Transport for London

Transport for London

Area of responsibility within England
Abbreviation	TfL
Formation	3 July 2000 (Greater London Authority Act 1999)
Type	Statutory corporation
Legal status	Executive agency within GLA
Purpose	Transport authority
Headquarters	Windsor House, Victoria Street, Westminster, London
Region served	Greater London
Chairman	Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
Commissioner	Mike Brown
Main organ	London Underground London Buses London Rail London Streets London Overground Crossrail
Parent organisation	Greater London Authority (GLA)
Budget	2015-16: £11.5 billion (40% of this from fares)
Staff	28,000
Slogan	"Every Journey Matters"
Website	tfl.gov.uk

Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for the transport system in Greater London, England. Its head office is in Windsor House in the City of Westminster.

TfL has responsibility for London's network of principal road routes, for various rail networks including the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and TfL Rail, for London's trams, buses and taxis, for cycling provision, and for river services. The underlying services are provided by a mixture of wholly owned subsidiary companies (principally London Underground), by private sector franchisees (the remaining rail services, trams and most buses) and by licensees (some buses, taxis and river services). TfL is also responsible, jointly with the national Department for Transport (DfT), for commissioning the construction of the new Crossrail line, and will be responsible for franchising its operation once completed.

In 2015-16, TfL had a budget of £11.5 billion, 40% of which comes from fares. The rest comes from government funding (23%), borrowing (20%), other income (9%) and Crossrail funding (8%).

On 21 January 2016, it was announced that the responsibility for franchising all of London's inner suburban rail services would be transferred from the DfT to TfL. This transfer will take place as current franchises fall due for renewal, and the DfT will continue to be responsible for franchising outer suburban and intercity services to and from London. This announcement effectively extends the existing franchise arrangements for the London Overground and TfL Rail suburban systems to London's remaining inner suburban lines, and mirrors arrangements for the provision of inner-suburban rail lines in other cities, for example Merseyrail in Liverpool.

TfL was created in 2000 as part of the Greater London Authority by the Greater London Authority Act 1999. It gained most of its functions from its predecessor London Regional Transport in 2000. The first Commissioner of TfL was Bob Kiley. The first Chair was then-Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, and the first Deputy Chair was Dave Wetzel. Livingstone and Wetzel remained in office until the election of Boris Johnson as Mayor in 2008. Johnson took over as Chairman, and in February 2009 fellow-Conservative Daniel Moylan was appointed as his Deputy.