Bold new design rolling out on buses, Tube and trains across London

Yahoo

5 days ago

A bold new design is rolling out across London's transport system.
Transport for London (TfL) is marking its 25th anniversary with new vehicle wraps across eight services, including a zero-emission bus, DLR train, Jubilee line train, Elizabeth line train, tram and IFS Cloud Cable Car cabin.
The wraps celebrate key milestones from the past 25 years, such as the launch of the Oyster card in 2003, the full accessibility of London's buses in 2005, and the opening of the Elizabeth line in 2022.
TfL launches poster campaign and public photo call for anniversary year (Image: TfL)
Seb Dance, deputy mayor for transport, said: "I'm really looking forward to seeing these new designs first-hand on our transport services.
"TfL's landmark 25th anniversary this year is a great opportunity to reflect on just how much our transport network has evolved and transformed in recent years, serving millions of Londoners and visitors to our city each and every day.
"The mayor and I are committed to doing all we can to invest in and improve our network further, so it is fit for future generations and the next 25 years."
The special wraps feature the phrase - 'Making every journey matter for 25 years' - and incorporate a 25th anniversary roundel.
This symbolises TfL's contributions to economic growth, job creation and housing, as well as its efforts to make London's transport system safer, greener and more accessible.
The designs appear on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), Elizabeth line, IFS Cloud Cable Car, London Overground, London Trams, London Underground, a zero-emission bus, a taxi and Santander Cycles.
They will remain in place until the end of the year.
Additional anniversary activities throughout 2025 include a 'then and now' photography exhibition, a poster competition for young people aged 11 to 18 and a campaign inviting the public to share their transport memories from the past 25 years.
Andy Lord, London's transport commissioner, said: "London's transport network has played such an integral part in the city's growth over the last 25 years, with new services and improvements unlocking new parts of the capital and enabling more people to benefit from public transport, helping the city prosper.
"We're excited to launch these special designs across a number of our services for the first time to mark the occasion, whilst also looking ahead to the next 25 years and all the improvements we have in the pipelines, such as those to make our network as accessible and inclusive as possible."
TfL has outlined a series of actions aimed at making the network more inclusive, including its 'Equity in Motion' customer inclusion strategy, which launched last year.
The plan contains more than 80 actions to improve accessibility across the network.
Recent step-free upgrades include Knightsbridge station and the Bakerloo line entrance at Paddington.
Schemes are also under way at Colindale, Leyton and Northolt.
TfL has also established the Inclusive Design Centre for Excellence to support inclusive design across the network.
The anniversary designs are featured on posters across the transport system, with four new TfL 25th anniversary posters launching at the end of July.
These will highlight the TfL Travel for Life schools programme, the fully wheelchair-accessible bus fleet, the first air-conditioned Tube train on the Metropolitan line and the Cycle Hire scheme.
TfL is also inviting the public to share their photos and memories from the network's 25-year history.