Passengers
return
++


The
number
of
journeys
made
on
London
Underground
is
back
to
90
per
cent
of
pre-pandemic
levels,
according
to
Transport
for
London.
A
total
of
91
million
journeys
were
made
on
the
system
in
April,
compared
with
101
million
in
April
2019.
Travel
on
the
Docklands
Light
Railway,
London
Overground,
trams
and
buses
has
also
increased.

Fraud
++


ScotRail
is
appointing
42
Revenue
Protection
Officers
in
a
bid
to
reduce
fraudulent
travel,
which
is
estimated
to
cost
around
£2
million
a
year. 
A
pilot
scheme
using
new
ticket
validation
machines
has
also
been
taking
place
over
the
last
few
weeks
at
stations
such
as
Edinburgh,
Glasgow
Central,
Glasgow
Queen
Street,
Croy,
High
Street
(Glasgow),
Rutherglen,
and
Paisley
Canal. The
devices
are
designed
to
alert
staff
if
an
invalid
ticket
is
presented.

Resignation
++


Scottish
transport
minister
Kevin
Stewart
has
resigned,
only
three
months
since
he
had
been
appointed.
In
a
letter
to
the
First
Minister
Humza
Yousaf,
Mr
Stewart
explains
that
he
has
had
‘
bouts
of
poor
mental
health,
with
a
low
ebb
in
early
December
of
last
year. 
Over
the
last
week
or
so
I
have
once
again
been
feeling
unwell
and
I
feel
that
I
can
no
longer
put
in
the
hours
required
to
serve
both
my
constituents
and
hold
ministerial
office,
whilst
also
trying
to
maintain
good
mental
health.
I
do
hope
that
you
understand.’
Mr
Stewart
is
not
stepping
down
from
his
post
as
MSP
for
Aberdeen
Central.