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| More delays on Tube after strike | More delays on Tube after strike |
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| Passengers on London Underground have endured another morning of travel chaos despite a crippling three-day strike being suspended. | |
| More than 2,000 members of the Rail, Maritime & Transport union (RMT) had walked out in a dispute linked to the collapse of maintenance firm Metronet. | More than 2,000 members of the Rail, Maritime & Transport union (RMT) had walked out in a dispute linked to the collapse of maintenance firm Metronet. |
| But nine hours of talks with managers on Tuesday finally led the RMT to halt the strike that began on Monday. | |
| Transport for London (TfL) warned services would remain disrupted. | |
| Five lines have been re-opened fully and were running on Wednesday with some disruption, with the Central line suffering severe delays. | |
| The Jubilee and the Northern lines were unaffected by the strike. | The Jubilee and the Northern lines were unaffected by the strike. |
| However, five other lines, the Circle, District, East London, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City, remained suspended. | |
| TfL commissioner Peter Hendy said: "At some stage during the day we will get everything running. | TfL commissioner Peter Hendy said: "At some stage during the day we will get everything running. |
| LATEST TRAVEL UPDATES Bakerloo: Reopened Central: Severe delaysVictoria: Reopened Piccadilly: Running as normal Waterloo & City: No problemsCircle: SuspendedDistrict: SuspendedEast London: SuspendedJubilee: Good serviceMetropolitan: Still no serviceNorthern: Running smoothlyHammersmith & City: No service Latest TfL travel news | |
| "Some things we hope will start fairly soon but the suspension came so late last night that it will be impossible to start normally." | "Some things we hope will start fairly soon but the suspension came so late last night that it will be impossible to start normally." |
| TfL said it had clarified assurances on jobs and pensions during Tuesday's talks. | TfL said it had clarified assurances on jobs and pensions during Tuesday's talks. |
| Asked if anything new had been offered during the talks, Mr Hendy said: "There isn't anything fresh in terms of 'meat' to give them. | Asked if anything new had been offered during the talks, Mr Hendy said: "There isn't anything fresh in terms of 'meat' to give them. |
| "They had... all of the assurances on Thursday and Friday." | "They had... all of the assurances on Thursday and Friday." |
| RMT general secretary Bob Crow said they now had the assurances, they had been seeking, in writing from the employer. | |
| He said the full pension scheme rescue was expected to be in place by Thursday. | |
| "This means that our members will now actually have their pensions restored to them, which is rather different than promises from a man in an expensive suit," he said. | |
| "We also now have written commitments that any subsequent proposals will be subject to proper discussions through the existing negotiating machinery." | |
| 'Wholly unjustified' | |
| Mr Crow also praised his members for their "rock solid" strike despite "enormous pressure and hostile media". | |
| The union will meet again on Friday before deciding whether to continue with a second 72-hour strike on Monday. | The union will meet again on Friday before deciding whether to continue with a second 72-hour strike on Monday. |
| The strike closed two-thirds of the Tube network causing travel chaos for millions of passengers. | The strike closed two-thirds of the Tube network causing travel chaos for millions of passengers. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown had earlier branded the industrial action "wholly unjustified" and urged the workers to return to their posts. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown had earlier branded the industrial action "wholly unjustified" and urged the workers to return to their posts. |