London set to begin night Tube services

August 19, 2016 17:31

The long-awaited night Tubes will finally roll on to London's Underground platforms, putting the UK capital in league with other major cities around the world offering a 24-hour underground transport network.

The plan to run services beyond the midnight deadline was announced in November 2013 and was to kick-off in September last year, but strikes over pay delayed the start by nearly another year.

After a number of other missed deadlines, the first night Tubes will begin tonight.

"I'm really excited. Lots of people need to get to work late in the night or home from work - doctors, nurses, porters, security guards - but also it will be a massive boost to the night time economy," said London mayor Sadiq Khan, who plans to travel on the very first Night Tube train.

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