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| London Underground: Designs for Tube trains unveiled | London Underground: Designs for Tube trains unveiled |
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| Designs for 250 London Underground (LU) trains have been unveiled as part of an upgrade which could cost up to £2.5bn. | Designs for 250 London Underground (LU) trains have been unveiled as part of an upgrade which could cost up to £2.5bn. |
| The trains will be installed on the Piccadilly, Central, Waterloo & City and Bakerloo lines from the mid-2020s. | The trains will be installed on the Piccadilly, Central, Waterloo & City and Bakerloo lines from the mid-2020s. |
| They will have walk-through carriages similar to the new Metropolitan, District and Circle line trains. | They will have walk-through carriages similar to the new Metropolitan, District and Circle line trains. |
| However, the RMT union said it was "deeply concerned" the trains will have the capacity to be driverless. LU said they would initially be operated. | However, the RMT union said it was "deeply concerned" the trains will have the capacity to be driverless. LU said they would initially be operated. |
| General secretary of the union, Mick Cash, said: "RMT has made it clear repeatedly that any moves towards the lethal and cash driven nonsense of removing drivers on London Underground would be resisted through the most robust industrial and political campaign of opposition." | General secretary of the union, Mick Cash, said: "RMT has made it clear repeatedly that any moves towards the lethal and cash driven nonsense of removing drivers on London Underground would be resisted through the most robust industrial and political campaign of opposition." |
| A spokesman for Transport for London (TfL) said no driver would lose their job, adding that if a decision was made to go driverless, it would be phased in. | |
| 'Improved' capacity | 'Improved' capacity |
| For the first time on deep-level sections of the Tube, the trains will have a mechanised air-cooling system built in. | For the first time on deep-level sections of the Tube, the trains will have a mechanised air-cooling system built in. |
| They will also have improved accessibility, with step-free access from the platform and more space for wheelchair users. | They will also have improved accessibility, with step-free access from the platform and more space for wheelchair users. |
| London Underground said the trains would improve capacity by: | London Underground said the trains would improve capacity by: |
| It is hoped that the trains will remain in service for more than 40 years. | It is hoped that the trains will remain in service for more than 40 years. |
| Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "From Greenford to Gants Hill, from Alperton to Arnos Grove, they will ferry millions of people across our city, more comfortably, reliably and stylishly than ever before." | Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "From Greenford to Gants Hill, from Alperton to Arnos Grove, they will ferry millions of people across our city, more comfortably, reliably and stylishly than ever before." |
| Mike Brown, the managing director of London Underground, said the trains would help them keep pace with the city's growing population. | Mike Brown, the managing director of London Underground, said the trains would help them keep pace with the city's growing population. |
| The designs have been unveiled as the RMT and TfL continue negotiations to avert a 48-hour strike by Underground employees. Tube workers plan to strike next week as part of a long-running dispute over staff cuts. | |
| The images of the trains, which were designed by PriestmanGoode, will be on show at King's Cross St Pancras station until 16 November. | The images of the trains, which were designed by PriestmanGoode, will be on show at King's Cross St Pancras station until 16 November. |
| A formal invitation to tender is expected to be issued early next year and a contract to build the new trains to be awarded in 2016. | A formal invitation to tender is expected to be issued early next year and a contract to build the new trains to be awarded in 2016. |
| The first train is expected to come into service on the Piccadilly Line in 2022. | The first train is expected to come into service on the Piccadilly Line in 2022. |