CAN KEN UNTANGLE THE TUBE?

摘要

'N obody really knows where this is allrngoing to end and, to be honest, we're all a little beaten down by it now." Such is the feeling inside Metronet, the tube consortium that is set to come under the control of London mayor Ken Livingstone. It will not be much consolation to this speaker, but others with an interest in the tube are also wondering what will happen next. Since it was set up in 2003, Metronet has suffered delays, public rows and losses of up to £2bn. It entered administration in July, and last week, it emerged that Transport for London (TfL) the mayor's transport body, had made a bid to take it over.