London commuters hit by 4th Tube strike since Sept

LONDON. November 29. KAZINFORM Londoners face a struggle to get to and from work on Monday after thousands of the city's underground rail workers started a 24-hour strike on Sunday evening, their fourth walkout since September; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

Transport for London, which runs the publicly controlled network known as the Tube, warned of disruption but said it expected to run services on all but one of the capital's 140-year-old network during the strike.

A cold snap gripping the country could cause extra problems for travellers on Monday, with the Met Office forecasting icy conditions would last for a number of days. However, London has been less badly affected than northeast England and Scotland.

The Tube carries some 3 million passengers daily and business lobbies have said the stoppages cost the capital up to 50 million pounds ($79 million) per day; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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