They're the ones starting and stopping the train, watching for signals, keeping an eye on how the train is performing, and making sure it's safe to open and close the doors at each station. A tube driver's main job is to operate the train safely and make sure everything runs on time. That might sound simple, but there's a lot of focus and responsibility involved.
Even if you've been out of education for decades, there's a real back-to-school energy in the air. After several blissful months of heat waves, beer garden gatherings, al fresco dining and day festivals, the rainy days, earlier sunsets and colder nights have got us all ready for hibernation.
'What is this?' they simply asked, further explaining that they initially dismissed the artworks as advertisements. 'Then I noticed similar ones and started examining them out of aesthetic curiosity. That's when I realised they were part of a series,' they said. 'But the seemingly random red cross at the bottom threw me off: if it's a puzzle, it feels too simple for the effort and resources it must have taken to install; if it's art, then what's the message?'
London is making internet and signal blackouts on the tube a thing of the past. Over the past couple of years TfL has gradually been rolling out 4G and 5G coverage on the London Underground, with key lines now boasting sections with high-speed internet coverage.
On the day it opened, the first train, a six-car 1973 tube stock, arrived at the new terminus, driven by Instructor/Driver Danny Woodward and accompanied by the London Underground's Chief Operating Officer, Mr J Graeme Bruce.
Paul Kohler, the local MP, stated, "This is an international embarrassment. This is one of the jewels in the crown of British sport and people can't even get to the championships on time because the train won't get them there."
The power outage caused significant disruption on the Bakerloo line and resulted in severe delays on the Jubilee, Northern, and Elizabeth lines, stranding some commuters.