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Strikes are planned for October 7.

The Metro Travel team has rounded up all the strikes set to take place from now until the end of the month.

Worried about whether your holiday could suffer? The Metro Travel team has rounded up all the strikes set to take place from now until the end of the month.

People gather near Termini train station during a nationwide strike called “Let’s Block Everything” in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and demanding a halt to arms shipments to Israel, in Rome (Picture: EPA)

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Worried about whether your holiday could suffer? The Metro Travel team has rounded up all the strikes set to take place from now until the end of the month.

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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Red light bandits, closed cycle lanes and empty promises – this is what riding as a ‘strikelist’ was like.

London rental bike riders have been getting a lot of hate this week after the ‘strikelist’ trend emerged as an annoying by-product of the ongoing Tube strikes.

But what is so wrong about being one – a person on a bike who hires a Lime or Santander bike only when they absolutely have to as a last resort but isn’t considered a real cyclist?

I decided to find out – and challenge myself – by going undercover as a ‘strikelist.’

Full disclosure, I can never truly be a strikelist – I’m way too deep into cycling and am part of the lycra-wearing gang, with my Strava clocking around 16 miles a day.

As someone who has ridden a rental bike a handful of times, the experience ended up being more freeing than I ever imagined, despite some hiccups along the way.

My strikelist transformation started yesterday by leaving my trusty bike at home, saying goodbye to my ego and taking out a Santander bike – or Boris bike as some still call them.

Taking the bike out in east London shortly after 7am was a breeze – no sign of battle for bikes or any extreme measures like removing a pedal to stop anyone else taking the ride.

I really enjoyed the comfy seat, and headed toward Victoria station with a pink and orange sunrise behind me.

But the sense of calm was just a mirage hiding what was waiting ahead.

When I reached the Victoria Embankment cycleway, the mood changed to every-rider-for-themselves war zone. There was glass, bits of debris, rushing, and more dangerous overtaking than usual on the route, which is at capacity even on an average day.

It wouldn’t be a London commute without people jumping red lights like there is no tomorrow, and this was in full throttle at the junction of Westminster Bridge and Victoria Embankment again, with many doing so despite shouts from pedestrians and other cyclists.

Outside Big Ben, the cycle lane was blocked, forcing riders of all abilities onto the busy road.

Eventually, I reached my destination at Victoria and docked the Santander bike without a hitch – half of the mission completed.

I felt a sense of freedom not having to worry about my own bike locked up on the street.

However, I received a reality check a few hours later when trying to take out another Boris bike. The release code refused to work despite using it within the first five minutes after payment and I couldn’t get through to the Santander customer service.

Pissed off and hungry, I walked to another docking station, only to find out that I couldn’t pay for another ticket on my card as the system thought I already had a bike.

Defeated by the glitch, I searched for the nearest Lime bike with some juice left in it.

This is when I felt the closest to other strikelists desperately looking for a way home. There no bikes in sight and I was unsure how long I would have to walk, with the battery on my phone running dangerously low.

Eventually I managed to find one solemn bike on its own around the corner of the station.

Whizzing back on an electric Lime bike was a joy, but just as I was relaxing into my ride, I was reminded how selfish behaviour can ruin it for everyone.

Hundreds of bikes had been abandoned in the City at the LIFFE Trader statue, blocking the pavement and forcing pedestrians onto the cycle path.

Like the parting of the Red Sea, some saintly person had managed to carve out a narrow path through the army of bikes, just wide enough for one person.

Watching pedestrians dodge the scattered bikes was cringey, and I left hoping it hasn’t turned another person against cycling or giving it a go.

Stopping to look at scene, somehow I felt like I was part of the problem just by being on a green bike.

After all, life is infinitely better on a bike, whether you’re a strikelist, serious rider or something in between.

A TfL spokesperson said: ‘Santander Cycles are a vital part of London’s transport system and we are committed to ensuring that our bikes are available where people need them, with staffed docking stations in place at key transport hubs to cope with high demand.

‘We’re sorry to hear about the problems our customer encountered when hiring a bike and are investigating this.’

Metro approached Lime for a comment.

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

The walkouts, led by SPdH/Menzies ground staff, are due to various issues, including low wages, unpaid night shifts and a lack of staff parking. 

A two-day strike begins across France today.

A two-day strike begins across France today.

A three-day strike begins on June 25.