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原文传递 A sense of deja vu as TfL's funding package runs out

题名：	A sense of deja vu as TfL's funding package runs out
正文语种：	eng
作者：	MARK LYONS
摘要：	The last few months have been dominated by public spats between the mayor of London and the UK government, with the former warning of dramatic cuts in services unless funding is made available. Forty years ago, following a law lords ruling that the Labour run Greater London Council's (GLC) Fare's Fair scheme was unlawful (Look in on London October 2021) fares on London Transport services were doubled on March 21, 1982. This caused a 15% fall in passenger numbers on London's transport network and prompted a similar reduction in bus mileage from September 1982. Some 700 buses (about 12% of the fleet) were withdrawn including over 200 Routemasters. Even after the March fares increase, London Transport still only covered around 55% of its costs from the farebox compared to over 70% in 2019-20, immediately before the Covid pandemic caused passenger numbers to plunge. In April 1982, David Howell, the Secretary of State for Transport, told parliament that if the GLC failed to produce a "proper plan for the organisation of London Transport and proceed in a sensible way, it may be necessary for the government to impose their own solutions. The first task is for the GLC to put aside its politicking and get on with giving the London Transport system the context needed for a fair deal for London."
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	Buses
卷：	74
期：	804
页码：	22-23