London Assembly Conservative Group transport spokesman, Richard Tracey, has backed a report presented to the Transport for London Board that proposes to introduce driverless trains on the London Underground.
Mr Tracey, who ‘first proposed that the Tube go driverless a year ago’ said:
“When I first suggested the way forward for London Underground is to adopt driverless technology I was seen as maverick.
“So I am very pleased that my ideas for the Tube have become mainstream thinking for future investment plans.
“A driverless Underground would deliver safe, fast and efficient mass transit for London. It would usher in a step change in the way we get about our capital city and it should be embraced.
“Many other cities around the world, which have both new and old metro systems, run driverless trains.
“Indeed it’s nothing particularly revolutionary in London either: the DLR has been driverless since the 1980s and the Victoria, Central and Jubilee are all highly automated where drivers no longer actually drive the trains.
“Once upgrades are completed the Northern, Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines will operate in the same way too.
“So I endorse this Transport for London report. Driverless Tube? It can’t come soon enough.”
