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With more rail, tube, and bus strikes potentially on the horizon, getting around London can prove troublesome during industrial action. However, there are ways to plan your journey effectively in advance to help minimise disruption.

The latest tube maps (including stations that avoid stairs, accept cycles, and more) are published on the TfL.go.UK website for when services are running.

However, for smartphone users, the official TfL Go app helps you plan tube, bus, and rail journeys around the capital (including an update for the newly opened Elizabeth line ) and live reports on service disruption across London.

If, for any reason, you are unable to access the app, the TfL Journey Planner is also available via the browser on your PC, laptop, phone, and more.

What is the TfL Journey Planner?

The TfL Journey Planner is a website run by Transport for London that works similarly to the National Rail Enquiries page. It allows you to search and plan your journeys across London in advance. 

However, the journey planner seeks to be an all-encompassing solution for transport that goes beyond rail travel.

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For example, it will show you options for cycling, cycle hire, bus routes, and more. The site also gives you walking routes, with the option to view written directions or to open the path in Google maps.

The app encourages users to walk or cycle where possible and also gives the option to discover quieter times to travel, which can be particularly useful if you are not in a rush to make your trip.

How to use the TfL Journey Planner

Beginning on the TfL Journey Planner homepage , you can input your potential journey details based on geographical locations, underground stations, bus stops, and more.

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Open Day programme: Saturday 6 July 2024, Knights Park Campus

We look forward to welcoming you to Kingston University!

There is plenty for you to see and explore at the undergraduate Open Day. On this page, you will find information to help you plan your day. We recommend you allow two to three hours to experience everything on offer.

• When: 6 July 2024, 10am – 2pm
• Where: Main reception, Knights Park campus
• Registration:  Doors open from 10am. You can register throughout the day, providing it is in advance of your subject talk.
• Top tip: We recommend you plan your day around your subject sessions. Take a look at the programme below to check the timetable and see what other activities you can do on the day.

Welcome talk

Find out about the Kingston experience through our lively welcome talk.

• When:  10–10.30am  and  12.15 –12.45pm
• Where:  Main Lecture Theatre, Knights Park

Subject sessions and drop in hubs

Subject sessions are an opportunity for you to le arn more about your preferred course. If there are questions you didn't get a chance to ask, or something you want to know more about, than you can go to a drop-in hub and speak with academics, one-to-one, at a time to suit you.

If you can't see your subject of interest in the list below, your course may be taught on a different campus.

Check the time of your subject talk and plan the rest of your Open Day activities around that. Check out below for when our campus tours and exhibitions are running.

Architecture

• 11.00 and 13.00:  Architecture BA (Hons) subject talk and tour

Outside of the subject talks, the academics can be found in the academic hub area where you can drop-in and speak with them one-to-one.

Creative Industries

• 12.00:  Creative Industries: Art Direction BA (Hons) subject talk and tour
• 12.00 :  Creative Industries: Design Marketing BA (Hons) subject talk and tour
• 12.00 :  Creative Industries: Events and Experience Design BA (Hons) subject talk and tour
• 11.00 :  Fashion BA (Hons) subject talk and tour
• 13.00:  Fashion Promotion and Communication BA (Hons) subject talk and tour

Film and Photography

• 10.00 and 12.00:  Filmmaking BA (Hons) subject talk and tour
• 11.00 :  Photography BA (Hons) subject talk tour

Fine Art and Illustration

• 11.00:  Fine Art BA (Hons) subject talk and tour
• 11.00 and 13.00:  Illustration Animation BA (Hons) subject talk and tour
• 13.00:  Fine Art and Art History BA (Hons) subject talk and tour

Interior, Product and Graphic Design

• 10.00 and 13.00:  Graphic Design BA (Hons) subject talk and tour
• 12.00 :  Product and Furniture Design BA (Hons) subject talk
• 10.00 and 12.00 :  Interior Design BA (Hons) subject talk and tour

Student Services Exhibition and campus tours

The Student Services Exhibition is where you can pick up information about the University's main student services. This will include accommodation, admissions, careers and employability, disability and mental health, international, student funding and more.

You'll have the chance to speak to experienced staff at these stands and find out more about the University. It's a good idea to plan ahead and perhaps write down your questions in advance so you don't forget something important on the day.

Student Services Exhibition

• When: 10.00 – 14.00
• Where:  Ground Floor, Main Reception, Knights Park Campus
• Campus tours

A tour will be provided as part of your subject talk. The guided tour will take you around the campus so you can explore the facilities at Knights Park.

• Depart from: Foyer, Ground Floor, Main Building, Knights Park Campus
• When: Approximately every 30 minutes, last tour leaves at 13.30
• Make sure you visit the right campus for your subject of interest.
• Plan your day around your subject talks  and find out more about your course and speak to academics and current students.
• Explore the campus and the local area to get a feel for the University and its surroundings.
• Visit the Student Services Exhibition to see where you could live.
• Prepare the questions you'd like to ask us.
• Plan your journey in advance to save time on the day.

Plan your journey to Kingston School of Art, Knights Park campus

Grange road, kingston upon thames, surrey kt1 2qj.

This campus is located close to the town centre and public transport hubs.

From 29 August 2023, Kingston University is within the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). For more information, please see the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames website .

Trains run regularly from London Waterloo to Surbiton station (midweek 10 trains per hour, journey times 15-32 minutes) and to Kingston station (midweek four trains per hour, journey times 28-33 minutes). Surbiton and Kingston stations are both in Travelcard Zone 6. For further information and timetables, visit the National Rail Enquiries website .

From Surbiton station

• Leave the railway station via the main exit
• Cross the mini-roundabout to Claremont Road
• Take the 71, 281, K2 or K3 bus towards Kingston
• Get off at the 'Kingston Crown Court / Kingston College' stop
• Cross Penrhyn Road on to Denmark Road
• Turn left at the mini-roundabout, over the blue bridge
• Turn right on to Grange Road, and the Kingston School of Art, Knights Park is then on the right

From Kingston station

• Cross the road diagonally on to Clarence Street (with the Rotunda to your left)
• Keep to the left and walk past the fallen telephone boxes sculpture
• Cross straight over the one-way system past Fairfield bus station along Wheatfield Way
• Walk past Kingston Museum and at Kingston Library bear slightly left and walk down Fairfield West
• Cross straight over at the traffic lights on to Knights Park
• Kingston School of Art at Knights Park is on your left at the end of the road

The 71, 281, K2 and K3 buses run along nearby Penrhyn Road, and the Crown Court stop is a five-minute walk away from campus along Denmark Road. For further information, visit the Transport for London (TfL) website .

London buses no longer accept cash, but you can pay using an Oyster travelcard or with a contactless credit card. More information on fares and payments can be found on the TfL buses website .

We also run a free intersite bus service for students, staff and visitors. The KU2 links the campus with Surbiton train station, Penryhn Road and Clayhill halls of residence (nearest stop to campus is Fairfield South, just a few minutes walk away). The KU1 bus to Kingston Hill and Surbiton stops along Penryhn Road.

We strongly recommend visitors use the excellent public transport links instead of driving to the Open Day.

The parking facilities at Knights Park, the Avionics Building and River House sites operate a pay-by-phone system known as ' Parkonomy '.

Limited on-site parking and Pay to park facilities are also available at the Penrhyn Road campus site which is less than 5 minutes walk from Knights Park. Alternative parking in Kingston Town Centre can also be found on the Parkopedia website – which shows current availability and costs.

Free car parking is available on all sites for blue badge holders.

All car park users agree to the University car parking terms and conditions .

Cycle parking facilities and showers are available at this site.

View information on cycle routes around the University .

Heathrow and Gatwick airports international airports are the closest to Kingston, with coaches, buses and trains linking the airports with the town.

Free campus shuttle bus

A free University shuttle bus will run throughout the Open Day every 20 minutes. Look out for our friendly student ambassadors in the brightly coloured tops who can help direct you.

The shuttle buses call at the following campuses and stops:

• Kingston town centre, on route to Penrhyn Road – Fairfield bus station (KT2 2PG). Stop B2 (near Kingston train station)
• Penrhyn Road campus – closest bus stop to Knights Park campus. Bus stop outside the campus.
• Kingston town centre, on route to Kingston Hill – Cromwell Road bus station (KT2 6RD). Stop A2 (around the corner from Kingston train station)
• Kingston Hill campus – bus stop at the top of the steps that lead down to the Business School and Frank Lampl Building.
• Roehampton Vale campus – bus stop, just outside the campus by the main road (A3). The bus returns to Kingston Hill, before continuing its circuit back into Kingston.

The journey between Kingston Hill and Penrhyn Road takes about 20 minutes (dependent on traffic).

Kingston School of Art, Knights Park location

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Any questions?

Please call us on +44 (0)20 3510 0106 if you have any queries about the Open Day at Knights Park campus.

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UCL Engineering

Tuesday 16 July

Book your free tickets!

Discover how engineering at UCL is changing the world on your doorstep. From battery powered flights to shazam for bats, from asking the Earth a question via AI, to demos, prototypes, and showcases of some of the latest explorations in science happening on our UCL East campus in Stratford. 

This FREE event is open to all, with opportunities to learn, make and ask questions.  

Whether you’re 15 or 150, help us celebrate 150 years of engineering at UCL and inspire the next generation of creators and inventors. 

Festival Entrance Ticket | Tuesday

Gain access to the exhibitions!

What to expect on Tuesday:

• Exhibitions and demonstrations  - See how our students and researchers are engineering solutions to improve the climate, health, data and equality 
• Talk to Gaia  – Ask our AI powered globe questions about our planet and the climate 
• Virtual Reality Urban Forest  – Immerse yourself in a digital synthetic forest. 
• Connected Environments Dashboards – Discover the science of cities and how data can help us understand our complex environment 
• Spring Into STEM - Explore how engineering can contribute to a more equitable society

18:30 - 19:30  Engineering the Future: Battle of the Ideas  What are the engineering discoveries the world needs now and in the decades to come? Leading UCL engineering specialists battle it out to agree on the greatest engineering achievements of the past, and where the next generation of engineers urgently need to innovate in the future. Suitable for all ages. Individuals, groups and families welcome. 

16:15 – 17:15, 17:15-18:15 Pewter Casting Workshop – Materials discovery. Learn how to make a metal-casting mould from green or 'oily' sand, then watch as liquid pewter fills it up! Once the pewter has cooled, you will finish your metal piece with burnishing and filing tools. This hands-on session allows you to emulate industrial sand casting which is used for engineering projects around the world. The process is one of the oldest metal casting techniques around, and continues to be heavily relied on in metal manufacturing today. Our 60-minute session will give you a sensory as well as theoretical understanding of how metals behave and can be processed - exactly the kind of knowledge used by today's engineers to create the next generation of workable solutions to engineering challenges. Individuals, groups and families welcome. Suitable for ages 8+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) 

16:00 – 17:00 Global Disability Innovation Hub Open Lab A unique opportunity to see inside the GDI Hub, hear more about our work and global programmes, see our emerging technologies and hear from the researchers leading the way in the emerging field of disability innovation. They'll be a number of showcases and talks, and the opportunity to ask more about our work. 

16:00 – 16:30, 17:30-18:00  Biocontainment Lab - Open Lab Come and experience our Biocontainment Lab and Manufacturing Futures Lab, where our experts teach and research across a range of fields, including nanoscale manufacturing, stem cell and gene therapy, chemical sustainability and nature-inspired engineering. Meet in the 4th Floor Project Space 5 minutes before start. All ages. No ticket needed. 

16:00 – 16:20, 16:30 - 16:50, 17:00 – 17:20  Manufacturing Futures Lab - Liquid Handling Robot Demo   Come and see how our Manufacturing researchers use Robotics and Automation in their work. You'll be able to view and join in with a demonstration of the liquid handling robot in our Large Equipment Room. Meet in the 4th Floor Project Space 5 minutes before start. All ages. 

17:10 – 18:30 – Spring into Stem   Making a difference through Engineering: What role does inclusive design play in shaping the future of technology? How can engineering contribute to a more equitable society? 

Entrance Tickets

• When registering, please book a Festival Entrance Ticket for each person attending the day. This ticket will grant access to the festival location, exhibition zones and general festival facilities.
• Tickets may be booked in bulk on the website up to the limit for the specific event or activity.
• All under 16s must be attending with an adult who understands the nature of this event and ensures the minor/s are supervised at all times.

Additional Event Tickets

• In addition to your Festival Entrance Ticket please separately register for any individually bookable events that you wish to attend on the day. For Tuesday 16 July, this includes Spring into STEM . 

School and community group bookings

• If you are booking as part of a school group please visit our school and community group booking pages .

Industry partner bookings

• If you want to attend our industry partner and networking event , please see our Research and Innovation Showcase . 

Getting here

• The festival activities will be held at  UCL East , 7 Sidings St, London E20 2AE  
• How to get to UCL East  

Travelling to London

• London is well-served by transport links, both for travelling to and from London from the UK, Europe and the wider world, as well as for getting around the city. 
• UCL has locations across the city with the main campus locations in central and east London areas.
• There are easy connections to UCL from London’s global hub airports at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted and you will find that London’s extensive public transport system is convenient and easy to use.

Travelling to UCL

• Whilst it is possible to travel to UCL by car, parking is typically difficult and expensive and so we would generally recommend using public transport to get to us.
• Please see our website for the wide range of public transport options for getting to UCL .

Check before you leave

• We would always recommend planning your journey to UCL and checking the status of public transport networks before you depart. 
• Transport for London offers an excellent Journey Planner Tool at www.tfl.gov.uk that can help you plan your journey.

Accessibility

• View accessibility information for our buildings and locations
• Find wheelchair-friendly routes on our interactive map
• Please contact us in advance if you require assistance.  

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Need assistance with your booking?

If you have any questions or require assistance with your booking please get in touch with us at: [email protected]

STEPHENSON HARWOOD

01 Jul 2024

Getting Britain moving: How will nationalisation of the railways tie in with Labour's devolution agenda?

On 9 July 2024, Stephenson Harwood LLP and AtkinsRéalis are hosting a Top Table Lunch during which Juergen Maier (who is leading a Rail and Urban Transport Review for the Labour party) will be in conversation with Stephenson Harwood partner Tammy Samuel. If Labour win the general election on 4 July 2024, then this will be the first opportunity for the rail industry to learn more of its plans.

What we know so far of the Labour party's plans are set out in its rail policy document 'Getting Britain Moving' published on 25 April 2024 (the " Rail Policy ") and its general election manifesto published on 13 June 2024 (the " Manifesto "). In these documents, the Labour party has confirmed its intention to bring passenger services into public ownership within England and establish a new arm's length body - Great British Railways (" GBR ") - to be a "directing mind" in charge of both infrastructure and operational services.

Ahead of our Top Table Lunch, we are releasing four briefing notes discussing key issues that remain to be explored and what it means for the rail industry. In our first note (which you can find here ) we looked at the funding of GBR, whether it could achieve the cost savings touted by the Labour party and what nationalisation could mean for the private sector. Our second note (which you can find here ) examined the implications of GBR and nationalisation for passenger and freight operators to explore what opportunities it may offer and where the tensions may lie between them. Our final note will examine the pensions implications for existing passenger operators and for GBR.

In this note we consider the interplay between GBR and nationalisation generally and how that might work with the Labour party's plans to devolve more powers to devolved authorities. Specifically: (1) what relationship will devolved authorities have with GBR in shaping or even delivering passenger rail service provision; and (2) what nationalisation means for "levelling up".

1. What will be the relationship between devolved authorities and GBR?

Devolution is both a key message within the Manifesto and a central plank of the Rail Policy. Indeed, the third of the "core principles" that underpin the Rail Policy is "decision making will take place as close to local communities as possible, so the railway can be responsive to local needs".

To varying degrees, the rail industry already engages with local community needs. In 2019 Network Rail split its executive structure into five regions, each with its own managing director, so that key decisions could be taken on the frontline in response to the various demands on that region's infrastructure. Network Rail additionally set up 14 devolved routes, which are supported both by the respective regions and planned on a national basis. Of course, TfL procures rail services within in London and Merseytravel directly contacts with Merseyrail in relation to the Liverpool region. Wales and Scotland are devolved and operating services directly. Similarly, the current National Rail Contracts (" NRCs ") and the service contracts for the four existing operator of last resort (" OLR ") companies require train operators to consult and collaborate with stakeholders - which includes local authorities. Consultation requirements include in relation to station asset management, funding community rail, operating Boxing Day services and, critically, the Secretary of State may take into account relevant stakeholder views in assessing performance under the NRC Scorecard mechanism.

However, the Rail Policy goes further than this by explicitly saying that GBR will be accountable to the UK and devolved Parliaments, devolved regional bodies, passengers and regulators via a "statutory role for devolved leaders in governing, managing, planning and developing the rail network". It is one thing for a rail company – whether one involved in infrastructure or operations – to have to consult with and have regard to local bodies, but "accountability" implies a more stringent obligation, one where devolved bodies can exercise a degree of control.

What does accountability look like?

The obvious question, therefore, is what will accountability look like? Frustratingly, neither the Rail Policy or the Manifesto provide any guidance.

Under both the NRC and OLR regime neither devolved bodies nor other stakeholders in England have any direct rights against operators who fail to engage with them; instead the operators are contractually accountable only to the Secretary of State. This is notwithstanding that the Secretary of State co-manages the Northern and TransPennine operations (including since they transferred to the OLR) with the Rail North Partnership, which represents the local transport authorities in the north of England. Despite this, however, the regional Mayors have nevertheless been able to use their significant public profile to exert pressure on the Secretary of State to address their needs and concerns. For example, the decision to move the Northern and TransPennine franchises to the OLR was in part due to sustained public campaigning by Andy Burnham (Mayor for Greater Manchester) and Steve Rotherham (Mayor for Liverpool City Region) over performance failures. Both Mayors are currently using their public profiles to call for greater infrastructure investment in their regions to improve rail service provision and are joined by the new West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker who has picked up the baton from his predecessor, Andy Street, and is calling for greater investment in the Midlands Rail Hub. It is noticeable how, now that they are dealing with publicly owned OLRs and the publicly owned Network Rail and therefore the public purse, their ability to secure the results that they want appears to be more muted.

Our second briefing note discussed the possibility of GBR adopting a concession or management contract model for passenger service provision and ironically this may offer better accountability of passenger service provision to devolved bodies. First, such contracts could be drawn up to allow for some kind of liquidated damages regime to be directly payable to affected devolved bodies, which would enable Mayors to say that the private sector is taking some pain while at the same time the "nuclear" threat of losing the contract would always be there as a means of securing genuine engagement and consideration. Secondly – and more cynically – use of the private sector leaves in place a convenient "bogey man" at whom both devolved bodies and GBR can point a finger if services do not go as planned.

The problem with a 100% self-delivering GBR is that unless there is some financial element or other structural element to secure compliance, accountability risks being little more than the regions having a right to complain. It may be that GBR will set up regional delivery entities or divisions akin to the existing Network Rail regional model with the Mayors either having a seat on the controlling executive or perhaps even assuming full management control, given Andy Burnham's calls for full devolution of rail service provision. Either model would give the Mayors oversight over all aspects of regional operational delivery but from a national interest perspective the over-arching GBR entity would presumably have to retain overall control over funding commitments. This is because the existing franchise areas are not self-contained – there are lines that interconnect them with each other and station overlaps. The interface issues that this can create (and which have historically proved difficult to manage in the Northern and Greater Anglia franchise areas) means that some communities may find themselves getting short-shrift. It is precisely for this reason that there needs to be that over-arching "guiding mind" role performed by GBR to ensure that passenger services interface efficiently. We would therefore presume that a Labour government is unlikely to want to give Mayors a seat on the executive of any over-arching GBR entity because of the potential for it to make GBR more of a political football than it already risks becoming by highlighting clashes between regional and national interests and correspondingly, regional and central government. Even so, the Mayors would want to have guaranteed spending commitments from GBR in respect of their regions so as to allow them to plan and meet local needs.

GBR and regional strategy

Given that GBR is to be an arms-length body, any Labour Secretary of State would be unable to tell GBR how and where to commit its resources, but they would be able to point it in a particular direction through the 5-year, long-term strategy that they will set for GBR. To be published "early in a new Labour Government" this strategy will "seek to integrate and reflect the ambitions of devolved and regional and national stakeholders into a single coherent strategy for the railway, underpinned by regionally and nationally focused delivery plans" and will outline rail's role in (among other things) addressing regional and national inequality and delivering an integrated network.

It is unclear, though, how fully Labour will consult with the identified stakeholders in order to understand their "ambitions" – the Labour party may feel that it already knows them given that Louise Haigh's foreword to the Rail Policy mentions the "extensive consultation" and "detailed submissions" that it received in order to draw up the same - or how early in the next Parliament the strategy will be published. Given that there are elections for the new mayoralties of Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire, Norfolk and Suffolk in 2025, it may be that the Labour party holds back on publishing its strategy until the new Mayors can be consulted. Depending on the Labour government's legislation timetable, such a pause would allow time for the legal arrangements and funding to be put in place for GBR's establishment and the path to nationalisation, but it also risks frustrating those Mayors – Andy Burnham chief among them – who want to see speedy and meaningful change.

A second issue to be considered is that given there are currently 12 directly elected Mayors across England, plus the two devolved governments of Wales and Scotland and dozens of other "regional stakeholders" and GBR will not be granted infinite resources, there are going to be winners and losers when it comes to the focuses of that strategy. It is to be hoped that where devolved regions neighbour each other (as is the case for Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and West Yorkshire, which all have Labour Mayors), then the respective Mayors would try to join up to secure the best results for their regions. However political volatility means that come the next round of elections, co-operation cannot be assumed or relied on. With the Secretary of State retaining sign off on the final strategy and also needing to consider the overall national interest, it is therefore not difficult to foresee a temptation to allow political calculations to skewer the final delivery plans, all of which neatly brings us to our next issue.

2. What does nationalisation mean for levelling up?

The Manifesto specifically says that part of the Labour party's 10-year infrastructure strategy will include "improving rail connectivity across the north of England" and the party promises to make the changes needed to proceed with new railways. However, both the Manifesto and the Rail Policy are silent when it comes to explaining how any of this will be funded. As we pointed out in our second briefing note, neither document mentions reversing the cancellation of phase two of HS2, which is seen within the industry as being critical to increasing the capacity needed to improve both passenger and freight services in the north of England. Indeed, recent reports suggest that without it there is likely to be an 8% drop in train capacity for London to Glasgow and 6,000 fewer seats between London and Manchester and 4,000 fewer seats between London and Liverpool, all of which is projected to result in higher ticket prices to discourage overcrowding. It is also likely to result in people choosing to fly rather than take the train, with the associated environmental impact.

This lack of capacity will have a specific impact on the Manifesto pledge to give Mayors a role in designing the rail services in their respective areas and the commitment to give Mayors the power to create "unified and integrated transport systems". Put simply, GBR will have to balance the needs of local and intercity services (whether run by GBR or on its behalf), with services run by open access operators and freight operations. Of course, increasing line capacity does not automatically mean reinstating phase 2 of HS2 or building new lines, such as the new Liverpool to Manchester high speed line that Steve Rotherham and Andy Burnham are trying to progress. Much could be achieved by upgrading signalling, but if capacity does not increase then the Mayors may find that they don't have the frequency of services needed to get the most from joining up with tram and/or bus services around stations.

In particular, this could adversely affect the ability of the Mayors to get the most out of another key Manifesto transport pledge: giving local councils the ability to franchise bus service provision and take delivery back in-house. For transport integration to work efficiently the timetabling of rail services needs to join up with the timetabling of bus (or, where relevant, tram) services so that there is sufficient time for passengers to get off one and connect to the other. It also requires rail, bus and tram services to run frequently enough for people to be able to use them whenever they need to rather than having to plan their day or journey around availability. Research has already proved that people are deterred from using public transport if they think there will be long wait times between using different modes or if the infrequency of services means that their journey time will be significantly longer than travelling by car. Fewer passengers means less revenue for franchised or in-house bus services, which may in turn mean a need for greater Mayoral or local council funding and adds to the strain on the local government purse. As a result, there is perhaps a case for allowing Mayors to take over responsibility for both procuring bus and rail services, to ensure intermodal connectivity.   

The Mayors may find themselves facing a bigger headache given the Rail Policy's desire to make use of the "considerable land value potential in unused, rail-owned land". A recurring theme in the Manifesto is the Labour party's plans to promote housebuilding, including through fast-track approval of urban brownfield sites, and it is entirely possible that GBR's estate could be earmarked for this purpose. On the one hand, selling off GBR land for this purpose would help to ease pressure on housing shortages that affect many regions but on the other, the corresponding influx of new residents would place pressure on local infrastructure, including rail services and other public transport.

An obligation on GBR to ensure that any revenue raised from a land sell-off is reinvested in infrastructure in the surrounding area would go some way to address these entirely foreseeable issues. However, it would arguably be more beneficial for the Secretary of State's 5-year, long-term strategy to set out the top infrastructure priorities for GBR together with guaranteed long-term funding, and for the local Mayors and GBR to ensure that this dovetails in with their own plans for the GBR estate and local transport provision. This does require co-ordination and agreement though and as we pointed out above, the compromises that come with balancing the various competing interests at play make it difficult to see how this could be achieved.

GBR – One rail entity, many guvnors?

Although the Labour party appears to be sincere in its intention to give devolved bodies and Mayors more of a say in how local rail services are carried out, there is a lot of detail that remains to be provided on what this actually means in practice. What is also plain is that without a clear and significant funding plan for its own activities and an unambiguous, long-term commitment from a Labour government for rail infrastructure more generally, GBR's ability to meet and respond to regional needs will be limited.

In our first briefing note we pointed out that GBR's funding could easily become a political football between parties. It is worth pointing out that depending on how much of a say the devolved bodies and the Mayors have in directing GBR's activities, the greater the risk that rail operations generally also become a political football and not just between the political parties, but also between the political regions. The Rail Policy is clear that the Labour party wants a "unified and simplified governance structure" that (among other things) "places passengers at the heart of the mission". This is the rationale for making GBR the "directing mind" for infrastructure and services. Unless it is very careful though, both a Labour government and GBR may well find themselves caught in a balancing act between interests that cannot easily be squared, which could in turn lead to fractured decision making and a worse overall outcome for beleaguered passengers.

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Tube Map is the award-winning navigation app that includes the official TfL (Transport for London) Tube Map. Tube Map - London Underground works both on and offline and is the #1 Tube Map with over 22 million downloads! Key features: Uses the official TfL iconic Harry Beck London Underground map design. Includes additional map views for the TfL Night Tube and Rail Network. Plus a bonus map that we have created that is more geographical.  An easy to use journey planner that works with and without an internet connection. Check line status for delays, closures and service changes. See what time the next Tube is due with live departures from TfL. National Rail arrivals and departures. Journey planning made easy with real-time routing around closures and delays. Use step-by-step directions in the journey planner to find your way around London. Save your favourite routes for quick selection when on the go. Save your Home and Work stations for up to date station, line and route information. Find your closest Tube station wherever you are in London. Tube Map – London Underground Apple Watch app available. Line status widget Travel Guide Exclusive features also available; First & Last Tube Times, Tube Exits, Premium Line status widget and Priority Support. NEW - Remove advertising subscription With over 60 million downloads worldwide, there's a Mapway app for many of the busiest transport systems in the world including New York Subway, Paris Metro, Bus Times London and Berlin Subway. Plan. Route. Relax. Please note: whilst we endeavour to ensure that Line Status notifications are delivered in a timely manner we can’t guarantee this 100% of the time. There may be occasions when the functionality isn’t available due to technical reasons outside of our control. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Tube Map Premium available as an in-app subscription: 99p weekly, £3.99 monthly or £9.99 annually, or as a one-off purchase of £24.99. Prices may vary by location. Cancel at any time, for any reason. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the cost of your chosen price tier. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings in your iTunes Account. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased, where applicable. Read our terms in full at https://www.mapway.com/terms-conditions/

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Just got back from our first trip to London and using this app made getting around London to see the sights via the tube so much easier. It can show you the nearest tube station to your location and all you do it put in the location of the station you will be starting from and where you want to go and it does the rest. Gives you what t train to take and tells you what stop to get off. If you have to switch trains, it tells you the stop you get off ti switch the train and the next train to take and what stop for your final destination. This was great and the tube is so nice to use to travel around London. Highly recommended to anyone going there and planning ti use the tube. Much, much less expensive than a taxi.

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I used this app extensively on our recent trip to London. The route feature tells you exactly which lines to take and where to change lines. For a small fee it even can tell you which exit to take and whether to try to sit near the front or middle of the train (the fee was well worth it in my opinion). I did not find the adverts overly distracting. A cool feature is that once you've plugged in your route, you can switch over to a familiar Underground map and it will highlight your stations so you know where you are in the city/system. 5 stars from me. I downloaded another paid London map app that was worthless but this app is fantastic. Thank you for making my trip much, much easier!

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Simply stated, unless you are very familiar with the London "tube", this app is a must have! No need to puzzle over maps, or ask guidance from an English-challenged employee. Just open the app, go to route planner, and enter your beginning & ending stations. It'll show you the lines and changes to get there! You can even put a location like "Hard Rock Cafe" in for your destination, and it will route you to the nearest station! The only catch is you must have cell service and be willing to use it. Just make sure you get a good plan on your phone!

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