London tube strike shuts down services as TfL website crashes

Commuters in capital forced to find alternative routes to work on first of four days of strike action by RMT union

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Strikes by the RMT union have closed the underground, with Transport for London’s website crashing as commuters in the capital looked for alternative routes to work.

Buses and the Elizabeth line were taking the strain with queues to board other modes of transport around London, as strikes by tube train and station staff left virtually the entire underground network suspended.