On 3 Nov 2020 11:38:41 GMT, Marland wrote:

tim... wrote:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...n-funding-deal

well not really cancelled, as it has never actually been confirmed, more
mothballed

But I can't see it being resurrected any time soon, not if commuter numbers
are permanently on a downwards projectory.

Also "TfL will also have to further investigate driverless trains"

surely they do that as a matter of course anyway?


Is investigate really government speak for “you must implement”?
If TFL investigate and the investigation finds them not ideal will the
government accept that or say that isn’t the answer we wanted to hear, go
away and introduce them anyway.


It's a way of placating Boris. He can claim a victory in this negotiation, and the investigation will probably report
after he's completed his short political sabbatical and returned to his full-time job as a comedy writer and comedian.