With 24-hour running on its way (meaning more trains), and with staff (including cleaners) spending more time on platforms, Tubeworker is worried about the effects dust inhalation could be having on our health.
We’ve all experienced "Tube Snot Syndrome": blowing our noses and seeing black muck come out. It’s simply not good for us to be down there breathing that in for sustained periods of time.
What if LU had spent the £134 million it wasted on the ticket office closure programme on infrastructure to improve staff and passenger health and safety - like more and better tunnel fans to clear the dust, reintroducing tunnel cleaning trains, and employing more staff so time on platforms could be better shared out?
Once again, profits come first, our welfare comes second.
