Wimbledon set for travel chaos as TfL tram workers plan strike action

Transport for London (TfL) has issued advice to customers, saying that services are expected to be disrupted or not run at all.

The planned walkouts will take place between Sunday June 30 and Monday July 8, and from Thursday 11 until Monday July 15.

The tram, stores and infrastructure engineers first took strike action in March because they are paid up to £10,000 a year less than their colleagues on the London Underground, Unite the union said.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “TfL thinks it can employ these workers on the cheap and treat them as second-class employees. The situation is totally unacceptable and our members are absolutely right to take strike action. They have Unite’s unflinching support.”

The strikes will impact services across Croydon and South London, affecting transport to this year’s Wimbledon tennis championship, which takes place from July 1 to 14.

Full breakdown of disruption

The latest strike will cause disruption across London Trams services. TfL has issued a full breakdown of the changes to services. Customers should complete their tram journeys by 8pm on Sunday, June 30.

Between Monday, July 1 and Friday, July 5, and between Friday, July 12 and Sunday, July 14:

No service is expected before 7am or after 6pm on the London Tram network

Between 7am and 6pm, services will only operate between:

Wimbledon and Reeves Corner

East Croydon and Beckenham Junction/New Addington

There will be no service through Croydon town centre, or to/from Elmers End on these days

On Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7:

No service expected before 7am or after 6pm on the entire London Tram network

Between 7am and 6pm, services will only run between Wimbledon and Reeves Corner due to planned maintenance work on the rest of the Tram network

On Monday, July 8 and Monday, July 15, services are expected to start later than normal, with possible disruption throughout the day. On Tuesday, July 9, Wednesday, July 10 and Thursday, July 11, services will run as normal but some service disruption is possible.