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| Tube strike – as it happened | Tube strike – as it happened |
| (7 months later) | |
| 8.49pm BST | 8.49pm BST |
| 20:49 | 20:49 |
| Final summary | Final summary |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.54pm BST | at 8.54pm BST |
| 8.03pm BST | 8.03pm BST |
| 20:03 | 20:03 |
| Commuters are still facing long waits at bus stops and overground stations, with many choosing to walk miles home. Here are some images from across London’s congested streets: | Commuters are still facing long waits at bus stops and overground stations, with many choosing to walk miles home. Here are some images from across London’s congested streets: |
| I think we need more buses #TubeStrike pic.twitter.com/oYN4HKdgcn | I think we need more buses #TubeStrike pic.twitter.com/oYN4HKdgcn |
| @BBClondonnews pretty quiet at Shadwell overground! pic.twitter.com/HWud1qOeGZ | @BBClondonnews pretty quiet at Shadwell overground! pic.twitter.com/HWud1qOeGZ |
| Good luck getting home folks. I think I'll walk thanks #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/bE9DHMIjSa | Good luck getting home folks. I think I'll walk thanks #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/bE9DHMIjSa |
| Biggest #TubeStrike in 13 years kills London traffic. Good workout for everyone today pic.twitter.com/YI60hBYKmg | Biggest #TubeStrike in 13 years kills London traffic. Good workout for everyone today pic.twitter.com/YI60hBYKmg |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.17pm BST | at 8.17pm BST |
| 7.50pm BST | 7.50pm BST |
| 19:50 | 19:50 |
| As Londoners continue their journeys home on foot, bus and overground, the city’s tube carriages have been left dormant. Here’s some aerial footage of tube carriages parked in sidings | As Londoners continue their journeys home on foot, bus and overground, the city’s tube carriages have been left dormant. Here’s some aerial footage of tube carriages parked in sidings |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.51pm BST | at 7.51pm BST |
| 6.54pm BST | 6.54pm BST |
| 18:54 | 18:54 |
| Looks like some of London’s (lonely) commuters are using the tube strike to try out alternative means of transport. | Looks like some of London’s (lonely) commuters are using the tube strike to try out alternative means of transport. |
| Just spotted a man riding a tandem alone in Holloway :( #tubestrike | Just spotted a man riding a tandem alone in Holloway :( #tubestrike |
| Many of those sticking to the overground and buses are still facing long queues (here’s a view from Euston station). Not everyone is feeling sympathetic: | Many of those sticking to the overground and buses are still facing long queues (here’s a view from Euston station). Not everyone is feeling sympathetic: |
| How to deal with the #tubestrikes! pic.twitter.com/V6NKGFx4gJ | How to deal with the #tubestrikes! pic.twitter.com/V6NKGFx4gJ |
| 6.34pm BST | 6.34pm BST |
| 18:34 | 18:34 |
| Hi Rebecca Ratcliffe here. I’ll be bringing you tube strike updates for the next few hours. Here’s a screengrab from the BBC’s travel incidents page, showing congestion on many of London’s roads. If you’re stuck in traffic or still battling to get home, feel free to leave comments below the line. | Hi Rebecca Ratcliffe here. I’ll be bringing you tube strike updates for the next few hours. Here’s a screengrab from the BBC’s travel incidents page, showing congestion on many of London’s roads. If you’re stuck in traffic or still battling to get home, feel free to leave comments below the line. |
| 6.19pm BST | 6.19pm BST |
| 18:19 | 18:19 |
| 6pm – tube strike summary | 6pm – tube strike summary |
| Aisha Gani | Aisha Gani |
| It’s past 18:00, so here’s a quick summary of how today has been: | It’s past 18:00, so here’s a quick summary of how today has been: |
| Atleast the underground has a good service on "all other lines" #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/5o9Qj7x0h4 | Atleast the underground has a good service on "all other lines" #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/5o9Qj7x0h4 |
| Well that’s it from me, Aisha Gani, as I make my own journey through chaos, and I’m now handing over to my colleague Rebecca Ratcliffe. | Well that’s it from me, Aisha Gani, as I make my own journey through chaos, and I’m now handing over to my colleague Rebecca Ratcliffe. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.20pm BST | at 6.20pm BST |
| 6.00pm BST | 6.00pm BST |
| 18:00 | 18:00 |
| My colleague Jessica Elgot has just let me know that people are complaining that TfL buses are terminating before their destinations – crammed full of people who are then turfed out. | My colleague Jessica Elgot has just let me know that people are complaining that TfL buses are terminating before their destinations – crammed full of people who are then turfed out. |
| It's not fault of strike, but if @TfL could not keep changing the destination of buses people have queued for ages for, that'd be grand, ta | It's not fault of strike, but if @TfL could not keep changing the destination of buses people have queued for ages for, that'd be grand, ta |
| Consequently passengers can’t then get on other buses because they are too full. | Consequently passengers can’t then get on other buses because they are too full. |
| 3 full buses terminate at same stop depositing 100s of people. One bus supposedly going on waiting for change of driver who hasn't turned up | 3 full buses terminate at same stop depositing 100s of people. One bus supposedly going on waiting for change of driver who hasn't turned up |
| Maybe one day the 252 @TfL bus service will go all the way and not terminate early. #halfajob #happenstoooften | Maybe one day the 252 @TfL bus service will go all the way and not terminate early. #halfajob #happenstoooften |
| We hear you Tim: | We hear you Tim: |
| Arriving at a bus stop #tubestrikes #tflstrike @TfL pic.twitter.com/XTFR9WWDoW | Arriving at a bus stop #tubestrikes #tflstrike @TfL pic.twitter.com/XTFR9WWDoW |
| 5.52pm BST | 5.52pm BST |
| 17:52 | 17:52 |
| Home time is now upon us, and resourceful Londoners share how they are taking the strike in their stride: | Home time is now upon us, and resourceful Londoners share how they are taking the strike in their stride: |
| Commute home mapped out. Walking shoes on. Should be able to take in a few sites along the way. #TubeStrike pic.twitter.com/j75NFYgzmc | Commute home mapped out. Walking shoes on. Should be able to take in a few sites along the way. #TubeStrike pic.twitter.com/j75NFYgzmc |
| Glorious day for a five-mile walk home (via various watering holes) #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/ekbKADYzBT | Glorious day for a five-mile walk home (via various watering holes) #tubestrike pic.twitter.com/ekbKADYzBT |
| Charlie McDonnell, a vlogger, shared this: | Charlie McDonnell, a vlogger, shared this: |
| 5.34pm BST | 5.34pm BST |
| 17:34 | 17:34 |
| Today’s tube strike, in which more than 20,000 workers walked off their jobs, was the largest in 13 years, but by no means the first time Londoners had to leg it to work. | Today’s tube strike, in which more than 20,000 workers walked off their jobs, was the largest in 13 years, but by no means the first time Londoners had to leg it to work. |
| We’ve just published this thoroughly quaint newsreel of London tube strikes through history. | We’ve just published this thoroughly quaint newsreel of London tube strikes through history. |
| Have a watch as you wait in queue: | Have a watch as you wait in queue: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.42pm BST | at 5.42pm BST |
| 5.27pm BST | 5.27pm BST |
| 17:27 | 17:27 |
| It’s been a day of picket lines, locked gates a sea of commuters walking overground. | It’s been a day of picket lines, locked gates a sea of commuters walking overground. |
| Here are some photo highlights: | Here are some photo highlights: |
| 5.14pm BST | 5.14pm BST |
| 17:14 | 17:14 |
| Aisha Gani | Aisha Gani |
| Hello and good evening happy commuters. I’m Aisha Gani and I’ll be liveblogging tube strike updates for the next few hours. You can tweet me at @aishagani, and feel free to leave comments below the line. | Hello and good evening happy commuters. I’m Aisha Gani and I’ll be liveblogging tube strike updates for the next few hours. You can tweet me at @aishagani, and feel free to leave comments below the line. |
| For the time being, it seems as though cycles for hire have doubled in some areas: | For the time being, it seems as though cycles for hire have doubled in some areas: |
| Boris Bike usage doubles as #Londoners work around #tubestrikes Read more @cyclingweekly at http://t.co/apQZW3tc8p pic.twitter.com/MFxs38mwwu | Boris Bike usage doubles as #Londoners work around #tubestrikes Read more @cyclingweekly at http://t.co/apQZW3tc8p pic.twitter.com/MFxs38mwwu |
| 3.21pm BST | 3.21pm BST |
| 15:21 | 15:21 |
| Despite the inconvenience, here is a voice in support of the strikers. | Despite the inconvenience, here is a voice in support of the strikers. |
| #tubestrike is about ensuring safety of passengers on the lifeline of #london during the day & soon at night - it'd be foolish to attack it | #tubestrike is about ensuring safety of passengers on the lifeline of #london during the day & soon at night - it'd be foolish to attack it |
| 3.16pm BST | 3.16pm BST |
| 15:16 | 15:16 |
| This is what’s called chutzpah. | This is what’s called chutzpah. |
| All you #nurses struggling in the #tubestrike - how about working just outside #London for more £££ & FREE PARKING! http://t.co/HAH8zuyoIJ | All you #nurses struggling in the #tubestrike - how about working just outside #London for more £££ & FREE PARKING! http://t.co/HAH8zuyoIJ |
| 3.03pm BST | 3.03pm BST |
| 15:03 | 15:03 |
| Acas contacted by London Underground | Acas contacted by London Underground |
| London Underground has contacted the conciliation service to help arrange fresh talks over the Tube dispute, PA reports. | London Underground has contacted the conciliation service to help arrange fresh talks over the Tube dispute, PA reports. |
| Acas was asked to assist to get the two sides back around the negotiating table to avoid a repeat of the 24-hour strike which ends this evening. | Acas was asked to assist to get the two sides back around the negotiating table to avoid a repeat of the 24-hour strike which ends this evening. |
| Tube stations were closed and other forms of transport were packed, even though Transport for London put on 200 extra buses. | Tube stations were closed and other forms of transport were packed, even though Transport for London put on 200 extra buses. |
| Steve Griffiths, London Underground chief operating officer, said: “We thank Londoners for their patience today as we work hard to help them make their journeys. | Steve Griffiths, London Underground chief operating officer, said: “We thank Londoners for their patience today as we work hard to help them make their journeys. |
| “We are, as we always have been, ready to talk at any time to sort out this dispute. | “We are, as we always have been, ready to talk at any time to sort out this dispute. |
| “We have made a very fair and reasonable offer to our staff, but the unions have so far refused to respond or put it to their members. | “We have made a very fair and reasonable offer to our staff, but the unions have so far refused to respond or put it to their members. |
| “The offer remains on the table and we are ready for talks. We have today contacted Acas and asked them to assist us in getting back around the table. | “The offer remains on the table and we are ready for talks. We have today contacted Acas and asked them to assist us in getting back around the table. |
| “If the unions are serious about resolving this, we trust they will be ready to engage in meaningful talks to deliver night Tube for London. | “If the unions are serious about resolving this, we trust they will be ready to engage in meaningful talks to deliver night Tube for London. |
| “We have put forward a very, very fair offer, which consists of an average salary increase of 2%, 1% or RPI (whichever is greater) for next year and the one after, plus a 500 night Tube launch bonus and an additional 2,000 bonus for night Tube train drivers. | “We have put forward a very, very fair offer, which consists of an average salary increase of 2%, 1% or RPI (whichever is greater) for next year and the one after, plus a 500 night Tube launch bonus and an additional 2,000 bonus for night Tube train drivers. |
| “No-one will have to work more hours than they do now, and we have a longer term plan, which will mean no-one will need to work nights if they don’t want to.” | “No-one will have to work more hours than they do now, and we have a longer term plan, which will mean no-one will need to work nights if they don’t want to.” |
| RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: ““We’ve wasted three months in negotiations that failed to address staff concerns and it’s essential for London that there’s no repeat and that puts the ball firmly in LU’s court.” | RMT general secretary Mick Cash said: ““We’ve wasted three months in negotiations that failed to address staff concerns and it’s essential for London that there’s no repeat and that puts the ball firmly in LU’s court.” |
| TSSA leader Manuel Cortes called for peace talks to start at Acas tomorrow. | TSSA leader Manuel Cortes called for peace talks to start at Acas tomorrow. |
| He said: “No-one wants to see London at a standstill, least of all our members, so it is high time for LU to come back to the negotiating table. | He said: “No-one wants to see London at a standstill, least of all our members, so it is high time for LU to come back to the negotiating table. |
| “They should stop playing games and start talking to us in good faith to get a sensible solution to this dispute. “We are ready and willing to be at Acas tomorrow morning to sort this out. | “They should stop playing games and start talking to us in good faith to get a sensible solution to this dispute. “We are ready and willing to be at Acas tomorrow morning to sort this out. |
| “It is time to end the blame game and agree a solution which keeps London moving and secures the start of the night Tube in September.” | “It is time to end the blame game and agree a solution which keeps London moving and secures the start of the night Tube in September.” |
| 2.50pm BST | 2.50pm BST |
| 14:50 | 14:50 |
| Carmen Fishwick | Carmen Fishwick |
| TFL said users of Boris bikes – now Santander bikes – won’t be charged for leaving undocked bicycles at ‘hubs’ across the captial, writes Carmen Fishwick. | TFL said users of Boris bikes – now Santander bikes – won’t be charged for leaving undocked bicycles at ‘hubs’ across the captial, writes Carmen Fishwick. |
| Bicycle hire was at twice the normal level this morning as Londoners looked for ways around the all-tube strike. | Bicycle hire was at twice the normal level this morning as Londoners looked for ways around the all-tube strike. |
| Many users reported problems finding space at docking stations this morning forcing them to leave the bikes unattended. This would normally result in an extra charge and potentially a lost deposit, but TFL said they would waive the charges today if left at one of their hubs. | Many users reported problems finding space at docking stations this morning forcing them to leave the bikes unattended. This would normally result in an extra charge and potentially a lost deposit, but TFL said they would waive the charges today if left at one of their hubs. |
| A spokesman said: “people shouldn’t be leaving bikes unattended at docking stations, as the bike will still be under hire. But on days like today, we have staff at the hubs who will virtually dock bikes back in.” | A spokesman said: “people shouldn’t be leaving bikes unattended at docking stations, as the bike will still be under hire. But on days like today, we have staff at the hubs who will virtually dock bikes back in.” |
| An extra 100 bikes will be available at hubs in the city centre where people can leave bikes if they can’t find an available docking station. Virtual docking will ramp up again between 4pm and 8pm this evening. | An extra 100 bikes will be available at hubs in the city centre where people can leave bikes if they can’t find an available docking station. Virtual docking will ramp up again between 4pm and 8pm this evening. |
| Extra bikes, with virtual docking stations will be available at Butler Place in Victoria, Soho Square, Houghton Street, Finsbury Square in Liverpool Street, Waterloo place in St James, Stonecutter Street in Waterloo, and Belgrove Street. | Extra bikes, with virtual docking stations will be available at Butler Place in Victoria, Soho Square, Houghton Street, Finsbury Square in Liverpool Street, Waterloo place in St James, Stonecutter Street in Waterloo, and Belgrove Street. |
| Bit of a problem with the Boris bikes in soho today. Nice work Santander pic.twitter.com/4yfYZ4s3XM | Bit of a problem with the Boris bikes in soho today. Nice work Santander pic.twitter.com/4yfYZ4s3XM |
| "@ChrisGrose2: The flaw with Boris bikes on a tube strike day. pic.twitter.com/uCgeMky36O" don't get that with a #brompton @BromptonBicycle | "@ChrisGrose2: The flaw with Boris bikes on a tube strike day. pic.twitter.com/uCgeMky36O" don't get that with a #brompton @BromptonBicycle |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.46pm BST | at 3.46pm BST |
| 2.36pm BST | 2.36pm BST |
| 14:36 | 14:36 |
| TFL puts it mildly ... | TFL puts it mildly ... |
| Buses around Central London are experiencing serious delays due to heavy traffic | Buses around Central London are experiencing serious delays due to heavy traffic |
| 2.30pm BST | 2.30pm BST |
| 14:30 | 14:30 |
| Robert Booth has more on Uber tripling fares during the strike. | Robert Booth has more on Uber tripling fares during the strike. |
| Uber users were confronted on Thursday morning with warnings that the company was tripling fares because “demand is off the charts”. | Uber users were confronted on Thursday morning with warnings that the company was tripling fares because “demand is off the charts”. |
| It warned of “surge pricing”, with fares 2.9 times higher than normal and with a minimum fare of £14.50. Even sitting in standing traffic would cost 43p per minute instead of the normal 15p. | It warned of “surge pricing”, with fares 2.9 times higher than normal and with a minimum fare of £14.50. Even sitting in standing traffic would cost 43p per minute instead of the normal 15p. |
| Uber, which connects users with private-hire drivers, has driven down the cost of minicabs in London, with regular fares as low as £1.25 per mile, but often increases charges when demand is high, such as late on weekends, when lots of people want to get home at the same time. Its 15,000 drivers in the capital target areas where “surge pricing” is in force in order to boost incomes. There have been accusations that some Uber drivers barely make the minimum wage as a result of falling fares. | Uber, which connects users with private-hire drivers, has driven down the cost of minicabs in London, with regular fares as low as £1.25 per mile, but often increases charges when demand is high, such as late on weekends, when lots of people want to get home at the same time. Its 15,000 drivers in the capital target areas where “surge pricing” is in force in order to boost incomes. There have been accusations that some Uber drivers barely make the minimum wage as a result of falling fares. |
| Steve McNamara, head of the London Taxi Drivers Association, seized on the price hikes as “yet further evidence of how a profit-motivated $50bn dollar company operates”. | Steve McNamara, head of the London Taxi Drivers Association, seized on the price hikes as “yet further evidence of how a profit-motivated $50bn dollar company operates”. |
| 2.15pm BST | 2.15pm BST |
| 14:15 | 14:15 |
| Those who chose to scoot to work got a mixed reaction. | Those who chose to scoot to work got a mixed reaction. |
| No problems with arriving at the office. Solution -> train + kick scooter #TubeStrike pic.twitter.com/tw1ZHcjJPk | No problems with arriving at the office. Solution -> train + kick scooter #TubeStrike pic.twitter.com/tw1ZHcjJPk |
| Beat the tube strike. Get up early, drive, main-line and commuter scooter. Door to door in 1hr. @TfL #wewontbebeaten pic.twitter.com/A9B1gS7p0b | Beat the tube strike. Get up early, drive, main-line and commuter scooter. Door to door in 1hr. @TfL #wewontbebeaten pic.twitter.com/A9B1gS7p0b |
| Seeing old men tearing up the roads on a micro scooter is what the #tubestrike is all about 😂 | Seeing old men tearing up the roads on a micro scooter is what the #tubestrike is all about 😂 |
| Saw a super smug businessman in a three piece on a razor scooter. Speeding past buses, jowels rippling in the wind. Pure joy. #tubestrike | Saw a super smug businessman in a three piece on a razor scooter. Speeding past buses, jowels rippling in the wind. Pure joy. #tubestrike |
| A tube strike is no justification for an adult using a push along scooter. Nothing is. | A tube strike is no justification for an adult using a push along scooter. Nothing is. |