METRONET BOSS SACKING 'JUST A SHUFFLING OF DECKCHAIRS ON THE TITANIC'

10.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Wed 13th Apr 2005

Commenting on the removal of the boss of Metronet to be replaced by the

chief operating officer from Jarvis, Liberal Democrat London Assembly

Transport Spokesperson, Lynne Featherstone, said:-

"Metronet's Board have at long last realised what London's long suffering

Tube passengers could have told them months ago. Metronet's performance has

been appalling.

" However, this is nothing more than a shuffling of the deckchairs on the

Titanic. Metronet should now withdraw from this ill fated and expensive PPP

fiasco and Transport for London should be allowed to take Metronet's

responsibilities in house."

ENDS