Previous
TfL Oyster deal break reason smells odd
Blog There was something that wasn't quite right about the reasoning TfL gave me for breaking its Oyster contract with Transys. TfL has been talking to Transys for a year about the how the system needs an update, it said, and the outages and security...
[August 8, 2008, 17:48]
TfL reponds to Oyster crack claims
Blog While we work on a complete story on this series of events, here's TfL's statement on the matter: And here's a statement from TranSys - the consortium responsible for delivering Oyster on behalf of TfL:
[June 19, 2008, 9:58]
TfL to test speed-limiting tech this summer
News As reported by ZDNet UK's sister site silicon.com last year, TfL announced a six-month trial of the Intelligent Speed Adaptation ISA utilises GPS location positioning tech and TfL's digital speed-limit map of London to determine when to limit a...
[May 12, 2009, 11:19]
TfL trials hi-tech travel-information system
News The transfer from one mode of transport to another is the most difficult part of a journey," a Transport for London (TfL) spokesperson told GC News on Friday. It is an exciting step for TfL's real-time programme's aim of delivering a new generation...
[August 28, 2007, 13:05]
TfL explores options for Oyster replacement
News Will Judge, head of future ticketing at Transport for London (TfL), told the London Assembly's Budget and Performance Committee on Tuesday that TfL is looking at various technologies and providers to take over from Oyster in 2010.
[October 23, 2008, 9:28]
TfL salvages Oyster brand in deal with EDS, Cubic
News In August, TfL exercised a break option in the Transys contract, moving the end date of Transys's leadership of the scheme forward to 2010 rather than the originally planned 2013. According to a statement from TfL, the new deal with Cubic and EDS...
[November 19, 2008, 15:25]
TfL terminates Oyster contract
News However, TfL has confirmed that the consortium owns the Oyster brand, leaving confusion over how the transistion to any replacement system will be implemented. A spokesperson for TfL insisted that the contract has been terminated due to business...
[August 8, 2008, 16:53]
TfL undertakes outsourcing overhaul
News Currently Transport for London (TfL) outsources its desktop management to CSC and network management to Fujitsu Services, with other suppliers, such as BT, undertaking smaller pieces of work. The outsourcing review is part of a two-year technology...
[July 31, 2008, 10:16]
TfL reponds to Oyster crack claims
Blog Comment The full story is now up here.
[June 24, 2008, 11:01]
myTube
Downloads Browse the latest network service updates from TfL Take a look at the London Underground map live on the Tfl website Find the nearest Tube or Docklands Light Railway statopm from your current location, how far away it is and get directions over...
[August 21, 2008, 8:00]
Barclays trials 'wave and pay' debit cards
News Barclaycard, Transport for London (TfL) and Visa have teamed up to put contactless payments and Oyster card functionality together on the capital's plastic. Barclays customers will soon be able to use their cards in the normal chip and PIN manner...
[December 14, 2006, 8:02]
London Underground shelves mobile plans
News Back in March 2007, Transport for London (TfL) put out a tender for a six-month trial of mobile-phone technology on the Waterloo and City line. A TfL spokeswoman told ZDNet UK's sister site, silicon.com, that three proposals were received by the...
[March 16, 2009, 7:19]
Oyster e-money shelved amid cost wrangling
News Transport for London (TfL) last year shortlisted seven potential suppliers to transform Oyster from a ticketing system into a means of paying for goods such as coffee and newspapers. At the end of April TfL announced none of the candidates had met...
[May 10, 2006, 10:40]
Transport for London seeks £400m IT savings
News The savings drive will help deliver part of the £2.4bn of "efficiencies" demanded by Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Peter Hendy and London mayor Boris Johnson. A TfL spokesperson said: "TfL has identified £2.4bn of efficiency savings that...
[December 18, 2008, 15:53]
Input from a source at Deloitte
Talkback The implied suggestion is that TfL had to incur a cost to obtain an Oracle license or support," we are told. It would indeed explain TfL's use of Oracle much more simply than my guesswork. I have now had an email from someone at Deloitte, sounding...
[June 10, 2008, 21:06]
Software crashes London traffic lights
News Thousands of drivers were trapped in their cars between the north and south circulars, according to Transport for London (TfL), with the worst-hit areas reported to be around Trafalgar Square. The problem occurred at 6.15 a.m.as engineers attempted...
[July 24, 2002, 16:14]
Oyster contract in limbo after EDS legal move
News This follows complex contract negotiations by Transport for London (TfL), first with the consortium, then with its individual members. Cubic has, however, brokered a deal with TfL that should the restraining order be lifted, Cubic will run the...
[August 13, 2008, 15:42]
Mystery surrounds wiped Oyster cards
News The authority responsible for the cards, Transport for London (TfL), is working in conjunction with supplier Transys to find out how the cards could have been affected by the gates. We're currently investigating the cause of the incident with...
[July 14, 2008, 15:58]
2012 Olympics may see Tube mobile coverage
News Back in March, ZDNet UK's sister site, silicon.com, revealed that Transport for London (TfL) had quietly dropped plans for a six-month mobile Tube trial. The pilot, which was to have considered whether it would be technically and commercially...
[June 18, 2009, 9:17]
Dutch researchers crack London's Oyster card
Blog When security experts said the Dutch crack meant the Oyster system should be upgraded or replaced, TfL told us there were enough additional layers of security to make the Dutch case irrelevant to London.
[June 18, 2008, 17:03]
