Andy Byford, former NYC subway chief, tapped to run London transit

He’s London’s “Train Daddy” now.

Andy Byford, the popular former boss of New York City’s subways and buses, will take the helm of London’s transit agency, the city’s Mayor Sadik Khan announced Wednesday.

“I look forward to working with Andy as we build a greener city with clean and environmentally-friendly travel, including walking and cycling, at the heart of its recovery,” Khan said in a statement.

Byford, 54, who previously ran the transit system in Toronto, began his career in 1989 as a station foreman in London’s subway system.

He left the MTA in February after just two years, during which he clashed with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

In his dramatic exit, Byford said Cuomo made his job “intolerable” and “yelled” at transit staff behind his back.

Under Byford’s leadership, New York’s subway hit its highest on-time performance rate since 2013.

The cheery Brit was also known for taking public transit to work with his nametag on, and a cult of personality developed around him — with fans dubbing him “Train Daddy” and designing stickers with his face in front of a subway car.

Byford, who has said he hoped to stay in New York, traveled back to the U.K. in early March — and has been stuck there ever since thanks to the ban on international travel due to coronavirus.

As head of Transport for London, or TfL, he will not only manage the city’s subways and buses, but also its taxis, streets and ferries.

“I am delighted to be taking up the role of commissioner and to have been chosen to lead the organisation where I started my transport career over 30 years ago,” Byford said in a statement.