TfL celebrates silver anniversary with buskers playing 25 years of hits
TfL celebrates silver anniversary with buskers playing 25 years of hits
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Transport for London (TfL) kicked off a “year of celebration” on Monday as it marks its silver anniversary, with 25 buskers playing hits from the last quarter-century. Morning commuters pouring out of Liverpool Street station were greeted by songs from the early noughties, with musicians performing in chronological, 40-minute slots throughout the day and each covering a different year. By evening, the buskers will be playing more recent tracks from the 2020s.
![[London's Transport Commissioner Andy Lord and London Transport Museum CEO Elizabeth McKay unveil the TfL 25th anniversary roundel]](https://static.standard.co.uk/2025/01/27/11/33/TfL-Image-Londons-Transport-Commissioner-Andy-Lord-London-Transport-Museum-CEO-Elizabeth-McKay-unvei.jpeg?trim=174,0,0,0&quality=75&auto=webp&width=960)
TfL commissioner Andy Lord said that since its establishment in 2000, the organisation had done a “remarkable job” in transforming the capital’s transport landscape. “We are the world’s largest, fully-integrated public transport authority, the first one that’s managed to cover its cost of operations compared to anywhere else in the world,” he said.
![[Posters showcased highlights and achievements from TfL's first 25 years, in an exhibition at Liverpool Street station on Monday]](https://static.standard.co.uk/2025/01/27/11/17/TfL-Image-TfL-25-Posters-on-display.jpeg?trim=0,0,166,0&quality=75&auto=webp&width=960)
“But more importantly, it’s the impact it’s had for the city, in terms of economic growth, with things like the Northern line extension to Battersea Power Station, the Overground extension to Barking Riverside, the Piccadilly line to Terminal 5 [at Heathrow] and of course, the remarkable Elizabeth line.
“So just from a rail perspective, it’s significant, but then from a roads and active travel perspective - over 400 kilometres of cycle network [have been created], there is now as much cycle network as there is Tube network. “We have more people using public transport, walking and cycling, than we do driving their car, which is great news for the environment, congestion and everything else.”.
