London Underground blames rising delays on repair backlog

What happened: London Underground attributed rising delays to a repair backlog, and Transport for London said increasing disruption is inevitable unless more funding is granted in next year's spending review. Why it matters: The operator ties service reliability to the outcome of the upcoming spending review, putting funding decisions at the center of the network's disruption outlook.

London Underground attributed rising delays to a repair backlog, and Transport for London said increasing disruption is inevitable unless more funding is granted in next year's spending review.

The operator ties service reliability to the outcome of the upcoming spending review, putting funding decisions at the center of the network's disruption outlook.