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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2009 22:02:29 GMT
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Post by ek583 on Feb 24, 2009 22:21:57 GMT
No way!  Although the article says it is merely for personal reasons and everything, is that all though or is there more to it? Any of our pundits have other explanations?  ;D |
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Post by ribaric on Feb 24, 2009 22:28:34 GMT
I did hear that he's going before Bob Thorogood retires next month. He doesn't trust anyone else to operate the thing.
Frankly, I don't either.
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Post by Ben on Feb 24, 2009 23:20:21 GMT
So, considering the massive changes upcoming before the olympics, and having the conservatives in charge, are things going to get worse?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 0:07:37 GMT
Maybe it's the operatoinal cost review? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 0:21:59 GMT
So, considering the massive changes upcoming before the olympics, and having the conservatives in charge, are things going to get worse? Well, they certainly aren't going to get better. O'Toole has done a good job, and has kept the big ship stable. But I believe Boris is spoiling for a scrap with the unions. And O'Toole knows this and doesn't want any part of it. This does not bode well. Best of luck, Mr o'T. |
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Post by upfast on Feb 25, 2009 4:44:18 GMT
So, considering the massive changes upcoming before the olympics, and having the conservatives in charge, are things going to get worse? Well, they certainly aren't going to get better. O'Toole has done a good job, and has kept the big ship stable. But I believe Boris is spoiling for a scrap with the unions. And O'Toole knows this and doesn't want any part of it. This does not bode well. Best of luck, Mr o'T. I think I'm with you on that. To be honest, I think his opinion of Tube staff changed a lot from his first day when he is alleged to have said "There's an awful lot of staff". Other than the obsession over targets, I think he has been a good enough chap. An honourary RMT membership to him? ;D Who will replace him? A Boris puppet spatting for war? Better the devil you know. |
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Post by tubeprune on Feb 25, 2009 7:13:12 GMT
Two months notice is very quick for a position of this sort. It looks like something has recently triggered it. It will take them months to find someone to replace him. My impression is that he has been thinking about it for over a year. The family issue was always a problem but something has been the final straw. I will be very sad to see him go. He was a gentleman and a good manager in a very difficult environment.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 10:11:28 GMT
I echo Tubeprune's sentiments exactly - it is a very sad time for London Underground.
With all good wishes, Tim.
I wonder what will happen next? Who is of the right calibur to take on this role?
Back in the 1990s I heard many times that Chris Green "was the best boss LU never had". After all, he turned Scotrail and Network SouthEast around, to name but two.
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Post by Colin on Feb 25, 2009 10:24:03 GMT
I don't think there's any doubt about it - Tim O'Toole will be a damm hard act to follow.
He was absolutely the right man for the job and he more than proved it to me during the day of 7/7/2005.
I've also seen him on my train once or twice - how nice it is to have someone in his position still making time for his staff on the ground when he can.
I just hope the next person, whoever it may be, is at least half as good for LU as Tim O'Toole has been.
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Post by 21146 on Feb 25, 2009 11:40:44 GMT
ToT was prepared to 'water down' the more 'avant garde' aspects of the 2000 new uniform into something more palatable (and realistic). What's the betting on, say, bright red or orange uniforms ready for 2012?
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Post by 21146 on Feb 25, 2009 13:28:50 GMT
Mike Brown, Tim O'Toole.....the phrase "sinking ship" comes to mind...
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Post by glasgowdriver on Feb 25, 2009 14:29:20 GMT
i will miss time i have only been on the tube 2 years but to be honest haven spoken to him three times in person he is a really really friendly person and passionate about the way he does and done things will be sad to see him go as i for one was proud to say i had him as a manager all the best tim and good luck with whatever you do next
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Post by ribaric on Feb 25, 2009 14:38:09 GMT
Mike Brown has gone?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 15:13:34 GMT
Mike Brown went last summer - went nto BAA Heathrow ;D I understand. Job still not officially filled I believe.
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Post by stanmorek on Feb 25, 2009 15:35:52 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2009 16:03:53 GMT
best of luck to tim o toole
hes been a brilliant manager and been through alot eg metronet collapse and I have seen him on the tube before and he attended the uxbridge centenery trip
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Post by 21146 on Feb 25, 2009 16:18:41 GMT
i will miss time i have only been on the tube 2 years but to be honest haven spoken to him three times in person he is a really really friendly person and passionate about the way he does and done things will be sad to see him go as i for one was proud to say i had him as a manager all the best tim and good luck with whatever you do next I echo those comments although it's a bit unfortunate he's quoted as stepping down "to spend more time with his family" since this political phrase will give the conspiracy theorists a field day! Something that hasn't been mentioned on here is that ToT was passionate about LU's history and supported the restoration/operation of heritage trains. What chance we get another with those views as MD? At least 'hi-flyers' from the private sector are less in fashion now given the state of the economy. |
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Post by ribaric on Feb 25, 2009 17:45:57 GMT
Howard Collins would be similarly minded. Geoff V would have no truck with any of it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2009 0:24:32 GMT
So, considering the massive changes upcoming before the olympics, and having the conservatives in charge, are things going to get worse? Well, they certainly aren't going to get better. O'Toole has done a good job, and has kept the big ship stable. But I believe Boris is spoiling for a scrap with the unions. And O'Toole knows this and doesn't want any part of it. This does not bode well. Best of luck, Mr o'T. I totally agree, Boris is rolling up his sleeves with the unions. Tim O'Toole is a decent man and has done a great job, he's the only boss that gets out to listen to the workforce, I wish him all the best. |
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Post by upfast on May 6, 2009 19:23:56 GMT
Well from tomorrow (7 May) he becomes a non-Executive Director of First Group plc! So he's not fully leaving the UK and still getting a bit of pocket money.
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Post by metman on May 6, 2009 19:35:40 GMT
Maybe he can make them better.......
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Post by towerman on May 6, 2009 21:55:18 GMT
Makes it look even more fishy why he went,I sense Bojo's bumbling fingers behind it.
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Post by 21146 on May 6, 2009 23:17:02 GMT
Geoff Parry...who he? done what? eh?
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