Most London Underground lines were not reopening until 08.00 today – some three hours later than usual – as an after-effect of the strikes which have been staged since Sunday in the RMT’s dispute with Transport for London over pay, conditions and working hours.

The only Underground lines running before 08.00 were the Piccadilly, although that was still disrupted between South Harrow and Uxbridge, and the Victoria, where TfL reported ‘minor delays’.

The Bakerloo was set to be the last to return: it was not expected to open before 09.00.

Transport for London is reported to have invited the RMT to fresh talks on Wednesday next week, but it is not yet known if the union has accepted. It had already called for a summit with the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, but again it is not known whether that invitation has been accepted, although the Mayor told the London Assembly that he expected talks between TfL and the RMT to restart ‘soon’.

TfL routes which were not involved in the strikes, including the Elizabeth line and London Overground lines, were naturally very busy as passengers turned to them. Others cycled, many on eBikes.

The total of number of people travelling on TfL services during the strikes was down by about a fifth. and business organisations have valued the trade lost to them at more than £200 million.

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