You may have heard that there is a strong chance of a tube strike next week. Here’s some information that I hope might be useful:

1. The tube will be heavily disrupted from late Monday until early Wednesday. BBC London’s site and their transport Twitter feed are good place to check for updates, because the number of unions striking and the services most disrupted may change.

2. There will be knock on effects on other London transport, which will get very crowded. However trains, the Overground, buses and DLR should operate as usual. TFL’s route planner allows you to plan journeys avoiding the tube, so is worth trying.

3. There is also a planned strike on Tuesday – Thursday inclusive of the following week, of 6th – 8th May. Note that this follows Bank Holiday Monday on 5th May.

Do let me know if there is any useful extra local information that I should tweet out during the strike. My Twitter feed is here.