London Tube Strike: What to do?

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Unless something miraculous happens, the entire London tube will be shut down by the unions on 8 July 2015. The BBC is reporting that the strike will begin Wednesday afternoon and continue all day on Thursday.

Against this backdrop, tourists who have come for Wimbledon may be stranded, perhaps even the competitors. Worse, a sympathy strike by FGW will hinder tourists planning to attend the Ashes Test in Wales.

The UK is in peak tourist season and thousands of tourists will be arriving in Heathrow. The union may operate parts of the Piccadilly Line to prevent a horrendous safety incident at Heathrow, but there is no guarantee of this.

What other transport systems will be working, especially those which honour Oyster Cards and other forms of prepaid tickets that tourists may have purchased?

Related question, but only partially answered: How to get to London Heathrow from Shepherd's Bush in light of possible Tube strike?

See also: Tube delay on a cross-London rail transfer, who to claim compensation from?






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