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| Tube strike disruption continues | Tube strike disruption continues |
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| Millions of commuters are enduring a second day of travel disruption as a 48-hour Tube strike continues. | |
| Talks between London Underground (LU) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union to resolve the row over a jobs and pay have been continuing. | Talks between London Underground (LU) and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union to resolve the row over a jobs and pay have been continuing. |
| A draft solution drawn up by Acas on Wednesday has been approved by the RMT and will be presented to LU later. | A draft solution drawn up by Acas on Wednesday has been approved by the RMT and will be presented to LU later. |
| Transport for London (TfL) said five Tube lines were suspended and five others had disrupted services. | Transport for London (TfL) said five Tube lines were suspended and five others had disrupted services. |
| Map of extra services | Map of extra services |
| Only the Northern Line was expected to run a good service, as it did on Wednesday, TfL said. | Only the Northern Line was expected to run a good service, as it did on Wednesday, TfL said. |
| The strike will end at 1859 BST Thursday but a normal service is not expected to resume until Friday morning. | The strike will end at 1859 BST Thursday but a normal service is not expected to resume until Friday morning. |
| Commuters struggled getting in to work on Thursday as buses continued to be overcrowded with long queues and roads were gridlocked. | Commuters struggled getting in to work on Thursday as buses continued to be overcrowded with long queues and roads were gridlocked. |
| London Mayor Boris Johnson met commuters making their way in to work near London Bridge to highlight alternative transport arrangements made by TfL. | London Mayor Boris Johnson met commuters making their way in to work near London Bridge to highlight alternative transport arrangements made by TfL. |
| TUBE LINE UPDATES Northern Line - good serviceDistrict Line - Trains from Wimbledon to High Street KensingtonJubilee Line - Stratford to Waterloo; Stanmore to Wembley ParkMetropolitan Line - Trains from Harrow-on-the-Hill to Baker StreetPiccadilly Line - Trains from Arnos Grove to CockfostersVictoria Line - Trains from Seven Sisters to VictoriaBakerloo Line - suspendedCentral Line - suspendedCircle Line - suspendedHammersmith and City Line - suspendedWaterloo and City - suspended Workers battle through travel chaos How has the strike affected you? | TUBE LINE UPDATES Northern Line - good serviceDistrict Line - Trains from Wimbledon to High Street KensingtonJubilee Line - Stratford to Waterloo; Stanmore to Wembley ParkMetropolitan Line - Trains from Harrow-on-the-Hill to Baker StreetPiccadilly Line - Trains from Arnos Grove to CockfostersVictoria Line - Trains from Seven Sisters to VictoriaBakerloo Line - suspendedCentral Line - suspendedCircle Line - suspendedHammersmith and City Line - suspendedWaterloo and City - suspended Workers battle through travel chaos How has the strike affected you? |
| Docklands Light Railway, London Overground and trams are expected to run as normal and the TfL has drafted in an additional 100 buses and offering escorts for cyclists and free river ferry service. | Docklands Light Railway, London Overground and trams are expected to run as normal and the TfL has drafted in an additional 100 buses and offering escorts for cyclists and free river ferry service. |
| On Wednesday LU said 120 trains were in service but the RMT accused LU of overstating the numbers. | On Wednesday LU said 120 trains were in service but the RMT accused LU of overstating the numbers. |
| An Acas spokesman said the conciliation service had sent a proposed solution on redundancies to the RMT on Wednesday night which the union had amended and returned to Acas. | An Acas spokesman said the conciliation service had sent a proposed solution on redundancies to the RMT on Wednesday night which the union had amended and returned to Acas. |
| The spokesman said: "We are waiting to see that proposal either later tonight (Wednesday) or first thing tomorrow." | The spokesman said: "We are waiting to see that proposal either later tonight (Wednesday) or first thing tomorrow." |
| A TfL spokesman said: "We welcome this development and look forward to receiving the draft this morning and we are preparing for further discussions at Acas as soon as possible." | A TfL spokesman said: "We welcome this development and look forward to receiving the draft this morning and we are preparing for further discussions at Acas as soon as possible." |
| General Secretary of the RMT Bob Crow said he was "ready and willing" to start fresh talks with LU over the proposed solution | General Secretary of the RMT Bob Crow said he was "ready and willing" to start fresh talks with LU over the proposed solution |
| But he reiterated: "Well there was an agreement signed and someone pulled the rug." | But he reiterated: "Well there was an agreement signed and someone pulled the rug." |
| 'Fatal mistake' | |
| He also criticised drivers' union Aslef for hitting out at the RMT for calling on its members to support the strike. | He also criticised drivers' union Aslef for hitting out at the RMT for calling on its members to support the strike. |
| "One thing that I would never do as a trade union is criticise another union for going on strike," he said. | "One thing that I would never do as a trade union is criticise another union for going on strike," he said. |
| Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone said Mr Johnson has made a "fatal mistake" by not engaging in direct talks with the RMT which members perceived as an "anti-union agenda". | |
| Mr Livingstone said: "They need to both be in the room and Boris has made this fatal mistake of saying that 'I'm not going to meet while there is this threat of a strike or a strike going on'". | |
| But the strike did not deter almost 58,000 fans from attending England's World Cup qualifier match against Andorra at Wembley Stadium. | But the strike did not deter almost 58,000 fans from attending England's World Cup qualifier match against Andorra at Wembley Stadium. |
| Mainline train services did not stop at Wembley Stadium Station for safety reasons, leaving fans to walk from nearby stations to the stadium. | Mainline train services did not stop at Wembley Stadium Station for safety reasons, leaving fans to walk from nearby stations to the stadium. |
| The London Chamber of Commerce has estimated the capital's economy will lose more than £100m over the course of the strike. | The London Chamber of Commerce has estimated the capital's economy will lose more than £100m over the course of the strike. |
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