THE 48 HRS STRIKE BY THE RAILWAY UNDERGROUND STAFF STARTED ON 5TH FEBRUARY HAS

VIRTUALLY BROUGHT THE UNDERGROUND TO A HALT.THOUSANDS OF WORKERS ARE PROTESTING AGAINST CLOSURE OF 278 TICKET OFFICES ON THE LONDON UNDERGROUND WITH THE LOSS OF 950 JOBS.

THE UNDERGROUND SERVICE IS THE MOST USED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN LONDON WITH AROUND THREE AND HALF MILLION JOURNEYS MADE EACH DAY ON 11 LINES SERVING 270 STATIONS.THE STRIKE HAS BEEN CALLED BY RMT AND TSSA,BOTH TRANSPORT WORKER UNIONS.

BOB CROW,GENERAL SECRETARY,RMT HAS ASKED PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON TO PREVAIL OVER THE LONDON MAYOR TO STICK TO HIS ELECTION PROMISE TO LONDONERS NOT TO CLOSE THE TICKET OFFICES.