The 48-hour tube strike commenced at 7pm yesterday, causing commuters in London to seek other means of transport. The walkout has fully shut down five out of the 11 subway lines with only the Northern line operating without any disruption.

Mayor Boris Johnston unveiled a series of measures designed to ease disruption, including additional cycle routes and parking, over 8,000 buses operating on 700 routes, taxis operating a fixed-fare service in peak times and free boat shuttles.

Although the roads were busier than normal this morning, the measures seem to have prevented the wide scale disruption that was feared.

This is the first strike to affect the entire network since 2004 and it is estimated to cost the London economy around £100m. The network is not likely to return to a normal service until Friday morning.