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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall

TfL chief 'hopeful and optimistic' new Piccadilly line trains will start running in a year

The long-awaited £3 billion new fleet of Piccadilly line trains remain on course to start running in London in about a year, according to the capital’s transport chief.

Transport for London commissioner Andy Lord said he was “hopeful and optimistic” of hitting the new target of the first trains starting to enter service in the second half of 2026.

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