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| Tube Strike: Drivers walk out on Central and Waterloo and City lines | Tube Strike: Drivers walk out on Central and Waterloo and City lines |
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| A 24-hour strike on two London Underground lines is causing disruption to commuters. | A 24-hour strike on two London Underground lines is causing disruption to commuters. |
| Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union drivers walked out on the Central and Waterloo and City lines in protest over the movement of staff. | |
| A reduced service is running on the Central Line and there are no trains running on the Waterloo and City line. | |
| Other London Underground services are running as normal although commuters have been warned they could be busier. | Other London Underground services are running as normal although commuters have been warned they could be busier. |
| The strike began at 21:00 GMT on Wednesday. | The strike began at 21:00 GMT on Wednesday. |
| The British Transport Police (BTP) tweeted parts of the Central line had been "incredibly busy" because of the walk out. | |
| Trains were running on the Waterloo and City line but stopped at 10:00 GMT. | |
| Transport of London (TfL) have warned they "do not know" if they will be resumed before the end of the day. | |
| What services are running: | What services are running: |
| The dispute centres around plans to transfer eight train operators between Central line depots. | The dispute centres around plans to transfer eight train operators between Central line depots. |
| RMT general secretary Mick Cash said support for the strike had been "absolutely solid in all depots". | |
| "If [London Underground] are allowed to get away with this move on the Central Line they will start shunting drivers around at the drop of a hat regardless of the consequences," he said. | |
| Peter McNaught, operations director for the Central line, said: "We have made all reasonable efforts to resolve this dispute." | Peter McNaught, operations director for the Central line, said: "We have made all reasonable efforts to resolve this dispute." |