Strike action to impact north London buses

Strike action throughout December is expected to affect around 70 routes in north, northwest and west London. 

Bus drivers at some garages operated by Metroline plan to strike on seven days in December, with the first action starting on Thursday, 1st December and the last day of action on Saturday, 17th December. Most planned strikes will coincide with the ongoing action affecting Abellio services in west and south London. 

Bus routes serving the borough of Haringey – including routes 234, 210 and 91 – are among those affected. 

The strike dates are: 

• Thursday 1 to Saturday 3 December (Abellio and Metroline)

• Thursday 8 December (Abellio only)

• Friday 9 December (Abellio and Metroline)

• Saturday 10 December (Metroline only)

• Thursday 15 December (Abellio only)

• Friday 16 December (Abellio and Metroline)

• Saturday 17 December (Metroline only)

Louise Cheeseman, TfL’s director of buses, said: “We apologise for any disruption caused to Londoners, especially for people in west London who may be affected by both sets of strike action. There still will be options for people to travel in the affected areas, but other routes may be busier than normal. We’re encouraging everyone in these areas to plan ahead, check before they travel and leave more time for their journeys. Our free TfL Go app and website are really easy ways to check your travel.”

Transport for London (TfL) is advising customers in the affected areas to check before they travel and leave more time for their journeys. Where possible, customers should consider alternative transport. 

When planning alternatives, customers are advised that the RMT’s Network Rail strike action will affect parts of these services from Tuesday, 13th December to Wednesday, 14th December, and from Friday 16th December to Saturday 17th December. 

A full list of affected bus routes can be found at tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes