Transport for London

From cables to cloud: How IT changed while building the Elizabeth Line

Cloud and Infrastructure

From cables to cloud: How IT changed while building the Elizabeth Line

Over 12 years, IT at the project formerly known as Crossrail went from cables and servers to cloud and wearables. Richard Blanford, CEO at project MSP Fordway, explains how that changed the workflow.

clock 09 June 2022 • 8 min read

Security

Oyster card accounts locked with users asked to reset passwords

TfL acts for a second time following August security breach - again blaming the risk of credential stuffing

clock 29 November 2019 • 1 min read

Leadership

How Network Rail CIO Aidan Hancock is using data science to speed up your commute

How do you make trains run on time? It turns out you use a mixture of data science, analytics and cloud, according to Hancock

clock 20 August 2019 • 10 min read

Security

Privacy warning over TfL plans to track tube passengers via WiFi

Privacy Experts believe that the move by TfL - starting in July - could infringe passengers' rights to privacy

clock 23 May 2019 • 4 min read

Chips and Components

London's first electric taxi has hit a bump in the road

But the plug hasn't been pulled

clock 17 January 2018 • 2 min read

Privacy

TfL denies misleading the public, says it has no plans to sell Wi-Fi tracking data

Tracking scheme promoted service improvements, with no mention of sale of data to advertisers

clock 28 September 2017 • 3 min read

Software

Uber rival Taxify slams 'aggressive' TfL for closing it down three days after London launch

Taxify's London launch stopped in its tracks when TfL revoked the company's licence

clock 11 September 2017 • 2 min read

Software

'Aggressive' TfL slammed for closing down Uber rival Taxify in London

'Taxify has done everything in its power to comply with regulations,' company claims

clock 08 September 2017 • 3 min read

Security

TfL launches cyber security apprenticeship scheme

Starting salary of £17,802 for cyber security apprentices

clock 07 April 2017 • 3 min read

Strategy

Specsaver's Phil Pavitt to leave after three years as global CIO at the company

Phil Pavitt to move on at the end of June this year

clock 13 March 2017 • 2 min read