What was disruption like during the first strike?published at 12:58 BST
Image source, Getty ImagesDuring the 24-hour strike which began on Tuesday, only the Circle line was fully suspended for the entire time, while the Waterloo & City was shut on Wednesday morning.
While Transport for London (TfL) had warned the Piccadilly would not operate entirely, it ended up only being part suspended, while other lines also had part suspensions or ran with a less frequent service.
On Tuesday, TfL reported that 51% of normal passenger services were in operation, although lines stopped running earlier than usual on Tuesday evening and only opened again from about 07:30 BST on Wednesday.
Fewer people were found to be using the Tubes than normal. TfL said people tapping in using Oyster had been down 13% compared to normal as of 14:00 on Tuesday, and 21% lower than expected as of 08:45 on Wednesday morning.
Cycling meanwhile proved popular with TfL’s own hire bike scheme seeing demand increase by 14% compared to a normal day on Tuesday afternoon and up 63% during Wednesday’s morning peak. Other hire e-bike firms also reported surges in users.
And services like the Elizabeth line, London Overground and DLR all ran as normal but many reported them to be busier than usual.
