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| Central Line Tube strike: Aslef walkout could cause 'severe disruption' for commuters | |
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| Commuters using the Central Line could face "severe disruption" on the London Underground (LU) tomorrow ahead of threatened strike action by train drivers. | Commuters using the Central Line could face "severe disruption" on the London Underground (LU) tomorrow ahead of threatened strike action by train drivers. |
| Transport for London (TfL) said Central Line services on the Tube will be "severely affected" should the action go ahead, which was backed by members | Transport for London (TfL) said Central Line services on the Tube will be "severely affected" should the action go ahead, which was backed by members |
| Members of Aslef on London Underground's Central Line will walk out for 24 hours at midnight, in a strike which will also hit the Waterloo & City Line. | Members of Aslef on London Underground's Central Line will walk out for 24 hours at midnight, in a strike which will also hit the Waterloo & City Line. |
| Parts or all of both lines could be suspended and if trains do run, they will be at a reduced frequency. Central Line trains are not expected to run through central London. | Parts or all of both lines could be suspended and if trains do run, they will be at a reduced frequency. Central Line trains are not expected to run through central London. |
| TfL is advising passengers to check before they travel. | TfL is advising passengers to check before they travel. |
| The two lines are used by up to two million passengers a day. Other services are expected to operate normally. | The two lines are used by up to two million passengers a day. Other services are expected to operate normally. |
| Nigel Holness, LU's operations director, said: "We will have staff and volunteers across the network to help customers with their journeys but I advise people to plan ahead and check before they travel." | Nigel Holness, LU's operations director, said: "We will have staff and volunteers across the network to help customers with their journeys but I advise people to plan ahead and check before they travel." |
| Finn Brennan of Aslef said: "This dispute has been brought about by management intransigence on a range of issues, but at its heart is management's refusal to treat drivers with the respect and dignity they deserve at work. | Finn Brennan of Aslef said: "This dispute has been brought about by management intransigence on a range of issues, but at its heart is management's refusal to treat drivers with the respect and dignity they deserve at work. |
| "Our members will not tolerate a situation where vulnerable people leave sickness review meetings in tears and drivers with years of good and long service are threatened with disciplinary action for a delay of 33 seconds in leaving a terminus." | "Our members will not tolerate a situation where vulnerable people leave sickness review meetings in tears and drivers with years of good and long service are threatened with disciplinary action for a delay of 33 seconds in leaving a terminus." |