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Breakdowns on the Tube could be attended to in half the time if a trial which involves putting engineers on emergency response vehicles proves to be a success.

The joint initiative between British Transport Police, London Underground and Transport for London was launched at Canary Wharf on Thursday morning.

Boris Johnson's revised fare increases on public transport have been described as "scandalous".

The Mayor of London unveiled the revised cost of using public transport in the capital today, following the Government's injection of £136million towards reducing the above inflation increases.

The Jubilee line upgrade cost £436million more than the original estimated figure - largely due to the flawed public private partnership agreement.

Transport for London has revealed that the signal upgrade, which ran more than 18 months over schedule, cost £721million, compared to the projected figure of £285.3million when the PPP contract was signed in 2002.

The latest part of the Docklands Light Railway network to be built will be opened to the public next month.

The extension between Stratford International station and Canning Town will be ready for fare-paying passengers in July, although Transport for London was unable to give an exact date when services will start.

The RMT union has confirmed that strike action due to start next week has been suspended following an agreement with London Underground over two sacked drivers

It follows the decision by LU to re-emply driver Eamonn Lynch, whose dismissal was held ot have been unfair by an employment tribunal.

The RMT is planning to ballot members working on the Jubilee line on industrial action over safety.

The union, which has already announced two three-day stoppages over an unrelated matter, claim London Underground has reneged on agreements over safety procedures on the line. The RMT intends to ballot on action short of a strike.

The RMT union has announced the dates of two stoppages on London Underground.

The first walkout by Tube drivers will be between 9.01pm on May 16 and 9pm on May 20, followed by a second strike between 9.01pm on June 13 and 9pm on June 17.

The long-overdue Jubilee line upgrade should be completed by the end of June, signalling an end to years of misery for commuters in Canary Wharf.

Transport for London has announced the final set of closures required to install a new signalling system and said that this will see an increase in trains at peak times from July.

Boris Johnson has announced "significant" progress towards completion of the Jubilee line upgrade.

The new automatic signalling system, which has caused numerous line closures in recent years, is now in use of the bulk of the line, and should be fully operational by the spring.

Talks between London Underground and the RMT and TSSA unions to avert a series of Tube strikes have broken down.

The two sides met at the offices of the conciliation service ACAS to try and reach a setttlement to avoid the strikes, the first of which is scheduled for next Monday, but negotiations proved fruitless.

Wharf firms and travel bosses are bracing themselves for the first in a series of proposed Tube strikes - if late talks fail to reach a resolution.

The RMT and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association unions are planning walk-outs for the beginning of next week which could cripple the Tube network.

The full extent of weekend closures on the Jubilee line has been revealed and it's not good news for passengers.

London Underground will close all or part of the line on 32 days between now and the end of the year as signal upgrade work continues. And LU admitted there was only a "slim chance" all the work will be finished by New Year.

The planned 48-hour strike on the Underground has been suspended as union members consider a new pay offer

RMT members employed by maintenance contractor Tube Lines were due to walk out on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines at 7pm tomorrow over pay and conditions.

The RMT union has announced the dates of two 48-hour Tube strikes.

RMT members will not book on for any shift starting between 7pm on Wednesday, June 23 and 6.59pm on Friday, June 25, and between 7pm on Wednesday July 14 and 6.59pm on Friday, July 16.

Despite its appearance as a relic from the smoky industrial age, Greenwich Power Station remains as a back-up electricity source for London Underground.

It was built between 1902 and 1910 for the former London County Council, providing energy for the capital's tramways.

The row over funding for the next stage of Tube Lines' contract with London Underground continues.

The PPP arbiter Chris Bolt said last Tuesday that London Underground has to show it can afford the £4.46billion due to Tube Lines for the next seven-and-a-half years.

Tube Lines is set to receive £4.46billion for its next tranche of work on the Underground network under its controversial Public Private Partnership contract.

The consortium, based in Westferry Circus, learned the figure today when PPP arbiter Chris Bolt announced his decision.

Any problems? The Jubilee line is operating a good service but there are suspensions on the Central and Metropolitan lines.

The DLR is running a good service after resolving problems this morning, while Thames Clippers river services are running smoothly. On the roads there are no reported incidents.

Any problems? All Underground lines are operating a good service, while the DLR and Thames Clippers have no reported problems.

On the roads an earlier problem in the Blackwall Tunnel has been cleared and traffic is flowing normally.

The over-run of the Jubilee line upgrade is likely to cost Tube Lines around £50million.

That's how much the Canary Wharf-based engineering consortium will lose for its failure to complete the installation of new signalling on the line by the end of last year, according to chief executive Dean Finch.