Strikes on London Underground - the Tube - for 7 days starting Friday 5th September have been announced.
They will be rolling so not all lines at the same time, but expect inconvenience as commuters pivot to other routes to get to and from work.
Stay tuned for details
Further information posted 26th August
OK, so the day we need to get from York to Premier Inn Waterloo/Westminster, could be affected by striking. We have train tickets to get us to Kings Cross. I'll watch for updates, thanks Nigel.
Do strikes ever go longer than the notification?
"Do strikes ever go longer than the notification?"
Unions are legally required to give 14 days' notice, but I suppose there could be additional notifications as part of a broader campaign over pay negotiations.
Thank you, Nigel. Watching this space....
I want to 2nd Map Lady: thank you, Nigel.
More details about who is striking on which days of this strike:
In a separate dispute over pay and conditions, workers on the Docklands Light Railway will also be striking during this period in the week beginning 7 September.
Planned strike action from union members includes engineers, station staff and train operators staging walkouts from midnight on 8 September until 9 September and again after midnight on 10 September.
Signallers, service control and Emergency Response Union (ERU) members will strike on 9 September and again, without ERU members, on 11 September.
Track access controllers, LU control centre staff, power/control teams and ERU members will also strike on 7 September.
Ruislip depot operational managers will strike from from 18:00 BST on 5 September to 17:59 on 6 September over pay.
More details when available
Thank you Nigel..I saw somewhere that the Elizabeth Line will not be affected. Do you know if that is the case.
That’s right Rosemary. Although it appears on the map looking like a tube line it’s actually a regular train line.
Thank you for the updated info. I tried to use the map and figure out if we'd be affected, but it doesn't seem to impact those of us going to Windsor, Hampton Court or Bletchley. Am I correct?
"it doesn't seem to impact those of us going to Windsor, Hampton Court or Bletchley. Am I correct?"
The strike only affects the tube and the DLR, not mainline rail services, so you're correct. Obviously you have to get to the train station in the first place from wherever you are staying, though.
Thank you.
Thanks for the updates, Nigel. Does anyone know where to go for updated information on the tube strikes set to begin 5 September? Does anyone know if they are set to begin at midnight? I'm assuming this does not include the southern line from Victoria station to LGW, correct? It would be good to know, if possible, which lines are running on 8 September. I guess we will need to be taking buses much of the time. Also need to allow more time as I expect the streets to be quite crowded with the tube not operating.
The TfL website has a strike page tfl.gov.uk/campaigns/strikes
However that currently has no information as details are awaited. All it has currently are the bus strikes on 29 August and 1 September against First Bus in west, North west and South West London where numerous routes will not run.
The strike on 5 September will only affect the Central line if even that as it is Ruislip depot managers. It is not the only depot on the line so the effect should be fewer trains, not none. There may be little or no effect.
Currently everything is just speculation about the effects on each day.
Victoria to Gatwick is main line railways - they are not involved - you just need to get to the station.
