Tube Lines
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| Type | Public Company |
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| Industry | Railways |
| Fate | Equity acquired by Transport for London[1] |
| Founded | December 31, 2002 |
| Headquarters | 15 Westferry Circus, London, United Kingdom |
| Key people | Jon Lamonte(CEO), Brian Sedar(Bechtel) and Lee Jones(Ferrovial) |
| Employees | 3500 (initially) |
| Website | http://www.tubelines.com/ |
Tube Lines Limited, initially known as 'Infraco JNP', has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL) since May 2010. Tube Lines is an asset-management company responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the infrastructure, including track, trains, signals, civil work and stations, of three London Underground lines.
Although now owned by Transport for London, Tube Lines remains a separate company.[2]
It was initially a consortium of Amey plc (a subsidiary of Grupo Ferrovial), Bechtel and Jarvis plc. In 2005, Jarvis sold its stake to fellow shareholder Amey for £147 million.[3] Its headquarters is at 15 Westferry Circus.
From January 2003 until May 2011 the London Underground operated a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), whereby the infrastructure assets were maintained by private companies but it was owned and operated by London Underground (LU), part of TfL. Tube Lines had a 30-year contract for the following lines:
Although this contract is now not applicable due to the change in ownership, Tube Lines remains responsible for over 200 miles of track, 255 trains, 100 stations, and over 2,500 bridges, lifts and escalators.
The remaining lines of the London Underground were part of Metronet Rail, which existed from 2003 to 2008, when it was taken over by Transport for London after being placed into administration.[4]
Tube Lines encountered a funding shortfall for its upgrades and requested that TfL provide an additional £1.75billion to cover the shortfall; TfL refused, and referred the matter to the PPP arbiter, who stated that £400million should be provided.[5] There had been many discussions over the future of the company in the second review period, and it was announced on 7 May 2010 that Transport for London had agreed to buy the shares of Bechtel and Amey (Ferrovial) from Tube Lines for £310m.[1] Combined with the takeover of Metronet, this means that all maintenance is now managed in-house by TfL.[1]
Amey continues to provide TfL with management and maintenance services for the Jubilee, Northern and Picadilly lines.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Tube maintenance back 'in house' as new deal is signed". BBC News. 8 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8669823.stm. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ a b Waboso, David (December 2010). "Transforming the tube". Modern Railways (London): p. 42.
- ^ "Aquisition [sic] of Jarvis's Interest in Tube Lines Complete" (Press release). Amey. 31 January 2005. http://www.amey.co.uk/Media/Pressreleases/Pressrelease/tabid/86/ArtMasterID/101/Default.aspx.
- ^ "Metronet's takeover is complete". BBC News. 27 May 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7421014.stm. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ "Mayor wants government Tube money". BBC News. 7 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8417776.stm. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
