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<p>There is no proper direct comparison to be drawn between these organisations in
relation to staff numbers.</p><p> </p><p>The function of Transport for London is to
manage transport strategy and operations across multiple modes, including London Underground,
London Overground, buses, the Docklands Light Railway and strategic roads in the capital.</p><p>
</p><p>Transport for the North has no responsibility for the operational delivery
of transport services. Its important role is to provide a strategic transport vision
for the North.</p><p> </p><p>The functions of Rail North, under a March 2015 partnership
agreement with the Department for Transport, are to co-manage the Northern and TransPennine
Express rail franchises, and to advise the Department for Transport on the development
and delivery of its rail enhancement programme in the North of England.</p>
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