefully selected based on their proximity to busy Tube stations, which offer s ..read more
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London Dial-a-Ride ?
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by TfL Community Team
4M ago
Getting around London should be accessible for everyone, which is why we provide our London Dial-a-Ride service. It now has a new booking system, making it easier than ever to use! Dial-a-Ride service London Dial-a-Ride is a service that provides a free, door-to-door transport service for older and disabled Londoners who can’t always use public transport. The service runs operate 7 days a week, 7am – 11pm and you have to become a member to use the service. Members booking by phone can request 1 advance booking any day of the week, up to 7 days ahead of travel. Advance bookings are limited to ..read more
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Road Safety Week
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by TfL Community Team
4M ago
Road Safety Week is an annual road safety campaign, led by the charity Brake. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s talk about speed’. To support the week, we want to highlight the dangers of speeding in London and encourage drivers to slow down. We also want to highlight the many initiatives TfL deliver to support the Mayor’s Vision Zero objective to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries on London’s roads by 2041. Why reducing road danger is important We have made progress in recent years, however in 2022, over 3800 people were seriously injured on London’s roads. 80% of those casualties were walki ..read more
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Tackling sexual harassment on the network
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by TfL Community Team
4M ago
Keeping our passengers and staff safe is our priority.  That’s why, together with the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), British Transport Police (BTP), Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), White Ribbon UK and other women’s safety groups, we’re raising awareness of our zero tolerance approach to all forms of sexual harassment on London public transport. Sexual harassment on public transport Sexual harassment is a form of violence, most often directed against women and girls in public places. Therefore, we’re challenging the normalisation and acceptance of these behavi ..read more
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