Overview

• TfL said there would be no Underground service before 8am on Friday, with a good service expected on all lines by late morning following the five-day stoppage.
• London Underground invited RMT leaders to talks next Wednesday in a dispute over a 3.4% pay offer and calls to reduce the working week from 35 to 32 hours, with further action still possible under the current mandate.
• Engineering works will bring additional weekend disruption, including no District line service between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway and no Piccadilly line service between Hammersmith and Osterley/Uxbridge, alongside other planned reductions on the Elizabeth line and Overground routes.
• A separate bus strike was largely called off after London United staff accepted a pay offer, though Unite said some routes could still be affected pending further talks with London Transit; TfL said First Bus-operated services will run as normal.
• Short-term impacts included a reported 67% drop in London hospitality bookings and a 44% rise in bike collision incidents noted by the London Ambulance Service as cycling and e‑bike trips surged during the strike; the DLR returned to normal after separate action.