An underground Transport for London Assistance staff member herds passengers for most of his shift today, referring to himself as a shepherd and the public his sheep. The extremely busy and chaotic Northern Line service users accumulate in vast numbers around platforms and escalators with staff shepherding from the throng of the group in an effort to control them in such a confined area. “When the directions of escalators change the public panic like sheep following each other, confused at the abrupt change to their daily routine,” said Mohammed, past of the Disabled Assistance Crew at Old Street station. “All I need is a shepherd’s staff to guide them!” So next time you use the underground and there is a change to the direction of travel causing bewildered passengers, think of a field of sheep!
