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| Boxing Day Tube services disrupted by drivers' strike | Boxing Day Tube services disrupted by drivers' strike |
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| Hundreds of London Underground workers have gone on strike, in a long-running row over bank holiday pay. | Hundreds of London Underground workers have gone on strike, in a long-running row over bank holiday pay. |
| Transport for London (TfL) says there is likely to be "significant disruption" to Tube services, and more buses will be laid on. | Transport for London (TfL) says there is likely to be "significant disruption" to Tube services, and more buses will be laid on. |
| Members of the Aslef union have walked out for 24 hours after voting 9-1 in favour of strike action. | Members of the Aslef union have walked out for 24 hours after voting 9-1 in favour of strike action. |
| TfL said there would be extra buses for shoppers heading for the West End or Westfield shopping centres. | TfL said there would be extra buses for shoppers heading for the West End or Westfield shopping centres. |
| It will be the third successive walkout by Tube drivers on the first day of the post-Christmas sale. | It will be the third successive walkout by Tube drivers on the first day of the post-Christmas sale. |
| Strike 'scandalous' | Strike 'scandalous' |
| TfL said almost all the lines were expected to have a reduced and partial service and urged passengers to check before travelling. There will be no services on London Overground. | TfL said almost all the lines were expected to have a reduced and partial service and urged passengers to check before travelling. There will be no services on London Overground. |
| But 700 bus routes in the capital will operate a Sunday service, and extra buses will be on the routes bound for the West End or Westfield shopping centres in Stratford and White City. | But 700 bus routes in the capital will operate a Sunday service, and extra buses will be on the routes bound for the West End or Westfield shopping centres in Stratford and White City. |
| The congestion charge for vehicles entering central London will not apply during the festive period and there will also be no parking charges on roads in Westminster. | The congestion charge for vehicles entering central London will not apply during the festive period and there will also be no parking charges on roads in Westminster. |
| Howard Collins, London Underground's chief operating officer, criticised the union for demanding to be paid "twice for the same work". | Howard Collins, London Underground's chief operating officer, criticised the union for demanding to be paid "twice for the same work". |
| "The scandalous actions of the Aslef leadership are an attempt to hold Londoners to ransom, and demonstrate a wholesale disregard for our customers," he said. | "The scandalous actions of the Aslef leadership are an attempt to hold Londoners to ransom, and demonstrate a wholesale disregard for our customers," he said. |
| "We will be running as many services as possible, supported by London's 700 bus routes, but there will be disruption." | "We will be running as many services as possible, supported by London's 700 bus routes, but there will be disruption." |
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