Transport unions have called for e-bikes to be banned on the London Underground after an explosion on a station platform last month. Aslef, the train drivers’ union, have threatened strike action if a ban is not introduced following a blaze at Rayners Lane station on 27 February.

A train drivers union has said it is considering balloting members for strike action over e-bikes being allowed on the London Underground. An e-bike caught fire on a platform at Rayners Lane Tube station in north-west London last month.

Aslef warned that an explosion on board the Tube train could have ‘led to serious causalities or deaths.’ It called for a ban on e-bikes on the Underground, which is backed by