TFL wins battle for former Metronet London Underground lines

摘要

Transport for London has defeated government plans for a new Public Private Partnership to carry out the London Underground work of the failed Metronet group.rnDepartment of Transport ministers had wanted the private sector to take control of running the bulk of the underground line upgrade in London, but TfL has successfully argued it should keep complete control over maintenance.rnTransport Secretary Lord Adonis, in a written parliamentary statement, said: "The mayor and I have accepted the committee's recommendations that the contracts inherited from Metronetrnshould remain under the direct management of LUL as the best value option under the present circumstances."