A number of publications reported about a leaked document which claims TfL are testing driverless trains on the Jubilee Line in overnight trials. The Evening Standard was one & said "." However TfL have denied that tests are taking place.With a slightly confused headline (rain trial???) the BBC spoke to Gareth Powell, London Underground's director of strategy, who said: "."The document was leaked by the RMT whose leader Bob Crow said "."

Unsurprisingly it wasn't long before he threatened strike action "RMT is demanding cast-iron assurances that this whole poisonous cocktail of proposals has been dumped for good and we will have no hesitation in taking the action required to stop this."





A number of Conservatives have been lobbying for driverless trains for some time and Tory Transport spokesman Richard Tracey called Bob Crow's comments an "alarmist rant", saying: "Driverless trains are a fact in 25 cities around the world and are perfectly safe"





LU's Gareth Powell stressed that consultation with staff would always take place before driverless trains were introduced: "We will always consult with staff on any changes and, because of the timescales needed to develop and introduce new trains and to phase out older fleets, we will continue to need drivers well beyond the point when driverless operation could come into effect."





By the way, in case I've misunderstood the BBC's headline and they did mean "rain" - if Tube drivers can do anything to put a halt to the rain I'd welcome these trials.





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