‘It’s almost like feeling you’re not disabled enough to warrant accessibility.’

Londoners have endured almost a full week of Tube strikes with rammed Elizabeth line, buses, and Lime bike battles – with a couple more hours of disruption ahead.

This week has tested commuters’ patience while most of the Underground was closed after members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) walked out, leading to services being crippled since Monday with few underground trains running.

The commuter hell was made worse by heavy rain battering Londoners trying to get into work by any means possible, with long queues for taxis and surge pricing for private hire cars.

Metro spoke with locals and tourists who had their plans upended by the strike, with nurses and retail workers battling to get into central London on time.

This strike has been dominated by the ‘strikelist’ trend as riders who wouldn’t normally cycle filled already busy cycle lanes – and a battle for Lime bikes taking a more extreme turn as pedals were reportedly removed so that no one else could take the bike.

Limited Underground service started on some lines even during the strike when staff was available, taking some commuters by surprise.

The Tube strike has officially ended – but it isn’t back to business as usual quite yet.

When will the Tube service be back to normal?

London Underground said there will be no service before 8am today, with normal service on all lines by late morning.

The Docklands Light Railway will be running a normal service after it was closed on Tuesday and Thursday as part of the strikes.

Meanwhile, the Elizabeth line, which has been open throughout the strike, is expected to have normal service today.

In a separate issue, South Western Railway said it expected there may be cancellations, delays or alterations to services until 8pm after a tree blocked the railway between Clapham Junction and Earlsfield, which led to some lines towards Wimbledon being blocked.

SWR services towards Putney were also blocked because of a fault on a train at Clapham Junction. Delays and alterations are expected until 6pm.

Will the strike affect Tube this weekend?

The strike officially ended late yesterday, so the Tube should be back to business as usual by the weekend.

Although the strikes end officially on Thursday, there is no Tube service before 8am today, the latest advice from TfL says.

Normal Tube service is expected on all lines by late Friday morning.

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Gridlocked traffic, packed buses and fights for Lime Bikes are not just leaving commuters stressed, with bus drivers being ‘spat at’ as they ‘take the brunt of the strikes’.

Bus drivers have been left to take the brunt of commuters’ frustrations over this week’s London Underground strikes, with reports of physical and verbal abuse.

Queues of hundreds of people long have been seen at stops as the city enters its fourth day of transport hell, and even vomit has been pictured smeared on bus windows.

‘When I have told people the bus is too full, or the journey has been diverted, they have punched the protective screen or spat at me,’ one driver told Metro.

‘The strikes are such an intense time for everyone, but we bear the brunt of it.’

Toilet breaks have also become somewhat of a luxury, and getting lunch halfway through the shift has been made difficult.

The driver, who wished to remain anonymous, said: ‘This week I have gone four hours without being able to take a toilet break.

‘Our lunch breaks are also much shorter, and we have nearly less than half the time than usual to hand over our bus to another driver and try and grab some food, before getting back behind the wheel.’

But this is nothing new for the more seasoned bus drivers who have worked during tube strikes before.

‘We are essentially the customer service of TfL,’ the driver said. ‘People see us and they take out whatever issues they have. It is the exact same every time there are strikes.’

Rosie Trew, TfL’s Head of Bus Service Delivery, said: ‘Bus drivers work hard to serve the millions of customers who use the transport network every day and continue to play a vital role in enabling Londoners to travel.

‘They have the right to go about their work without fear or intimidation and we do not tolerate any violence, aggression or threatening behaviour towards them.

‘We are committed to ensuring that all staff have breaks and access to the facilities they need to carry out their roles effectively at all times, including during busy periods on the network.

‘We would encourage any driver with concerns about this to contact their employer, their union, or the Confidential Incident Reporting & Analysis Service (CIRAS) anonymously.’

This morning, Metro saw a young man dash for a bus just as the doors closed in front of him. He knocked on the door but the crowded bus pulled out. He made one last attempt when the bus was at a red light, but the driver couldn’t let him on.

The man, from Crystal Palace, who asked not to be named, told Metro he was in a rush to get to his retail job on Oxford Street for 10am.

He said he had tried other buses already at the bays, but the queues were ‘massive.’

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It’s getting hairy out there.

More and more people are cycling to work to work – but do they know the rules?

Commuters brace for more travel mayhem.

‘I found five in a row this morning.’

Seasoned cyclists have reported ‘dodgy behaviour’ from inexperienced riders during the Tube strike.

The second day of the strikes is set to bring more commuter misery.

Standstill on the underground network has left businesses counting the cost.

Passengers have been told to prepare for the industrial action next week, which is set to paralyse all London Underground lines.

Tube strikes have affected several concerts.

Issues on the line have continued for a second day.

Issues on the line have continued for a second day.

Readers discuss pay-as-you-go train tickets, herd immunity and Angela Rayner’s multiple homes.

Detectives want to speak to a man dressed in a tracksuit captured on station CCTV (Picture: British Transport Police)

A woman was grabbed and sexually assaulted while travelling on the Tube in central London.

The attack happened at Londo…

Could London – the city of almost 9 million people – have free transport one day?

Could London – the city of almost 9 million people – have free transport one day?

The Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Victoria lines are all suffering severe delays

Make sure you’re not caught out.

Tube union RMT has announced members will walk out over disputes over pay, fatigue management and shift patterns.

A commuter who filmed the fare dodgers said the station barriers have become ‘an honesty box.’

One of the Heathrow stations was evacuated.

The Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and District Tube lines are all affected by the issue at Edgware Road underground station.

There have been no arrests.