clarification: its basically what is the main difference legally when the underground was run directly by LT until the LRT 1984 and when it became law in 1985 and LUL was sent up as a limited company to run the tube? Thank you Hello whats the current plan for the future of the 15H routemaster operation? Also legally and structurally - what are the main differences between how the london underground was run before LUL was created in 1985 and now? Thank you

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TfL Ref 1009-2021

Thank you for your further email below and your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 11 September 2020 asking for a summary of the main differences, legally, when the underground was run directly by LT until the LRT 1984 and when it became law in 1985 and LUL was sent up as a limited company to run the tube. You also asked for details of the current plan for the future of the 15H routemaster operation.

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.

Please be aware that, under the FOI Act, we do not have to answer a request if it would require the creation of new information or the provision of a judgement, explanation, advice or opinion that was not already recorded at the time of the request.  On this basis, whilst we don’t hold a ‘summary’ document of the main differences legally, we have a number of published guides which are available at the following link on our website: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/culture-and-heritage/corporate-archives/the-collections?intcmp=2763

We do also have some documents that have been compiled by our Corporate Archives staff over the years to assist us with our cataloguing of the collections and are based on research online and using original records.  Please find attached these attached.

With regard to the second part of your request, we suspended the 15H during the coronavirus pandemic, which is still ongoing, and do not currently have a confirmed date for when it will return to service.  

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Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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