Please advise the costs occured when the following TFL publicity is revised for service reasons The maps inside tube trains that show what stations are on the line and should call when this is re printed to show additional connections The bus maps shown at bus stops showing details of buses in a defined area (old type) The bus maps shown at bus stops showing details of buses in a defined area (new spider type) The small Central London tube map inside tube trains The large Tube map which is inside tube and Overeground stations Also the amount allocated in TFL buidget for these changes No volumes are assumed buf as examples of changes are The changes in bus routes scheduled for June 2019 fhe changes to bus routes 350 and U5 and the introduction of Zone 2/3 in the large Tube map to the area around Stratford

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TfL Ref: 0427-1920

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 9 May 2019 asking for information about service publicity costs.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require.

The cost associated with the car line diagrams (inside the tube trains) varies accordingly depending on the line being updated, and whether the update requires a new diagram or just adding a sticker.

For the January 2016 update, when Zones 2/3 were introduced, the costs from our budget records for the Tube map items you have listed are as follows:

• Car line diagram design - £820

   

• Car line diagram tacky back lamination - £50,000 (note, these are group costs for all car line diagram updates at that time, not exclusively Zones 2/3-related updates)

   

   

• M1X Tube maps installation - £7,875 (note, this cost relates to a product that has since been discontinued)

   

• Quad Royal Tube map design - £840

   

• Quad Royal and M1X Tube maps printing - £1,694.70

   

   

• Central London Tube map tacky back lamination - £54,487.65

   

• Central London Tube map printing - £4,954.95

   

• Central London Tube map design - £1,350

The cost of the spider bus maps depends on the number of copies that are printed and displayed and this number depends on  the area. The average cost for updating one spider map (design, print and posting) is around £1,000 (for the old type) and £1,500 (for the new type). The cost of the new type reduces after the initial major changes have been made.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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