Planes, trains, buses, and boats. Andy Lord has it all in London

15-05-2024 • 30 mins

Transport for London (TfL) covers every transport means possible from the iconic red double-deck buses to The Tube to trains and even ferries. Which means the person in charge of it all has a lot going on at any given moment. Andy Lord, Commissioner for TfL spent over 25 years in aviation before coming to transit in 2019 to run The Tube with then Commissioner Andy Byford. Sitting down with Paul, Andy about his career and the enormity of the job of managing nearly 30,000 people moving millions of people a day.

Andy tells Paul how the mix of contracting, direct operation, and concessions keeps everything moving across the entirety of London and beyond.

But most of all Andy sees himself as a steward for the future of TfL. You'll hear about his plans to hit zero emissions and keep a system that still has Victorian-era infrastructure up-to-date, safe, and efficient.

Next week on the show we have a transit leaders roundtable recorded live at TripSpark Ignite. This episode hits on the biggest issues facing transit today: budgets, the bus manufacturing crisis, hiring enough people, and cyber security.

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Host: Paul Comfort
Producer: Paul Comfort
Editor and Writer: Tris Hussey
Executive Producer: Julie Gates

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Brand Design: Tina Olagundoye
Social Media: Tatyana Mechkarova
Marketing Content, Transit Unplugged Newsletter, & transit puns: Tris Hussey

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00:00 Transit Unplugged Featuring Andy Lord, Commissioner of Transport for London

00:11 Introducing Andy Lord: London's Top Transport Official

00:27 A Year of Leadership: Andy Lord's Journey and Achievements

03:02 Inside TfL's Successes: From Surplus to the Superloop

05:16 The Scale of TfL: Operations, Fleet, and Staff

07:06 Funding and Structure: How TfL Operates Within London's Government

08:38 From Airlines to Underground: Andy Lord's Career Path

16:07 Innovations and Challenges: Moving Towards a Zero Emission Fleet

18:35 Congestion Charging and ULEZ: London's Approach to Traffic and Emissions

23:44 Looking Ahead: Technology, Accessibility, and Learning from Others

29:12 Coming up next week on Transit Unplugged

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