Currently TfL has no direct management responsibility for services on the national rail network within London, even though these carry large numbers of commuters into London and also provide many internal services, especially within South London. London Rail is therefore more of a enabler than an operator, and has developed partnerships with the Strategic Rail Authority and the various Train Operating Companies in order to further its aims.
LondonRail is an arm of Transport for London (TfL), involved in the provision of passenger service on the National Rail network within London.
LondonRail is therefore more of an enabler than an operator, and has developed partnerships with the Department for Transport (who are responsible for rail strategy), Network Rail (who own the infrastructure) and the various train operating companies (who manage the services) in order to further its aims.
LondonRail is responsible for the extension to the East London Line and is a source of funding for improvements to rail service frequencies and station facilities in the London area.
London [1] is the capital and largest city of both the United Kingdom and of England, and the largest European city.
London's long association with the theatre, for example, can be traced back to the English Renaissance (witness the Rose Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe) and great playwrights, like Shakespeare, who made London their home.
London is easily the largest city in the country, eight times larger than England's 'second' city, Birmingham, and dominates the economic, political and social life of the United Kingdom (much to the annoyance of people in "the provinces" - i.e.
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