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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Megan Howe

Nearly half of London Underground track in 'very poor' condition as TfL faces £6.5bn maintenance backlog

Nearly half of the London Underground’s track is classed as being in “very poor” condition, prompting fresh concerns over the state of the capital’s ageing Tube network.

A TfL report seen by The Standard reveals that 42% of the network is in that state. It was presented to transport bosses on Wednesday at a London Assembly meeting on Wednesday to discuss a £6.5 billion backlog of deferred maintenance across the capital’s transport system.

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