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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

London commuters grapple with third day of tube strike disruption

Commuters wait to get on a bus near Liverpool Street station
Commuters wait to get on a bus near Liverpool Street station on Friday. Photograph: Vickie Flores/EPA

Londoners have struggled for a third day to move around the capital as a strike by tube workers brought much of the transport system to a standstill.

Most London Underground services were completely halted on Thursday as about 10,000 staff in the RMT union went on a second 24-hour strike this week, following a walkout on Tuesday, in a row over jobs and pensions – a stoppage that also led to widespread disruption for Wednesday morning rush hour.

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