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Permalink Reply by Donald Smith on March 22, 2016 at 11:58

Statement from LUL :

Drivers on the Piccadilly line who are Tube union members are currently planning to strike from 21:00 on Wednesday 23 March for 24 hours. If the strike goes ahead, there will be no Piccadilly line service from late evening on Wednesday and all day on Thursday 24 March. Although the strike begins at 21:00 on Wednesday, Piccadilly line services will be running until around 22:30. Please complete journeys on the Piccadilly line by this time, or travel earlier if possible. 

Services on other Tube and Rail lines, the bus network, and river will run as normal but are expected to be busier than usual. Roads in west and central London are also expected to be busy. 

If you are travelling between Heathrow airport and central London, please use Heathrow Connect and Heathrow Express services to/from Paddington station. 

Extra buses will be provided to help Londoners get around. Buses do not accept cash. Please use contactless payment or Oyster, or a Bus & Tram Pass ticket. Contactless is the same fare as Oyster and you can find out more about it here 

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Permalink Reply by Donald Smith on March 25, 2016 at 15:21

During the industrial action, local residents may have seen:

On Route 29 RT3933

which a journalist insisted on calling a Routemaster!

However there were both red and green painted routemasters in operation see story at  London Evening Standard

On Route 121: Red Routemaster in operation with Route 121 destination blind

On Route 298: Red Routemaster in operation between Cocfosters and Arnos Grove

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Permalink Reply by Richard Matz on March 25, 2016 at 22:47

Routemasters on Green Lanes

There's a proper antique Bus-Fest from Wednesday's strike on HoL at the mo

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