Tube strike: Services slowly return as bus queues form

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There were long queues for buses on Friday morning at Victoria

There are still delays on seven London Underground lines following the end of the latest strike action by Tube staff.

By 13:45 GMT, only four lines had a good service after this year's sixth 24-hour walkout by Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members.

London Overground has severe delays and there were queues for buses on Friday morning as all services were suspended during the first part of rush hour.

Tube passenger numbers on Thursday were down 86% compared to last week.

The dispute is over pension changes and job cuts.

A £3.6bn government bailout of Transport for London (TfL) in August required the body to develop options around pensions.

The RMT says one reason it is taking industrial action is due to "detrimental pension changes". TfL says there are no plans to alter pensions.

The latest strike follows August's industrial action, when Tube journeys were down 90%. There were also walkouts in June and March.

London Underground workers received an 8.4% pay rise in April in a four-year deal, which guarantees 15,000 Tube workers an annual pay increase of 0.2% above the Retail Price Index, a measure of inflation published by the Office for National Statistics.

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