'Difficult' day for passengers due to Tube strike

'Difficult' day for passengers due to Tube strike60 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJess WarrenandHarry Low,LondonEPA/ShutterstockLondon Underground usage was down 43% in the hours up to 10:00 on TuesdayTransport bosses apologised to passengers for a "difficult" day as London's Tube services were hit by another strike.Services have been disrupted throughout Tuesday, with no trains running on some lines and delays or part suspensions on others, after members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union walked out in a dispute over plans for a 35-hour, four-day week for drivers.London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan called the strike "a sign of failure" and urged RMT and Transport for London (TfL) to "get round the table" before a planned 24-hour walkout on Thursday.TfL apologised to customers but added that by 06:00 BST, 60% of drivers had turned up to work - more than in previous strikes.It also said around half its services ran during the morning peak, but Tube usage was down 43% in the hours up to 10:00.The wet weather pushed many commuters on to buses or into taxisAcross the capital, people faced delays and queuing in the rain for taxis and buses as they made their way into work and school.Unsuspecting tourists said they had been unaware of the strike action.The Bakerloo, Piccadilly and Central lines were part suspended, while the Circle and Waterloo & City lines were suspended entirely.And there were severe delays on the District, Hammersmith & City, and Victoria lines, as well as the Bakerloo line.The public response to the strike action appeared to be mixed across London.Rick contacted the BBC after he was stuck in traffic with his two sons on the way to sit their A-levels and GCSEs."My sons made it by the skin of their teeth but anxiety levels were sky high while they were sitting in grid-locked traffic," he said.He called the strike "totally disgraceful", adding: "I will neve...