The project is running nearly a year late, mainly because it encountered determined opposition from rail unions in a dispute based on the terms and conditions for train and station staff who will now work through the night on Fridays and Saturdays.
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RMT is also conscious of a range of problems with the rolling out of the second tranche of Night Tube services and it is essential that those issues are dealt with through the negotiating machinery and that procedures aren’t dodged in order to hit arbitrary deadlines.
“Only then can disabled people fully enjoy the benefits of a night tube, along with the rest of London”.
Trains will operate through the night on the Victoria line and parts of the Central line, with t he Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines following in the autumn.
Mr Khan told the Press Association that Mr Johnson, now Foreign Secretary, “gave up” on the all-night Tube before leaving City Hall in May.
Additional night buses will start operating tomorrow to coincide with the launch of the Night Tube. It can’t be beyond the wit of a full-time mayor and TfL to make this work properly.
She notes numerous conversations she’s had about the impact of the Night Tube have been with women who feel it will aid them to “travel more places and get home safely”. “Bar and nightclub staff have arguably been overlooked during the discussions regarding the introduction of the service, but an all-night service will travel much easier for those industrious members of staff who work throughout the night”. I’m really pleased and proud that finally the Night Tube is here.
From Stratford, the 158 will run to Chingford Mount overnight on Friday and Saturday nights.
The mayor has recorded welcome messages to be played out at Oxford Circus station in the heart of the capital.
Superintendent Chris Horton, the officer responsible for policing the Underground, insisted there was “no reason” why passengers would not be as safe as they were during the day.
“More than half of our Underground and Rail stations will be step-free by 2018 and the Elizabeth line, which includes 40 step-free stations, will open through central London at the same time – transforming access for disabled Londoners”.
“The service will open up the night-time economy to more customers than ever and will give London a valuable economic and social boost”.
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A recent study by business membership organisation London First estimated the Night Tube could be worth £77 million each year to the capital’s economy by 2029.
