Tube delays: Severe delays hit Metropolitan Line as commuters advised to use the bus instead November 6, 2018 Severe delays are affecting the Metropolitan Line after a signal failure, spelling commuter chaos for those heading to work from west London. The failure at Harrow-on-the-Hill means local buses are accepting tickets, said Transport for London (TfL). The delays come just a day ahead of strikes expected to wreak havoc on Tube lines. The Central [...]
Central Line strike to go ahead on same day as Piccadilly Line walkout October 24, 2018 Central Line train drivers will stage a 24-hour strike next month, on the same day as industrial action on the Piccadilly Line, over a "breakdown in industrial relations" between the tube union and Transport for London. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union announced that tube drivers will walk out on 7 November, joining previously announced industrial [...]
Travel alert: London Overground hit by severe delays October 16, 2018 Rail disruptions have hit London Overground commuters this morning. Severe delays are affecting routes between Clapham Junction and Stratford and Richmond and Stratford. Read more: Earl's Court Station evacuated as person on track airlifted to safety Transport for London (TfL) said tickets will be accepted on the Tube and bus services, though a good service [...]
Tube strike: Industrial action to affect Piccadilly Line again in November October 15, 2018 The Piccadilly Line will be hit by strike action next month, the Tube workers’ union RMT confirmed today, as staff prepare to walk out again over an “aggressive and bullying management culture”. The line, which spreads across north and west London, will be shut down for 24 hours from midday on 7 November as staff [...]
Strike action hits Central Line and Waterloo & City Line with no service running all day October 5, 2018 The Central Line is out of action today due to industrial action, with the strikes affecting the Waterloo & City Line too. The 24-hour strike will continue until mid-morning Saturday, leaving commuters to rethink their journeys into work today. There will be no Night Tube on the Central Line either. Transport for London (TfL) has [...]
Twenty-four hour strike on Central Line to go ahead tomorrow after talks break down October 4, 2018 A 24-hour strike on the Central Line will go ahead tomorrow after talks between Transport for London (TfL) and the Aslef union broke down. The entire Central line will be out of service for the whole day, as will the night tube, and there will also be little or no service on the Waterloo and City [...]
Aslef union to hold 24-hour strike on Central Line on Friday October 2, 2018 Hundreds of thousands of Londoners face a chaotic day on Friday after tube drivers with the Aslef union voted for industrial action. The entire Central line will be out of service for the whole day, with drivers citing a "breakdown of industrial relations" with Transport for London (TfL). Aslef’s organiser on the Underground Finn Brennan said: "Industrial [...]
Commuters hit with double whammy of Piccadilly Line strike and District Line delays September 27, 2018 Commuters have been hit with a double whammy of travel disruption this morning as severe delays hit the Distrct Line between Upminster and Tower Hill and the strike on the Piccadilly Line entered its second day. Transport for London (TfL) said tickets would be valid on London buses for those using the District Line: https://twitter.com/TfLTravelAlerts/status/1045235046561587201 [...]
Piccadilly Line suffers severe delays as union workers begin three-day strike September 26, 2018 A three-day strike on the Piccadilly Line will go ahead this lunchtime after talks between union workers and Transport for London (TfL) broke yesterday. The RMT rail union confirmed the strike by drivers will start today at 1pm through until Saturday. The RMT said TfL bosses has "scuppered" the talks by "refusing to bring [...]
Piccadilly Line drivers to strike tomorrow after talks with TfL crumble September 25, 2018 A three-day strike on the Piccadilly Line will go ahead tomorrow after talks between union workers and Transport for London (TfL) broke down this morning. The RMT rail union confirmed the strike by drivers will start tomorrow lunchtime through until Saturday after talks at conciliation service Acas held yesterday and into today failed. The RMT [...]