Graeme Wall wrote:
On 18/10/2020 15:01, Recliner wrote:
tim... wrote:


"Graeme Wall" wrote in message
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On 18/10/2020 09:31, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at
21:08:06 on Sat, 17 Oct 2020, Arthur Figgis
remarked:

certainly hasn't agreed to it. It's possible that all the TfL services
(apart from the Woolwich ferry) will close within days.

TfL said last night they have agreed the money to keep going to the end
of the month.

It's fun seeing the ferry disclaimer on all the commentary about the
situation.

There's probably some Act of Parliament which says it has to continue,
come what may.

It's the only commuter service TfL is legally obliged to operate.

but it didn't during the hand over phase to the new ships

https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/new...nths-1-5708840

Yes, I wonder how that was handled? Did it need something from parliament?



Technically it now comes under TfL[1] so they could gives themselves
permission to suspend services temporarily.

[1] Free service originally agreed by the Metropolitan Board of Works,
control passed to the newly formed LCC, then to the GLC. When Thatcher
abolished the latter it became the responsibility of the Secretary of
State for transport. It then passed to TfL on the formation of the GLA.

It is not clear where the legal obligation to operate the service
derives from.


So if TfL does run of money within the next fortnight, presumably it could
stop the ferry, along with all its trains, trams and buses?