The country that invented the underground has gone too inept.

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TfL chief denies £3bn new fleet of Piccadilly line trains are delayed because they 'don't fit in tunnels'​

Andy Lord admits introduction of new Tube fleet is challenging and the trains ‘require

ROSS LYDALL @ROSSLYDALL
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London’s transport chief has been forced to deny that the £3 billion fleet of new Piccadilly line trains are having to be rebuilt because they don’t fit in Tube tunnels.
But Andy Lord, the Transport for London commissioner, admitted the delayed introduction of the “transformational” new trains was proving “challenging” and was “extremely complicated” to fix.