The London Underground is undergoing a heavy transformation. Just ask David Waboso, the man charged with the task of overseeing the upgrades. The director for capital programmes talks to The Manufacturer about the driving factors behind such large scale expansion and the new technologies that will help shape the project.
Are issues such as population increases factored into the plans to increase capacity and expand stations? Absolutely. The majority of our investment programme is about increasing capacity on London Underground’s network. The population of London is expected to grow to nine million by 2018 and over ten million by 2031 and customer demand for the…
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