John B wrote:
No - LT was an organisation firmly steeped in running Tube trains and
buses, whereas TfL is an organisation which also manages roads, rail
across London, trams/boats/etc and the strategic planning of London's
transport needs. The rebranding is essential to convey that it's no
longer the same company doing the same thing...

Convey to who? Do people paying a fortune for the tube or buses while
getting lousy service care if the company ultimately in charge is LT
of TfL? Unlikely. Besides which LT could easily have been given extra
responsibilities. Rebranding is most walks of live whether its some
manager renaming his team or CEOs or politicians renaming a government
body , is simply a way for people to make some big noticable change
without ultimately having to do very much or at the end of the day
actually accomplish anything.

B2003