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The long-awaited all-night tube service in London will launch on 19 August on the Central and Victoria lines, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced.The long-awaited all-night tube service in London will launch on 19 August on the Central and Victoria lines, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced.
The 24-hour service was due to start last year but London Underground failed to reach agreement with unions over pay and conditions, which led to strikes.The 24-hour service was due to start last year but London Underground failed to reach agreement with unions over pay and conditions, which led to strikes.
The first all-night tube services will run at weekends on the Central and Victoria lines. Night services on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines will follow in two separate phases later in the autumn as new drivers complete their training and final preparations are made.The first all-night tube services will run at weekends on the Central and Victoria lines. Night services on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines will follow in two separate phases later in the autumn as new drivers complete their training and final preparations are made.
About 200 part-time drivers are taking part in a 14-week training programme for the new service.About 200 part-time drivers are taking part in a 14-week training programme for the new service.
Khan said: “The night tube is absolutely vital to my plans to support and grow London’s night-time economy – creating more jobs and opportunities for all Londoners. The constant delays under the previous mayor let Londoners down badly.Khan said: “The night tube is absolutely vital to my plans to support and grow London’s night-time economy – creating more jobs and opportunities for all Londoners. The constant delays under the previous mayor let Londoners down badly.
“I have made getting the night tube up and running a priority, and London Underground has now confirmed that services on the first two lines will launch on 19 August.”“I have made getting the night tube up and running a priority, and London Underground has now confirmed that services on the first two lines will launch on 19 August.”
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union is still in dispute with London Underground over conditions for engineering workers linked to the new service. An industrial action ballot is being held.The Rail, Maritime and Transport union is still in dispute with London Underground over conditions for engineering workers linked to the new service. An industrial action ballot is being held.
Its general secretary, Mick Cash, said: “There are major unresolved issues in relation to the tube Lines engineering workforce and it is imperative that the company now moves quickly to address the points at the core of that dispute. Its general secretary, Mick Cash, said: “There are major unresolved issues in relation to the Tube Lines engineering workforce and it is imperative that the company now moves quickly to address the points at the core of that dispute.
“RMT also still has major concerns over the safe running of the night tube and there are unresolved issues on the detailed safety case that will have to be agreed through the health and safety machinery.”“RMT also still has major concerns over the safe running of the night tube and there are unresolved issues on the detailed safety case that will have to be agreed through the health and safety machinery.”
London’s transport commissioner, Mike Brown, said: “It is good news for London that the first ever all-night tube service will be ready on 19 August. More than half a million people use the tube after 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and the introduction of the night tube, which will support London’s businesses and jobs, is a historic step in our modernisation of the underground and our work to support London’s economic growth.”London’s transport commissioner, Mike Brown, said: “It is good news for London that the first ever all-night tube service will be ready on 19 August. More than half a million people use the tube after 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and the introduction of the night tube, which will support London’s businesses and jobs, is a historic step in our modernisation of the underground and our work to support London’s economic growth.”