Summary

  • Action taken by drivers affected the Piccadilly, Jubilee, Victoria, Central, Northern and Waterloo & City lines

  1. 'No one seems too fussed'published at 06:45 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2021

    Thomas Mackintosh
    BBC London News

    Vauxhall Tube Station

    Vauxhall is a lot quieter than normal as it perhaps would be at this time of day.

    Staff on the concourse are reminding commuters there is a limited service on the Victoria Line. Both platforms are fairly empty.

    One wee bonus is being able to get a seat and no one seems too fussed. AirPods in, Metro in hand and avoiding eye contact at all times.

    Tube train
    Image caption,

    One wee bonus is being able to get a seat.

  2. What's the strike about?published at 06:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2021

    Tom Edwards
    Transport Correspondent, BBC London

    If the issues around this strike sound familiar, that's because they are.

    Way back in the calm of 2016, the RMT went into dispute in part due to the Night Tube rotas. Then two separate rotas had been created along with two grades which kept Night Tube drivers separate.

    Since the pandemic, those drivers have gone into the main rota and that's where London Underground wants them to stay with the Night Tube shifts split amongst everyone.

    London Underground says it will mean four weekend night shifts a year per driver. It's hardly a surprise then that RMT drivers do not want it although the other drivers' union, Aslef, have signed up to it.

    What it certainly does is make the lauded return of the Night Tube an embarrassing damp squib and does not bode well for industrial relations in these uncertain times at TfL.

  3. Meanwhile, at Finsbury Park..published at 06:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2021

    Barry Caffrey
    BBC Radio London

    Finsbury Park

    Finsbury Park station is very quiet at the moment.

    The Piccadilly line is completely suspended but the Victoria line is running a special service.

    There are approximately five trains going southbound to Brixton in the next 30 minutes and four trains northbound to Walthamstow.

    Finsbury Park
  4. Quiet at London's busiest stationpublished at 06:06 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2021

    Greg McKenzie
    BBC London

    Stratford Tube station sign

    Stratford was listed as the capital's busiest station this week but it's not that busy now. It's still early but there is no Central line service from here today.

    The Jubilee line is running with a reduced service.

    A few people I've spoken to say "it's ridiculous".

  5. Tube strike beginspublished at 06:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 November 2021

    Claire Timms
    BBC London News

    Stratford Tube station entrance

    Good morning and welcome to our live page covering what, we expect, will be widespread disruption due to a series of strikes on London's Tube network.

    Tonight's planned restart of the Night Tube will be delayed after the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) began the first of its 24-hour walkouts at 04:30 GMT today.

    Piccadilly, Jubilee, Victoria, Central and Northern line drivers are striking over claims new rotas will wreck their work-life balance.

    The planned walkouts are due to continue on different days until 18 December, unless a deal can be reached. Both the RMT and TfL have said they "remain open to talks".

    Night Tube services on the Central and Victoria lines were due to resume between 01:00 and 05:30 GMT on tomorrow.