A “revolution” in how tax is shared out could finally bring the Bakerloo Line to Lewisham after years of delays. John Healey, the chancellor, announced in the budget on Wednesday that regional mayors would be allowed to keep a share of income tax, while mayors and local councils will eventually allowed to keep all their […]
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London needs Bakerloo Line to Lewisham to hit housing targets, says deputy mayor
London is expected to build 88,000 new homes every year for the next decade – but will struggle to do this unless the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham and another major rail project are given the go-ahead, the capital’s deputy mayor for housing has said. Tom Copley said the next London Plan – the capital’s […]
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No cash for DLR to Thamesmead in Rachel Reeves’ spring statement
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has declined to fund an extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead in her spring statement – leaving London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan warning that the Labour government risked “levelling down” the capital. The mayor, Greenwich Council and Newham Council had hoped the chancellor would put cash into the cross-river project […]
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Hopes are growing for Bakerloo extension to Lewisham, TfL official says
Hopes are growing that the government will fund a Bakerloo Line extension into southeast London – possibly as early as the spring of next year, according to a senior TfL official. Alex Williams spoke at the launch of a new business-led push to get the Tube line extended to Lewisham and onto Hayes. He said […]
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No cash for Bakerloo or DLR extensions in Labour’s first budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first budget included no cash for the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham or the Docklands Light Railway link to Thamesmead. Expectations had been damped down last week when London mayor Sadiq Khan halved his request for government funding for the capital’s transport compared with what he asked the Conservative government for last […]
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Cost of Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham climbs to possible £8 billion
Extending the Bakerloo Line to Lewisham could now cost as much as £8 billion, Transport for London has said – but work on the line could start in 2030. Plans for the Tube extension, which would run from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham via the Old Kent Road and New Cross Gate, were put on […]
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Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham is on hold, TfL boss confirms
The Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham has been put on hold along with Crossrail 2, according to Andy Byford, the Transport for London commissioner. The delay to the £4 billion was revealed at a meeting of the London Assembly’s transport committee yesterday, following a question from Labour’s Joanne McCartney about which major transport projects have […]
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Bakerloo line to Lewisham inches forward with protection order
Plans for a Bakerloo line extension to Lewisham have been given a boost after the government agreed to begin the process of protecting the route from development. Transport secretary Grant Shapps plans to “safeguard” the route from Lambeth North to Lewisham, including a new Elephant & Castle station, two stations on the Old Kent Road, […]
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