This policy was reversed after the appointment of Sir Wilfrid Newton in 1989, who also abolished the recently devised LRT logo and restored the traditional roundel.

[1] It took over responsibility from the Greater London Council on 29 June 1984, two years before the GLC was formally abolished.

In response to the competition, LRT established low-cost business units Bexleybus and Westlink.

Upon the privatisation of British Rail, the Waterloo & City line passed to the London Underground and LRT management on 1 April 1994.

[26] LRT was responsible for some modifications to the fare system, including inclusion of the separately managed British Rail services.

[27] The Docklands Light Railway was opened on 31 August 1987 and was included in the zonal Travelcard ticketing scheme.