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Tube network crippled by strike

by liamssoft | September 3, 2007 at 11:56 am | 340 views | add comment

Bicycles will be out in force over the next few days as trains grind to a halt and Londoners take to foot, bike and busses.
The Bakerloo, Central, Victoria, and Waterloo & City lines (BCV) and Circle, District, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and East London lines (SSL)are all effected by the strike.

A strike by maintenance workers on London Underground (LU) has stopped all trains on nine lines.

The RMT Union started a 72-hour strike at 1800 BST on Monday 3rd September 2007, in a row over pensions and jobs after the collapse of Metronet Rail BCV and SSL Ltd who are in PPP Administration.View additional information for staff and suppliers.

London Underground said trains were being kept in depots during the strike and services might not return to normal until Friday morning.

Only the Jubilee, Northern and part of Piccadilly lines are operating, because they are maintained by another firm. Tube Lines.

Picket lines were mounted outside Tube depots and large queues have started to build up at bus stops as workers tried to get home.

Another 72-hour stoppage is planned for next Monday.