bramling
Veteran Member
Would mothballing the bakerloo line really save a significant amount of money.I would imagine that tunnel maintenance is a significant cost for that part of the line which would staffing savings would be minimal given most stations are interchanges and wouldn't not running trains cause issues with dust and track segregation (like the waterloo and city during lockdown)
It would save quite a bit if you could redeploy all the operating staff to fill the ever-increasing number of vacancies elsewhere on the network, a windfall saving in training and recruitment costs for a start, followed by a longer-term reduction in headcount as those vacancies don't have to be filled.
It's a bit academic though, it isn't going to happen, it's simply political willy-waving.