Mayor Fails Enfield Rail Users
September 7, 2009 6:03 PM
Dawn & Caroline with a covered and useless Oyster reader at Enfield Chase station.
Liberal Democrat Greater London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon visited the Enfield Town Show this weekend and took time to highlight the fact that Enfield residents cannot use Pay-As-You-Go Oyster cards on overland train lines. "In his transport manifesto, the Mayor stressed the importance of holding an 'emergency' train summit with the train operating companies (TOCs) to ensure that Oyster was available at every train station. Within weeks of being elected he promised that the summit with the TOCs would be held before the summer and that Oyster would be rolled out across the whole London rail network by May 2009," said Caroline Pidgeon. "One year later the harsh reality is that no train summit has been called and every promise the Mayor has made about Oyster extension has been delayed again and again. Quite frankly Boris Johnson has seen more train delays than Reggie Perrin."
Commenting for Enfield Liberal Democrats, daily commuter Dawn Barnes highlighted the extra cost borne by Enfield residents who have overland train services but no underground services nearby. "The Oyster readers are here," said Dawn, "but the Mayor has once again failed to deliver a fair transport service to the Outer London Boroughs including Enfield."
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