Ex-NYC subway manager Andy Byford is not going to be ‘Tube Daddy’ in London

New York’s previous “Train Daddy” Andy Byford has a new gig functioning London’s transportation method — but don’t call him “Tube Daddy.”

Byford — who oversaw the Massive Apple’s subways ahead of abruptly resigning in February — demurred when requested by the Night Standard whether his nickname would stay on in London, where by the underground is acknowledged colloquially as “The Tube.”

“I want to just, driving the scenes, quietly get on with two major priorities which I’ve established myself,” Byford advised the paper.

The well-liked New York Town Transit Authority president was presented the nickname “Train Daddy” very last year just after an offbeat piece of Brooklyn road artwork depicted his confront superimposed on a subway vehicle in the design of Thomas the Tank Motor, with the caption: “Train Daddy enjoys you pretty a lot.”

But the title will not implement in London, Byford explained to the Normal, mainly because his work there includes managing streets, buses, taxis and ferries together with trains.

“It caught on and I employed to get people today occur up to me in the avenue in New York and say [adopts accent], ‘Hey, Practice Daddy, how ya doin?’” he mentioned.

“It was a little bit of entertaining but now I’m right here I’m not just searching immediately after the trains, it is buses, trams, bikes, the river. It’s the complete shebang.”

The affable Brit resigned just after just 25 months on the position at the MTA, for the duration of which on-time subway performance hit its best fee considering the fact that 2013.

Right after his exit, Byford publicly criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the man who employed him, for building the job “intolerable” and slicing into his authority more than the company.

“I desired to be still left to operate the program,” Andy Byford told WCBS-Tv in March.

“It received to a stage where by it was obvious … I was not going to be allowed to get on with what wanted to be done.”