FOI request detail

London Underground Roles

Request ID: FOI-1869-2021
Date published: 21 December 2020

You asked

I would like to know how many staff in LU work in the following roles. • Train Maintainer (TM) • Advanced Train Maintainer (ATM) • Train Maintainer Call Point • Duty Team Leader (DTL) • Duty Depot Manager (DDM) • Maintenance Manager (MM) • Operational Engineers Please could I also request a breakdown of staff as to whether they are Male or Female.

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-1869-2021

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 16th December 2020 asking for information about various roles within London Underground.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

Specifically you asked:

I would like to know how many staff in LU work in the following roles.

  • Train Maintainer (TM)
  • Advanced Train Maintainer (ATM)
  • Train Maintainer Call Point
  • Duty Team Leader (DTL)
  • Duty Depot Manager (DDM)
  • Maintenance Manager (MM)
  • Operational Engineers

Please could I also request a breakdown of staff as to whether they are Male or Female.

I can confirm that we hold the information you require, which is provided in the table below. However, note that:

  • Neither a “Duty Deport Manager” or “Duty Team Leader” exist in our records, so we have assumed ‘Depot Manager’ and ‘Team Leader’ are the equivalents;
  • Any jobs which contain Train Maintainers” in the position name have been included

Job Rollup

Female

Male

Advanced Train Maintainer

2

217

Train Maintainer

10

584

CallPoint Train Maintainer

 

67

Depot Manager

 

14

Depot Team Leader

1

99

Maintenance Manager

1

49

Operational Engineer

 

23

Grand Total

14

1,053

If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Yours sincerely,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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