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00:00big news for southeast london a brand new express bus route named the baker loop or bl1 is set to
00:09launch this autumn the service will connect waterloo station to lewisham mirroring the
00:15proposed bakerloo line extension with key stops along old kent road and burgess park
00:23tfl says the bl1 will run every 12 minutes during the day every 15 minutes in the evening and on
00:33sundays from 5am to 12 30 am monday to saturday a planned stop on station road was dropped to allow
00:41a faster exit from lewisham the route received strong support in public consultations in southeast london
00:53lewisham's mayor brenda dacres welcomed the move but also stressed that this is just the beginning
01:00in improving transport access in that area of the capital and tfl agrees consultations for three
01:07more superloop routes are due this autumn as well over on the dlr there's a delay in the rollout of
01:17new trains originally set for april they'll now begin service later in the year this has caused
01:22a temporary drop in frequency as some of the oldest trains dating back to the early 1990s
01:30are now being retired transport for london is addressing signalling issues uncovered during
01:36testing and says 54 new trains will be fully operational by 2026 replacing the oldest 33
01:46stuart harvey transport for london's chief capital officer has apologized for the delays but said
01:52it's essential to ensure a reliable and modern service going forward and finally a green milestone
02:00in the capital london now has over 2000 zero emissions uh buses the largest such fleet in western europe
02:08surpassing paris berlin and madrid now these electric and hydrogen powered buses now make up more
02:18than 20 percent of london's entire bus fleet with 107 routes now fully converted and another 30 partially
02:27so mayor sadiq khan says it's all part of the city's drive towards net zero uh carbon by 2030.
02:37cfl's laura murphy emphasized how important it is to decarbonize the network making public transport
02:45including tubes but especially buses both cleaner and more sustainable for londoners
02:52sadiq khan has previously spoken about the need for london to be environmentally conscious
02:58so it's on its way to net zero
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