Millions of commuters face days of rail chaos as Tube stations were firmly locked up following an evening of nightmare journeys home when drivers walked out over pay.
A 24-hour strike on the Tube and a 48-hour strike on First Great Western services began last night, with disruption threatening to run until the weekend, leaving buses crammed and roads gridlocked.
Almost 20,000 workers walked out over pay, conditions and rosters for a new all-night Tube service in industrial action at 6.30pm, which has hit 4million commuters, as well as thousands headed to Wimbledon.
But it's only the beginning of the travel misery for many as there will be no London Underground services at all today and possible disruption tomorrow morning.
Several tried to avoid the rush by leaving for their destination early but were faced with scenes of chaos as they fought their way onto the last Tubes before the entire network came to a standstill.
Huge crowds formed at stations across the city as several, including Oxford Circus in central London, closed to avoid overcrowding on platforms after massive numbers of passengers tried to travel.
Some of the four million people who use the service every day had managed to leave work early only to find stations already closed, including Victoria station, or trains completely packed.
Oxford Circus station was temporarily closed several times from 4.30pm to prevent overcrowding on platforms, with reports suggesting Holborn, Bond Street and Piccadilly Circus were also shut down.
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