Appraisal in London Underground: commercialism and welfare maximisation

Fare Evasion and Automatic Ticket Collection on the London Underground

At the end of 1989 a new ticket issuing and collection system, including automatic gates at 63 busy central stations, was brought into full operation on the London Underground. One of the system's principal objectives, a reduction in fare evasion, appears to have been achieved. The results of before-and-after surveys undertaken by the management of the Underground suggest that fare evasion has ...

The London Underground: dust and hazards to health.

AIMS To assess hazards associated with exposure to dust in the London Underground railway and to provide an informed opinion on the risks to workers and the travelling public of exposure to tunnel dust. METHODS Concentrations of dust, as mass (PM2.5) and particle number, were measured at different underground stations and in train cabs; its size and composition were analysed; likely maximal e...

RMT Strike Activity on London Underground: Incidence, Dynamics and Causes

The London Underground is one of Britain’s most st ri ke-prone industries, with the threat and use of strike action by the National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) a persistent feature of industrial relations during the past 10-15 years. Thus on a number of occasions st ri kes have paralysed sections of the tube network, inconvenienced up to 3 million commuters and caused mil...

Commercialism in classrooms.

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Professionalism and commercialism in esthetic dentistry