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Tube strike on Central and Waterloo and City lines ends | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
A 24-hour strike on two London Underground lines has come to an end but commuters have been warned of continued disruption into the night. | |
Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union drivers walked out on the Central and Waterloo and City lines in protest over the movement of staff. | 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 ran on the Central Line and there were no trains running on the Waterloo and City line. | |
Other London Underground services ran as normal throughout the day. | |
The strike began at 21:00 GMT on Wednesday. Transport of London (TfL) have warned they "do not know" if services will be resumed before the end of Thursday. | |
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. | Trains were running on the Waterloo and City line but stopped at 10:00 GMT. |
Services affected | |
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". | 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. | "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." |