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245			_aTube challenge fails: work could start January 2002
260			_c2001
490			_aFinancial Times _v 31 July 2001, 1&4(1)
520			_aKen Livingstone, the London Mayor, failed in a legal challenge to overturn government's plans for partial privatisation of London Underground. This failure could mean private bidders starting work by next January if contracts were signed by the end of the year. However contractors warn that it could take more than 15 years to bring the Tube up to standard. A brief timetable of intended improvements is included.
590			_aWB
650			_aPUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
650			_aPRIVATISATION
650			_aLONDON UNDERGROUND
650			_aLEGAL ISSUES
690			_aTRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
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