From the BBC website back in March:
Mr Johnson, who is standing for re-election in May, said if returned to office he would not buy new Tube trains with drivers’ cabs.
From the pages of Modern Railways, November 2012 issue:
Since the existing 95/96 design Tube stock on the Northern and Jubilee quite definitely has drivers’ cabs, is this the next in a long line of Boris election promises that he has no intention of keeping?
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Come on now, if Boris had recited nursey rhymes during his campaign he would have still have been elected.
I hope the people who voted for him suffer and the ones that did’nt have my sympathy
Jim
Boris was voted for with many people through gritted teeh (as I did) because Livingstone grovelled to a particular extremist religious faction.
As for the “driverlesss” trains fiasco, may I recommend:
http://www.londonreconnections.com/2012/transport-committee-part-1-underground-reliability-driverless-trains/
THIS discussion!
“Boris was voted for with many people through gritted teeh (as I did) because Livingstone grovelled to a particular extremist religious faction.”
Funny, that didn’t put me off*. The inability to run a city, incompetence and lying rather puts me off Boris, though, but it all depends what you consider important when electing someone to run a city, set realistic policies and carry them out, really.
* Because it’s not true, thinking about it.
Yes I agree Tom.
When voting I look at the overall picture.
Greg must be very naive to think he will benefit from his decision and is “brave” to admit it in print
Oh dear
THREE LIARS pretending to be me @ 00.19, 00.25 & 01.50, or more likely ths same moron posting three times?
This is childish & very stupid.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, I refuse to vote for anyone who stands on a public political platform with someone who says that: a] “killing jewish children is ok”
&
b] “Women are inferior”
And Ken did just that.
Whatever Boris’ many faults, he is not that bad.
As for driverless trains, we already have them, but for “crew-less” trains, forget it, & I re-recommend the post I linked, above.
Greg – so let me get this straight.
You voted based on what a newspaper ‘told you’ Ken said – rather than the actual policies of the candidates?
That makes you a moron – what a waste of a vote if we give it to morons like you.
Ken actually appeared on a platform with an islamicist, who was on record as saying what I repeated above.
Islamicist policies are Nazi – they tick all the boxes.
If you choose to associate with such, then you can forget my vote.
My actual preference was for Paddick, but a vote for hiom would have let Ken in.
No, I don’t like Boris, but …..