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Old June 17th 10, 06:52 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default London Assembly Tories propose driverless Tube trains

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All trains on the London Underground should be driverless, according
to the Conservative group on the London Assembly.

In a proposal to the mayor, the Tories claim it would save about £141m-
a-year in wages and prevent strike action.
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BBC News online story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10332333.stm

I suspect Bob Crow's analysis - that this is a bit of kite-flying - is
probably on the money.