Driverless trains

Resisting the Tories' long-term plan to impose driverless trains on London Underground in order to weakent he unions and save money at the expense of passenger safety.

Defeat Driverless Trains!

There has been so much talk about driverless trains. Now LU is getting more blatant about the reality of these plans.

An Employee Communications bulletin from 19th February tells us about its plans for 'procuring the next generation of deep-level trains'.

It tells us: 'Soon, we'll ask some of...

The Date Is Set - Time To Act

So now we know the date that London Underground Ltd will announce Armageddon Day for stations - next Thursday, 21 November. We can expect huge job losses, ticket office closures, and some kind of daft reorganisation to go with it. All of this will be justified by some guff about efficiency, modern...

A Bumpy Ride?

Another section of the Northern Line automatic signalling system goes live within a couple of weeks and passengers might be in for a bumpy ride!

The speed set by the system is either fast or slow with nothing in between, so the train either lunges forward or grinds to a crawl.

Despite the...

Open Door to Disaster

Last Sunday afternoon, the doors opened between Hounslow West and Hatton Cross on a packed Piccadilly Line train heading towards Heathrow. Yet another incident that shows the daily dangers of the job we do.

The unions are rightly demanding a formal investigation. No doubt management will try to...

Driverless Trains on Show

Train-building company Siemens is running an exhibition bigging up what the company can offer for the future London Underground. Lead picture is a train without a driver's cab, and further along the gallery there is automated journey planning and ticket buying. And, of course, not a member of staff...

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