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“Train Daddy” Coming Back To The US

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7/25/2022 - Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (right) with Andy Byford, Commissioner of Transport for London, onboard a London Overground train, during the official celebration of the opening of the new Barking Riverside station, in Barking, east London. Picture date: Monday July 25, 2022. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA) *** US Rights Only ***

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(New York, NY) — Former New York City Transit President Andy Byford is coming back to the United States after a short stint as the head of the subway system in London. Byford, who is English ran the New York city subway system for a little more than two years. He was a favorite with riders, who lovingly nicknamed him “Train Daddy”. It’s unclear if Byford has accepted a new job in the U.S., but he did tell reporters in the U.K. that he would like to resume his life in America with his wife.

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