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Cost of staff for Northern and TPE franchise bids revealed

Unions are set to strike on London Underground over the proposed introduction of the Night Tube, pay and job cuts.

Major work to increase capacity at London Underground’s Bank station to begin after Government approved plans for the £563 million upgrade.

The cost of procuring the TransPennine Express franchise (to the end of November 2015) was £6.9m, with a further £0.6m to come.

Extension from Elephant and Castle could support building of 25,000 homes

The cost to Government of the recently completed Northern rail franchise procurement process, to the end of November 2015, was £8.0 million.

TfL securs four million euros (£2.9m) of funding from the European Commission, to develop options for London Overground stations around Old Oak Common.

DfT confirmed formal signing of contracts with Arriva Rail North Limited for Northern Franchise and First Trans Pennine Express Ltd for TPE franchise

The final S-Stock carriage of the initial 1,395-vehicle order was unveiled by Bombardier at its Derby Litchurch Lane factory on December 18.

A £475 million improvement programme for ScotRail’s train fleet was unveiled on December 21.