Millions of people stopped traveling on Tuesday as the biggest strike on railways and railways in 30 years took place. Thousands of members of the Railway, Shipping and Transport Association of the Railway Network and 13 train operators have left due to the largest epidemic of industrial activity on the railways in a generation. Only one in five trains is expected to run, mainly on the main routes and only for about 11 hours. It coincides with the fourth strike across the network this year on the London Underground. Shortly after 11:30 a.m., the Bakerloo, Circle, Hammersmith and City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Piccadilly, Victoria and Waterloo and City lines were suspended. The Central, District, London Overground and Northern lines were partially suspended, while the Elizabeth line was severely delayed, according to TfL. Boris Johnson criticized the “unnecessary deterioration” caused by the departures of the subway and rail network, saying that it makes it “more difficult for people to get to work, it jeopardizes people’s appointments, take part in the examinations “.
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Microsoft Outlook email service crashes as thousands work from home due to rail strikes
Microsoft Outlook e-mail platform has been hit by service issues, making it inaccessible to some users. The company confirmed the problem and said it was working to fix it, with no other services seem to be affected at the moment. It comes as thousands of people have been forced to work from home due to strikes on railways and subways. According to Microsoft’s state of the art website, some Outlook users “may not be able to access their mailboxes by any login method” and may experience “delays in sending, receiving, or accessing email messages.” In a statement on the website, Microsoft said: “We continue to analyze service monitoring telemetry to identify the next troubleshooting steps to mitigate the effects.” The company added that the issue concerns specific users in Europe. In a statement, Microsoft said: “We have found that the traffic management infrastructure is not working as expected. “We have successfully launched traffic to an alternative traffic management method and we are seeing an improvement in service availability since the completion of this process. “We continue to monitor the availability of the service as it improves, while identifying the root cause.” 1655814405
The Elizabeth Line saves thousands of passengers in London amid a subway strike
The Elizabeth Line came to the rescue of thousands of passengers who were determined to get in and out of central London despite the subway strike. There are regular services on the line, which opened less than a month ago, between Abbey Wood and Paddington, from 7am. Transport for London used managers and volunteers to open the four London Underground stations on the central Elizabeth – Tottenham Court Road, Whitechapel, Farringdon and Liverpool Street. Elizabeth’s train drivers are employed by a contractor, MTR, instead of the London Underground – meaning they did not take part in the strike, which involved the RMT and Unite unions. Read the full article by City Hall publisher Ross Lydall here. 1655814101
President AA: Traffic signs on the M25
AA President Edmund King told the PA news agency that there were “traffic centers” on the M25 to the southeast and on roads near Manchester, Leeds and west of Glasgow. The company’s recovery workers were “busier than normal, but not dramatic,” he told the PA news agency. “Given the good news of the strike, many people have planned in advance and either changed their plans or worked from home.” 1655813650
Arthur Scargill joins Wakefield picket series
Miners’ trade unionist Arthur Scargill joined the picket line in West Yorkshire on Tuesday. Mr Scargill, best known for confronting Margaret Thatcher during the 1980 miners’ strike, has spoken out in support of the strike, which is sweeping the railways. Sarah Woolley, general secretary of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Syndicate (BFAWU), posted a photo of the couple on Twitter with the caption: “Arthur appeared to support @RMTunion, his cap is from 1984.” 1655812551
Travelers criticize “disgraceful” taxi fares as demand rises amid rail strikes
Travelers have criticized the “disgraceful” increase in taxi fares as demand rises during nationwide railway strikes. Uber users in London are hit by a price spike with a three-mile journey from Paddington to King’s Cross estimated at 19 19 just after noon – from £ 27 at 8.45 a.m. Elsewhere in London, Addison Lee taxis were unavailable on Tuesday morning and travelers would have to pay an extra 5 5 for all trips. Zippers and black cabins also face higher demands, but people will only have to pay the usual price for these services. MJ Shannon, a bar manager, said she had to take a ρών 30 Uber taxi instead of a local train service from Hale, Cheshire, where she was attending a training event, to get to Manchester Piccadilly before a train to house in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Ms Shannon said: “I’m trying to get back to Newcastle. “It’s not the worst hassle in the world, all the big lines are still working.” 1655812394
Passenger demands bus driver to open doors during tense confrontation
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Pictured: Empty platform at Paddington Station
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Londoner complains that it took her three and a half hours to travel home from work
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The passenger frustrated after obstructing travel plans
Gav Nsay, 28, of Glasgow, said the strike cut short his plans to travel by train to Edinburgh with a friend who could not travel to meet him to make the trip together from Queen Street Station. of Glasgow. He said: “I wanted to go to Edinburgh with my friend, unfortunately we could not go to Edinburgh because he can not take the train from where he comes to Glasgow. “This will have a huge impact on going to Edinburgh.” Mr Nsay said that if his friend managed to get to Glasgow he could end up traveling to Edinburgh by bus or taxi. He said: “I think the strike could have been avoided if it had been settled. I’m not the only one affected, but many people across the nation are obviously the result of Brexit, I believe. “It can be done better and it’s not the right time to go on strike right now, but obviously I can see it from their point of view. “I was down at Glasgow Central Station and I got a leaflet from one of the striking workers and I read it and I thought it was absolutely embarrassing, the government has to settle the strike with the union otherwise it will get worse, that’s my opinion.”
