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Commuters wearing face masks on the Jubilee line in central London, after the introduction of measures to bring the country out of lockdown
A SECRET Transport for London (TfL) document shows that driverless trains on London Underground would cost a staggering £7 billion and would still need a driver aboard for safety reasons.
Train drivers’ union Aslef has obtained a 26-page document, which was compiled in August, saying that the huge cost means that using driverless trains is “unviable” and that the astronomic cost “shuts the door” on government demands that TfL introduce driverless trains in return for funding.
The union said today that the cost would bankrupt London Underground.
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
As the labour movement meets to remember the Tolpuddle Martyrs, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of train drivers’ union Aslef, says it’s an appropriate moment to remind the Labour government to listen to the trade unions a little more