Tube drivers on the Victoria line, one of the busiest on the Underground, will be on strike today for 24 hours starting at 9 pm, in a row over door safety equipment.

The Victoria line is the only line on the network that does not have the correct equipment for preventing doors from opening on the wrong side, which the drivers say compromises passenger safety. The general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union, Bob Crow, said, “There can be no excuse for the failure to install correct door-side enabling equipment. It is operational on all other sections of the Underground and this dangerous penny-pinching on the Victoria Line puts both our members and the general public at risk.”

Some 180 drivers at the Seven Sisters depot will take part in the industrial action. The RMT said the drivers are also accusing LU management of “bullying, harassment and victimisation” of a union activist and demand the reinstatement of a sacked colleague.

A spokesman for Transport for London said the strike was completely unnecessary and that London Underground believes the row can be resolved through further discussion. He said that LU would try to run as good a service as possible during the strike, but that travellers should check before travel and use alternative routes where necessary.

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