Dear Transport for London, If available, are you able to provide electronic copies of the Working Timetables in force on all Underground lines on Friday the 19th December 2003. Research elsewhere would suggest the following titles:- Bakerloo WTT30 Central WTT60 Circle/H&C WTT18 District WTT130 East London WTT7 Jubilee WTT7 Metropolitan WTT31 Northern WTT48 Piccadilly WTT39 Victoria WTT28 Waterloo & City WTT2 Yours faithfully,

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TfL Ref: 1370-2021

Thank you for your request received by us on 16 October 2020 asking for copies of the December 2003 London Underground Working Timetables.

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 the information you require. You asked for:

electronic copies of the Working Timetables in force on all Underground lines on Friday the 19th December 2003.

Research elsewhere would suggest the following titles:-

Bakerloo WTT30

Central WTT60

Circle/H&C WTT18

District WTT130

East London WTT7

Jubilee WTT7

Metropolitan WTT31

Northern WTT48

Piccadilly WTT39

Victoria WTT28

Waterloo & City WTT2

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 do hold the information you require.

However, in this instance we are refusing your request under section 14(1) of the Act as to try and source and retrieve all the information you are seeking would place an unreasonable burden on us at this time. As you will be aware, it is essential for London, and in particular for all critical workers, that we continue to provide a safe transport network that enables them to make the journeys they need to and our staff are working hard to support them and protect all Londoners. We consider that answering this request would represent a disproportionate effort and would require the redirection of limited specialist resources and the attention of staff away from their core functions who could be supporting other essential activity.

We do wish to clarify that whilst we consider that your request falls under section 14(1) of the FOI Act, this does not reflect a conclusion that it has been your intention to place an undue burden on our resources. On the specific application of section 14(1) we have been steered by the ICO guidance on the use of that exemption that can be found on its website here: https://ico.org.uk/media/1198/dealing-with-vexatious-requests.pdf.  To be clear, it is the current context in which the request has been made that is central to our decision to apply the exemption set out in section 14(1) in response to your request.

Additionally, whilst we have also explored alternative technological solutions, it is an unavoidable consequence that processing requests of this nature would require employees to be diverted from their operational responsibilities and, in the current circumstances, we consider that our priority must remain on providing and maintaining an effective transport system to essential workers across the capital and that our limited resources are utilised as effectively as possible to ensure that happens. That is why we are refusing your request under s14 of the FOI Act.   The Government has announced a series of measures to tackle the coronavirus. It is essential for London, and in particular for all critical workers, that we continue to provide a safe transport network that enables them to make the journeys they need to.

If you are considering submitting a further FOI request please think carefully about whether the request is essential at this current time, as answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. Where requests are made, please note that our response time may be impacted by the current situation.

In the meantime, you may wish to approach the London Underground Railway Society who may be able to assist via: http://www.lurs.org.uk/index.htm

You may also wish to search the TfL website for previous published FO requests: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information

Also the What do They Know Website may provide information disclosed to FOI requests that you find useful: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_KL0yrr_7AIVFeDtCh3GXgevEAAYASAAEgJSAvD_BwE

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

 

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