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RAIL union RMT raised the threat of industrial action on the London Underground yesterday over adverts for a consultancy contract to explore the introduction of driverless trains.
The union’s general secretary Mick Lynch said that the move was part of government-driven spending cuts on the Tube, proving ministers’ “twisted priorities” at a time when the transport network is facing massive challenges.
“Driverless trains are a Tory fantasy that should be consigned to the science fiction shelf,” he added.
“They are dangerous nonsense and just another dead cat lobbed on the table to distract from what’s going on in the real world.”
He committed the union to fighting the plans “with every tool at our disposal, including the use of industrial action.”
The government said that the plan is part of a £1 billion package, agreed with Transport for London (TfL), to modernise the Underground.
A spokesman for Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: “It’s disappointing that the government is doggedly pursuing the introduction of driverless trains despite TfL estimating that a full conversion across the network would cost £10bn.”
