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| Transport strikes: Commuters face train and Tube disruption | Transport strikes: Commuters face train and Tube disruption |
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| Commuters in London are facing travel misery with the entire London Underground network shut down by strikes. | |
| Services were halted on Wednesday night after a walkout by Tube staff over pay and conditions. They will not resume until Friday morning. | Services were halted on Wednesday night after a walkout by Tube staff over pay and conditions. They will not resume until Friday morning. |
| The Tube dispute centres on the night services, set to begin in September. | |
| A walkout by First Great Western staff has halved high-speed services between London, the West of England and Wales. | |
| Click here for the latest updates on the London Underground strike | Click here for the latest updates on the London Underground strike |
| An extra 200 buses are being laid on, as well as additional river services, to help cope with demand in the capital, TfL confirmed. | An extra 200 buses are being laid on, as well as additional river services, to help cope with demand in the capital, TfL confirmed. |
| London Overground, DLR, TfL Rail and tram services are unaffected by the industrial action. | London Overground, DLR, TfL Rail and tram services are unaffected by the industrial action. |
| Those able to travel outside peak times are being urged to do so. | Those able to travel outside peak times are being urged to do so. |
| London Underground (LU) has warned the strike - the first to close the whole network since 2002 - will cause "big disruption". | |
| On Thursday morning Mike Brown, Managing Director of London Underground, apologised to customers and said: "I am very sorry your journey has been disrupted. This strike is unnecessary." | |
| The strike began at 18:30 BST on Wednesday when members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite walked out in a 24-hour action. | The strike began at 18:30 BST on Wednesday when members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite walked out in a 24-hour action. |
| At 21:30, members of the train drivers' union Aslef began their own 24-hour stoppage. | At 21:30, members of the train drivers' union Aslef began their own 24-hour stoppage. |
| RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said; "The strike action on London Underground is rock solid across all lines. | |
| "That means an end to the attempt to bulldoze through new working patterns," he added. | |
| The London rush hour was brought forward into Wednesday afternoon as thousands tried to head home early. | The London rush hour was brought forward into Wednesday afternoon as thousands tried to head home early. |
| But large crowds built up at the busiest Underground stations as people attempted to beat the strike. | But large crowds built up at the busiest Underground stations as people attempted to beat the strike. |
| Oxford Circus station was intermittently closed and services on the Victoria and Northern lines were temporarily suspended while TfL tried to manage passenger flow ahead of the industrial action. | Oxford Circus station was intermittently closed and services on the Victoria and Northern lines were temporarily suspended while TfL tried to manage passenger flow ahead of the industrial action. |
| The Tube strike coincides with a separate, 48-hour walkout by First Great Western staff from 18:30 on Wednesday, causing disruption to rail services between London, the west of England and Wales. | The Tube strike coincides with a separate, 48-hour walkout by First Great Western staff from 18:30 on Wednesday, causing disruption to rail services between London, the west of England and Wales. |
| On Monday, members of all four unions rejected a "final" pay offer from LU which included a 2% rise this year and £2,000 for drivers on the weekend night Tube service. | On Monday, members of all four unions rejected a "final" pay offer from LU which included a 2% rise this year and £2,000 for drivers on the weekend night Tube service. |
| The typical salary for a Tube driver is £50,000 a year, the RMT said, but the unions maintain the new plans would be disruptive to their members' lives. | The typical salary for a Tube driver is £50,000 a year, the RMT said, but the unions maintain the new plans would be disruptive to their members' lives. |
| They claim some employees are concerned they will have to work more overnight shifts and may have to work on their own at some stations. | They claim some employees are concerned they will have to work more overnight shifts and may have to work on their own at some stations. |
| The disputed weekend night services are set to begin on 12 September on sections of the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines. | The disputed weekend night services are set to begin on 12 September on sections of the Central, Jubilee, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines. |
| Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the strike was of benefit to no-one. | Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the strike was of benefit to no-one. |
| "We stand shoulder to shoulder with workers, families and commuters who want to go about their lives without disruption. I urge the strikers to accept the good offer that employers have made and get back to work," he said. | "We stand shoulder to shoulder with workers, families and commuters who want to go about their lives without disruption. I urge the strikers to accept the good offer that employers have made and get back to work," he said. |
| Aslef organiser Finn Brennan said the responsibility of the strikes "rests squarely with London Underground management" who "squandered the window of opportunity" to resolve it. | Aslef organiser Finn Brennan said the responsibility of the strikes "rests squarely with London Underground management" who "squandered the window of opportunity" to resolve it. |
| About 20,000 Tube workers are expected to walk out during the course of the strike. | About 20,000 Tube workers are expected to walk out during the course of the strike. |
| Talks are set to resume on Friday. | Talks are set to resume on Friday. |
| Getting about | Getting about |
| TfL advice | TfL advice |
| Key points of the dispute | Key points of the dispute |