This morning’s Central line chaos is a reminder both of our shambolic management, and of why working on LUL during the Tube Lines industrial action starting tomorrow morning could very well be hazardous. We trust that everyone is aware of your right to refuse to work normally due to safety concerns, but just in case, the unions should issue a reminder. Last night, a shoe beam fell of an engineering train in the Holland Park area, and welded to the juice rail. So the first passenger trains this morning had their shoes ripped up and the track got even rougher.
to run a train service. of the few trains that are running today, most are broadly on time, though some have been impacted by delays, already, like this one. if your train has been cancelled or rearranged, you are entitled to some money back through the delay repay scheme, whether it is a season ticket or you havejust bought a one off. on the london underground, there s a separate strike, with busy buses taking extra passengers as lots of tube lines run a limited service. in many parts of yorkshire, a strike on arriva buses is also adding to commuters woes. with further rail strikes planned on thursday and saturday, it seems most passengers are sticking to official advice and going nowhere unless they have to. coletta smith, bbc news. we have correspondents around the country, in a moment we ll talk to lorna gordon in glasgow and mark hutchings in cardiff. but first to tim muffett
impacted today because of those packed out buses and people queueing. now, all tube lines have been severely impacted, with some not even running at all. and how did we get here? well, this is a strike overjob cuts and working conditions and pensions. and many of the local businesses here wonder whether this could have an impact on profits, particularly as passengers are having to deal with a rail strike as well. , ., ., , ., well. celestina olulode, hywel and lorna, well. celestina olulode, hywel and lorna. thank well. celestina olulode, hywel and lorna, thank you well. celestina olulode, hywel and lorna, thank you very well. celestina olulode, hywel and lorna, thank you very much. - with all the advance warnings about the strike, many people have made alternative arrangements working from home, for example. but for some, there s been no choice but to get into the car. the aa has reported some traffic hotspots around the country.
or you havejust bought a one off. 0n the london underground, there s a separate strike, with busy buses taking extra passengers as lots of tube lines run a limited service. in many parts of yorkshire, a strike on arriva buses is also adding to commuters woes. with further rail strikes planned on thursday and saturday, it seems most passengers are sticking to official advice and going nowhere unless they have to. colletta smith, bbc news. lorna gordon is in glasgow central station. lorna, scotland has been really badly affected by today s strike action? it badly affected by today s strike action? . , ., , , , badly affected by today s strike action? . , , , , action? it really has been. this is scotland s action? it really has been. this is scotland s biggest action? it really has been. this is scotland s biggest train - action? it really has been. this is scotland s biggest train station. i scotland s biggest train station. normally, rams at the time of the day with commuters tryi
passengers as lots of tube lines run a limited service. in many parts of yorkshire, a strike on arriva buses is also adding to commuters woes. with further rail strikes planned on thursday and saturday, it seems most passengers are sticking to official advice and going nowhere unless they have to. coletta smith, bbc news. we have correspondents around the uk in a moment we ll talk to lorna gordon in glasgow and mark hutchings in cardiff. but first to tim muffett at euston station in london and we can see behind you tim some passengers are there, trying to catch a train? let s speak to tim muffett at london euston station.