TfL Reports 86% Transport Use in Tube Strike as 60% of Drivers Report for Duty
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 4
TfL Reports 86% Transport Use in Tube Strike as 60% of Drivers Report for Duty
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 4
Summary
86% of normal public transport journeys were still made across London on Thursday, with Tube drivers' strike disruption lighter than on Tuesday, TfL said.
60% of Tube drivers reported for duty on Thursday morning, slightly up from Tuesday; staffing reached 91% on the Jubilee line, 80% on the Bakerloo and 75% on the Metropolitan.
London Underground travel fell 43% from the same day last year, but other networks absorbed demand: London Overground usage rose 12%, the Elizabeth line 18% and the DLR 9%.
RMT members walked out over plans for a voluntary 35-hour, four-day week for drivers, while TfL said it had repeatedly confirmed the changes would be voluntary and apologized for disruption.