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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. | |
| 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 limited services were running on the Tube, although there are some services running on all lines. | |
| It urged passengers to check before travelling. There are no services on London Overground. | |
| TfL said the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines were running services through central London. | |
| The District, Hammersmith & City, Circle, Metropolitan, Northern and Jubilee lines are running limited services. | |
| The Piccadilly line is operating a shuttle service between Heathrow terminals and Hammersmith, and between Arnos Grove and Cockfosters. | |
| The Docklands Light Railway is also operating, except between Canning Town and Beckton and between Shadwell and Bank. | |
| 'Scandalous actions' | |
| Tfl said services could vary throughout the day depending on the resources available. | |
| It said there would be extra buses for shoppers heading for the West End and for the Westfield shopping centre in east London. | |
| Otherwise, the capital's 700 bus routes will operate a Sunday service. | |
| The congestion charge for vehicles entering central London does not apply during the festive period and there are no on-street parking charges in Westminster. | |
| It is the third successive walkout by Tube drivers on what is the first day of the post-Christmas sales. | |
| 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." |
| Are you facing travel disruption because of the strike? Have you been able to go out shopping? Have you seen any major queues? Send us your comments and experiences. | Are you facing travel disruption because of the strike? Have you been able to go out shopping? Have you seen any major queues? Send us your comments and experiences. |
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