The Anonymous Widower

Tube Strikes And Cashless Buses

London for the next two days will suffer a Tube strike, about the closing of ticket offices and putting more staff in station lobbies and on platforms. New technology means that very few people need the ticket offices and the space could be better used for other purposes like retail.

Yesterday, London buses announced that they would no longer accept cash on buses from the summer. I would have thought that the Unions would have objected to this, as surely there must be job losses in those handling the cash. Or are the unions concerned with buses, in favour of a better service for all Londoners, whereas those on the Tube, are just out to do a King Canute and turn back the tide of new technology.

I suspect, every rail company in the UK, can’t wait for the day when Bob Crow retires!

 

 

 

February 4, 2014 - Posted by | News, Transport/Travel | , , , ,

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