Bus drivers to go on strike on Thursday
Students are advised to allow extra time for travelling to and from university.
On Thursday 5th February bus drivers will go on strike in a protest over pay. It will be the second time this year that a strike has taken place this calendar year over the issue, and a further two walkouts are scheduled for February 13th and February 16th.
Transport for London (TfL) has released a list of buses that will not be affected on Thursday. No bus in the vicinity of the Imperial College campus at South Kensington is expected to operate as normal, and commuters are advised to visit the TfL website (www.tfl.gov.uk) for further updates about bus routes as they come in.
The strike is due to begin at 4am on Thursday and last for 24 hours. This will result in both normal and night buses being affected. Transport for London has said it will be sending taxi marshals to major London stations to assist commuters and encourage taxi sharing. Boris Bikes will also be redistributed to places that traditionally have high demand. Passengers with bus and tram season tickets will be able to use them on the Tube.
Bus drivers are campaigning for equal rates of pay for different bus companies. Unions have described these strikes as a “last resort”.
Bus routes that will not be affected by the strike are listed below: (Source: TfL)
66 - Romford Station to Leytonstone bus station
142 - Watford Junction to Brent Cross Shopping Centre
160 - Catford to Sidcup Station
258 - Watford Junction to South Harrow Station
268 - Golders Green Station to Finchley Road
288 - Queensbury to Broadfields Estate
298 - Arnos Grove to Potters Bar
303 - Edgware Station to Colindale
305 - Edgware Station to Kingsbury Circle
340 - Edgware Station to Harrow Bus Station
346 - Upminster Station to Upminster Park Estate
370 - Romford to Lakeside Shopping Centre
375 - Romford Station to Passingford Bridge
404 - Coulsdon to Caterham-on-the-Hill
406 - Kingston to Epsom
411 - Kingston to West Molsey
418 - Kingston to Epsom
428 - Erith to Bluewater Shopping Centre
463 - Coulsdon South Station to Pollards Hill
465 - Kingston to Dorking
467 - Hook to Epsom
470 - Colliers Wood Station to Epsom
492 - Sidcup Station to Bluewater Shopping Centre
499 - Gallows Corner to Heath Park Estate
626 - Finchley Central Station to Potters Bar
628 - Kingsbury to Southgate Station
631 - Golders Green Station to Henrietta Barnett School
641 - West Molesey to Teddington School
642 - West Hendon Broadway/Edgware Station to London Academy
653 - Muswell Hill Broadway to Kingsbury
683 - Friern Barnet to Kingsbury
688 - Southgate Station to Kingsbury
B12 - Erith to Joydens Wood
B13 - Bexleyheath Shopping Centre to New Eltham Station
B15 - Bexleyheath Shopping Centre to Horn Park
E10 - Northolt to Ealing Broadway Station
H2 - Golders Green Station circular (via Hampstead Garden Suburb)
H3 - Golders Green Station to East Finchley, Hilltop
H18 - Harrow Bus Station circular (via Pinner & Wealdstone)
H19 - Harrow Bus Station circular (via Wealdstone & Pinner)
K5 - Ham to Morden Station
S1 - Banstead to Lavender Fields
S3 - Sutton Hospital to Malden Manor Station
X26 - West Croydon to Heathrow Airport
