London Underground

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the London’s Mayor, the strategy followed regarding the transportation of London consist a major change in the infrastructure of overall London city. The underground railway stations and platforms undergo major changes on accordance with the technological advancements which are necessary in today times. Despite the growing number of residents using the tube, the constructional and structural advancement are taken in such a way that the customers receive a large number of facilities when they use the underground train. It includes the usage of contactless cards, online ticketing purchase and ticketing machines. It can be said that the number of conditions which have made possible, the ‘extinction’ of ticketing offices includes the facilities given to the customers which on the other hand would cause the loss of 950 staff working for the London Government in the form of ticketing officers in the offices constructed in the underground platform where people can buy tickets.

Management Process Factors

The Mayor and the Department of Transportation are concentrated in the five-year plan is completed, After a year and four years ago, covering not only the target of observation Faster movement and shipping impact of the program, as well as society in general, Currency and natural effect. The combined data projects More than 100 researchers in particular programs, while making use of information for effective solutions more importantly, the source of information. The London Tube is further planning to increase the sizes of the trains in order to increase the number of passengers who can travel in the tubes. One of the prominent changes in the management processes of London Tube includes the possibility of following the strict schedule in order to provide efficient results to the customers so they would be able to reach to their destinations on time. This factor has been affecting the London’s residents regarding the following of structure.

Conclusion

Concluding everything, it can be said that the number of Tubes running under the London Underground has been beneficent to the public in every manner. Further advancements have been considered by the Key Stakeholders of the TfL (Tube for London) which have helped the consideration of technology to be used in order to facilitate the customers regarding their needs. The factor with which the residents have put forward a strike in order to stop the Government from firing the ticketing staff members is right on their side but they should be considering the factors which might raise jobs for more people in a form of maintenance and installation of various new gadgets in both the underground platforms as well as inside the trains.

Recommendation

When it comes to the recommendation given to Boris Johnson and Mike Brown in order to avoid further strikes by the people of London, it can be said that the government and the owners of TfL should make the people realise about their tasks and about how they are planning for the advancements of TfL. Considering the factors due to which the London’s residents had put forward a strike, Boris Johnson and Mike Brown should be advised to consider other employment options for the number of employees currently working for the TfL. Such consideration of employment must also be put forward in the eyes of the general public so they could gain public interest and avoid future strikes. 

References

New Tube for London: Feasibility Report 2014, Available on: http://content.tfl.gov.uk/ntfl-feasibility-report.pdf

Rachel Holdsworth, 2015, Tube Ticket Office Closures: The Story So Far. Retrieved from: http://londonist.com/2015/08/ticket-office-closures-the-story-so-far

Stefan Stern, 2013, Tube Tickets? Now You Must Rage Against The Machine. Retrieved from: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/22/tube-tickets-rage-closing-ticket-offices