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Bakerloo Line upgrade plans confirmed

A list of contracts valued at greater than £100,000 reveals the extent of works already underway to upgrade and even extend the Bakerloo Line.

Previously, the Bakerloo Line was due to be upgraded as part of the Deep Tube Upgrade Programme (DTUP), established in 2012. This would have seen both signalling and rolling stock replaced across the Piccadilly, Bakerloo, Central and Waterloo & City lines.

However, these upgrade works were solely limited to the Piccadilly Line in 2019/20. Instead, plans to replace rolling stock and signalling systems were merged to include the proposed extension beyond Elephant & Castle, creating the Bakerloo Line Upgrade and

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