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| Coronavirus: Tube drivers 'furious' at crowded carriages | Coronavirus: Tube drivers 'furious' at crowded carriages |
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| London Underground passengers have been crowding on to Tube trains, despite warnings to limit non-essential travel. | |
| Images from Monday's rush hour show busy carriages, which unions say left staff feeling "furious" as it rendered social distancing "impossible". | Images from Monday's rush hour show busy carriages, which unions say left staff feeling "furious" as it rendered social distancing "impossible". |
| London Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged workers to stay at home and said public transport should only be used by key workers, otherwise "people will die". | |
| Some passengers have said a reduced service means trains are busier. | Some passengers have said a reduced service means trains are busier. |
| Aslef union's district organiser Finn Brennan tweeted: "Still heavy loading on some Tube lines this morning making social distancing impossible. | Aslef union's district organiser Finn Brennan tweeted: "Still heavy loading on some Tube lines this morning making social distancing impossible. |
| "This is endangering the health of the vital workers who have to use the system." | "This is endangering the health of the vital workers who have to use the system." |
| He called on the government to act, adding: "I'm being sent pictures of crush loaded platforms at some Jubilee line platforms this morning. | He called on the government to act, adding: "I'm being sent pictures of crush loaded platforms at some Jubilee line platforms this morning. |
| "Drivers and other frontline staff are furious." | "Drivers and other frontline staff are furious." |
| Transport for London (TfL) said there had been a 70% fall in the number of passengers on the Tube network during the week and a 40% fall in bus use across its network. | Transport for London (TfL) said there had been a 70% fall in the number of passengers on the Tube network during the week and a 40% fall in bus use across its network. |
| There was also an 87% fall in Tube passengers at the weekend compared to the same time last year. | There was also an 87% fall in Tube passengers at the weekend compared to the same time last year. |
| However, some commuters have complained trains have become busier. | However, some commuters have complained trains have become busier. |
| One key worker, a nurse who asked to remain anonymous, said it was "a lot busier" during her journey on the District Line compared to the past week. | |
| She said she felt "more concerned" travelling because fewer services meant there were "more people in a confined space". | She said she felt "more concerned" travelling because fewer services meant there were "more people in a confined space". |
| Mr Khan said: "Londoners should not be travelling by any mode of transport unless it is absolutely necessary, and only critical workers should be using public transport." | Mr Khan said: "Londoners should not be travelling by any mode of transport unless it is absolutely necessary, and only critical workers should be using public transport." |
| He added: "TfL will continue to do everything it can to provide a safe service, but like many organisations it is dealing with rising absence levels and needs Londoners co-operation in these challenging times." | He added: "TfL will continue to do everything it can to provide a safe service, but like many organisations it is dealing with rising absence levels and needs Londoners co-operation in these challenging times." |
| Mick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, said: "There is still enormous personal pressure on the Tube workforce who are exposed to levels of social contact that the government say are unacceptable for the wider public. | Mick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, said: "There is still enormous personal pressure on the Tube workforce who are exposed to levels of social contact that the government say are unacceptable for the wider public. |
| "The only people using our transport services should be essential workers who have to travel." | "The only people using our transport services should be essential workers who have to travel." |
| Last week 40 Tube stations were closed for the foreseeable future in an attempt to reduce the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. | Last week 40 Tube stations were closed for the foreseeable future in an attempt to reduce the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. |
| There is no night Tube and bus services have also been reduced. | There is no night Tube and bus services have also been reduced. |
| The Waterloo and City line is shut and TfL said it would gradually reduce other parts of its network. | The Waterloo and City line is shut and TfL said it would gradually reduce other parts of its network. |
| These include the London Overground, TfL Rail, the DLR and the tram network in south London. | These include the London Overground, TfL Rail, the DLR and the tram network in south London. |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak is much faster in the capital compared to the rest of the country. | Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak is much faster in the capital compared to the rest of the country. |
| As of 22 March, London had 1,965 confirmed cases, representing 39% of 5,018 confirmed cases in the UK. | As of 22 March, London had 1,965 confirmed cases, representing 39% of 5,018 confirmed cases in the UK. |