Transport for London (TfL) has been struggling with its finances since the start of the pandemic after passenger numbers across the network dropped to lows not seen since the Victorian era at the height of lockdown.
In January, it said the Government would need to provide two years of additional financial support to keep it afloat, just months after it was given a £1.7bn bailout package to finance it until March this year.
Now, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) has called for a fresh injection of cash for London’s bus, tube and road budgets to keep services running with the same frequency as they currently do.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has also warned that bus services could be reduced by a fifth and Tube services by almost 10 per cent without urgent Government investment because of a £1.9bn funding gap.
TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, said that services would “grind to a halt” without sufficient funding from central Government.
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