tube strike – Southwark News https://southwarknews.co.uk The independent voice of the London Borough of Southwark Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:27:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://southwarknews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-S-News-Twitter-Logo-2-1-32x32.jpg tube strike – Southwark News https://southwarknews.co.uk 32 32 Tube Strikes: Everything you need to know https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/london/tube-strikes-everything-you-need-to-know/ https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/london/tube-strikes-everything-you-need-to-know/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:27:27 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=478129

A series of six-hour tube strikes by drivers on the London Underground will start tomorrow, Tuesday April 21, writes Francesca Papp… Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union voted against the introduction of a four-day working week.  The first 24-hour strike is set to begin on 11:59am and will last until the following […]]]>
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Rail Strikes: Passengers urged to plan ahead in early October https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/rail-strikes-passengers-urged-to-plan-ahead-in-early-october/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:01:00 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=93348

Commuters should plan their journeys carefully this weekend with October kicking off with a flurry of rail strikes. Strikes by the RMT, ASLEF and TSSA unions will disrupt trains on London’s overground, tube and Southeastern networks. TfL is urging commuters to check their journeys planned for Saturday, October 1 and Saturday, October 8, with Southeastern […]]]>
Bermondsey Station unexpectedly closes due to staff sickness https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/bermondsey-station-unexpectedly-closes-due-to-staff-sickness/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:16:01 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/bermondsey-station-unexpectedly-closes-due-to-staff-sickness/

A TfL spokeperson said emergency closures were “rare” and that they “work hard to minimise closures as far as possible”.]]>
Chaos seemingly avoided on morning of rail and Tube strike https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/chaos-seemingly-avoided-on-morning-of-rail-and-tube-strike/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:48:13 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/chaos-seemingly-avoided-on-morning-of-rail-and-tube-strike/

Tuesday was the first day of the rail strike, which is going ahead on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday this week. The Tube strike is only on Tuesday.]]>
Londoners to be hit with another Tube strike this month – on the same day as rail strike https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/londoners-to-be-hit-with-another-tube-strike-this-month-on-the-same-day-as-rail-strike/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 19:43:37 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/londoners-to-be-hit-with-another-tube-strike-this-month-on-the-same-day-as-rail-strike/

Railway workers at thirteen operators, including Southeastern, and Network Rail, which runs the lines themselves, are going on strike on June 21, 23 and 25.]]>
Union leader praises ‘show of strength’ after strike brings Tube to a halt https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/union-leader-praises-show-of-strength-after-strike-brings-tube-to-a-halt/ Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:11:19 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/news/union-leader-praises-show-of-strength-after-strike-brings-tube-to-a-halt/

All Tube lines had massive delays or were closed, altogether or in some sections]]>