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Industrial action on Thursday is estimated to have cost London £14m in lost output
As the first direct Elizabeth Line trains from Reading began gliding into London last weekend, it was hailed as a “huge moment” by Sadiq Khan.
“This new stage of the Elizabeth Line will bring a huge boost to our city,” the London Mayor said, promising the new full service would be available seven days a week.
Yet in a week that should have been a step forward, London’s transport network has once again been gripped by disruption and delay as a result of a fresh round of Tube strikes.
Industrial action by members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) – led by general secretary Mick Lynch – brought almost every underground line to a halt on Thursday, as a row with Transport for London (TfL) over pensions and jobs grinds on.