Planned strikes by train drivers on the London Elizabeth line on this Thursday and Saturday that threatened that Chaos of the trip was canceled today after a new wage offer.
Members of the Aslef Union were due to the stage of a series of Walkouts on the Cross-London line that would have caused major transport disturbance in the capital.
Aslef said his executive power will consider a revised range of MTR tomorrow, which manages the network from Shenfield and Abbey Wood to Reading and Heathrow.
While the strikes are planned for this Thursday and Saturday suspended by Aslef, no announcement was made about further strikes on 8 and 10 March.
MTR confirmed that it had brought forward an 'improved offer' after 'intensive conversations' with Aslef to resolve the dispute and 'Avoid disruptive strike action' for passengers.
The operator, who runs the line for transport for London (TFL), said that his new deal is based on the original range of a wage increase of 4.5 percent and improved conditions.
Hours before the announcement of Aslef, TFL had warned passengers this morning to check before traveling through the strikes for the expected disruption of the services.
A considerably reduced service was expected between Liverpool Street National Rail Station and Shenfield, without trains before 7 a.m. and last trains from 6 p.m.
The East-West Elizabeth line was opened four years late in May 2022 and £ 4 billion on budget
Passengers aboard an Elizabeth line train approaching Tottenham Court Road in London
The Elizabeth line runs from Shenfield and Abbey Wood to Reading and Heathrow Airport
But a spokesperson for Aslef Tweete this afternoon: “Strike Action on the Elizabeth Line is planned for 27/02 and 01/03 suspended after a revised range of the company, which will meet the Executive Committee of Aslef to consider tomorrow.”
The average salary of a train driver on the Elizabeth line is currently £ 72.465 for a four-day week of 34 hours, sources previously said the standard.
It comes three months after the mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, the London Khan, the current Chinese state operator of the Elizabeth line MTR dumped for a new consortium, including the Tokyo Metro Operator, who will take over on 24 May.
TFL confirmed last November that it had granted the contract to the group, including the Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo and the British rail and bus company.
The news also comes as a TFL and Network Railbattle to improve the performance on the line that was eventually opened four years late in May 2022 and £ 4 billion on budget.
The East-West network has proven to be extremely popular since the opening, but has also sustained major reliability problems, such as broken trains, signaling problems and track errors.
Existing operator MTR, a company that runs public transport in Hong Kong and will be checked by Beijing, received his contract in 2014 from the then mayor Boris Johnson.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan poses for a selfie in the first Elizabeth line train on 24 May 2022
People stand in line at the Elizabeth line input on Paddington on the first day on May 24, 2022
The first passengers on the Elizabeth line on Paddington on his first day on May 24, 2022
But the new Tokyo Metro Consortium defeated MTR to the new contract and other bids from Arriva UK trains and a joint venture between the first group and the French operator Keolis.
Tokyo Metro said it would use his 'expertise in the realization of high -quality rail services with excellent safety and punctuality' and 'Work to improve the activities and increase the number of services' on the line that transports 700,000 passengers per day.
The operator will also help to prepare for and to prepare extra services to Old Oak Common when the new £ 1.7 billion station in Acton, West -Londen, opens around 2030 to connect to High Speed ​​2 ( HS2) -Services to and from Birmingham.
Go ahead – who already manages the Thamesink and Southern Networks in a partnership with Keolis – has 65 percent of the new consortium, while Sumitomo and Tokyo Metro each have 17.5 percent.
The new contract with TFL will cover seven years with an option to extend up to two extra years.
