Late Tubes put on hold
February 6th, 2007Sheriff Ken and Unions can’t agree to stay out late
Looks like plans to have the Tube running for an extra 30 minutes at night on Fridays and Saturdays have been put on ice, as Ken Livingstone says the rail unions pay demands to keep it running are “prohibitive“.
We’re likely to still see plenty of these
Ken had planned to get Tubes running on Friday and Saturday nights until 1am from May 2007. This is after a public consultatation which attracted 54,000 responses, with the majority in favour of the late night service. The changed timetable would have meant a boost London’s “late night economy” (pubs, clubs & eateries). Although British Transport Police were gearing up to cope with the extra “business“.
Ken offered what he claims to be an “incredibly generous” salary deal that guaranteed staff an extra three days annual leave. But both the RMT and Aslef have […]
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