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Where will the Tube strike leave you?
12:43pm Monday 28th June 2004
Comments (19)Commuters have been warned of serious disruption to public transport in London tomorrow and on Wednesday, with strike action likely to stop services across the entire Tube network.
The RMT union and London Underground are locked in last-ditch talks this morning aimed at averting the dispute, which centres around negotiations for new pay and working conditions.
However, RMT general secretary Bob Crow remained pessimistic about the chances of resolving the dispute, saying he had "no confidence" in London Underground management.
Transport for London says people using public transport in London should add extra time to their journeys during the strike period, and even avoid travelling during rush hours if possible.
Few, if any, Tube services are expected to run from Tuesday evening until Thursday morning.
Overland trains should run as normal, after a planned national strike due to run at the same time as the Tube strike was called off.
TfL is putting on extra buses to cope with an expected surge in demand for central London.
"Due to the strike, services are likely to be much busier than normal and we would ask that passengers please be patient and allow more time for their journeys," said TfL.
Docklands Light Rail services will run as normal and London Underground has also set up a free river boat service, running between Tower, Blackfriars, Waterloo, and Westminster Piers, every 15 minutes during the morning and evening peak.
For more information, check out Local London's guide to transport websites.
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Richard Martin, Acton, London says...
7:16pm Sun 15 Apr 07
I'm searching for news of the CURRENT proposed strike and came up with this page which , unhelpfully has no indication of the date. On closer inspection, it looks liek it's from 2004!
Please date this sort of NEWS page, to avoid confuasion.
Gary Fox, London says...
2:09pm Fri 31 Aug 07
allan hook, brighton says...
8:33pm Sat 1 Sep 07
Ironic that we are headed for ANOTHER strike.
This page shows precisely the problems in this country, nobody cares.
Tony Nockles, East Molesey, Surrey says...
2:22pm Sun 2 Sep 07
Tony Wood, Rochdale, Lancs says...
3:08pm Sun 2 Sep 07
daniella smith, london says...
11:15am Mon 3 Sep 07
luke, London says...
12:48pm Mon 3 Sep 07
daniella smith wrote:3 days of even more strike... so the tube will be crouded?
I think the strike is an outrage 3 days of even more crowded trains than usual and does anyone say anything? no of course not, we all just quietely mutter to ourselves...
ant, Hatton Garden says...
3:56pm Mon 3 Sep 07
matt, says...
4:33pm Mon 3 Sep 07
baz, says...
5:05pm Mon 3 Sep 07
Jane, London says...
5:33pm Mon 3 Sep 07
Student, London says...
10:39am Tue 4 Sep 07
ant wrote:hahahaha! i dont know why i found that so funny.
WALK
Some people work too far to walk but...thank you 4 making me laugh this morning :)
dani, says...
12:14pm Tue 4 Sep 07
We won't do that cause we're all vry stupid an part of the machinery that has us trapped while we make millions for the big fishes that don't care about us
dani, says...
12:17pm Tue 4 Sep 07
Student, London says...
12:31pm Tue 4 Sep 07
dani wrote:yes. I've been suggesting a user strike 4 a while now. but everyone seems 2 scared to risk losing their jobs/having to use bus or walk if they go on a strike! :)
This calls for a underground users strike in the future. It\'s in our hands to stop using **** services so they have no choice but to improve them in order to survive. We won\'t do that cause we\'re all vry stupid an part of the machinery that has us trapped while we make millions for the big fishes that don\'t care about us
peter, says...
12:58pm Tue 4 Sep 07
dani, says...
12:05am Wed 5 Sep 07
We don't realise how much power we have, and the politicians want to keep it that way, the more ignorant the more easily dominated we will be.
Elly, Devon says...
4:26pm Thu 6 Sep 07
Buses are expected to be crammed from 6.30pm tomorrow until 6.30pm on Wednesday
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jill, london says...
1:24pm Sun 15 Apr 07
highly irritating