The BBC reported that although former colleagues say it would be incorrect to regard Bob Kiley as a "spook," he did travel around the world in his role as manager of intelligence operations.

[5] In 1975 Kiley took on two new roles – one as adjunct professor of public management at Boston University and the other as chairman and CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

[5] He remained in the position until 1990 and in his time in the role secured state funding to the tune of $16bn to revitalise the railroads, buses and subways in the MTA region.

The clean-up campaign involving arresting fare dodgers and cleaning up graffiti is now regarded as a prelude to the citywide policy of "zero tolerance" enforced by Rudy Giuliani during his time as Mayor in the 1990s.

[7][8] Following his appointment, Kiley was criticised by the press due to his £4m four-year contract,[9] the use of a £2m grace and favour property in Belgravia,[10] and his expatriate status.

Livingstone's and Kiley's were opposed to the government's plans for public-private partnerships (PPP) to run London Underground.

In July 2003 powers for running the rest of the Tube network, including manning and maintaining the stations, was transferred to TfL and London Regional Transport became defunct.

[15] In a controversial interview with the London Evening Standard, he admitted he was unsure exactly what he did to deserve his consultancy fee, and denied rumours of a rift with Livingstone.

[16] He also revealed his struggles with alcoholism, exacerbated by overwork and the loss of his family in a car accident, followed by the death of his father shortly afterwards.