The number of people using London Underground continues to set new records and is now rivalling the National Rail network. According to Transport for London, the Underground carried 1,263.6 million people last year (24.3 million passengers in an average week). As records continue to be set, TfL has warned that ‘sustainable investment must be guaranteed’.

Furthermore, the latest annual total available for London’s buses is 2.4 billion passenger journeys in 2013, which is many more than 20 years earlier (1993 saw a total of just 617 million).

Even so, TfL is preparing for further growth, especially as London’s population is set to increase from 8.4 million to 10 million by 2030. By 2050, the demand for public transport is expected to increase by 60% on the Underground and 80% on National Rail.