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The Tube Strike Has Created What Must Be The World's Longest Bus Queue

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Monday’s Tube Strike has created what might be the world’s biggest queue for public transport - as two great British traditions collide with chaotic effect.

London’s Liverpool Street station has been beset by travel disruption brought about by a 24-hour strike at Zone One underground stations.

BBC London’s Murray Burnell was at the scene and made a speeded-up time lapse showing the abject misery of the hundreds of commuters ensnared in a queue for the bus.

Others at Liverpool Street said the queueing time was around 90 minutes.

The station, close to the City of London, receives hundreds of thousands of commuters each week on lines from Hertfordshire and Essex.

For commuters caught up in the chaos, here’s our guide to beating the tube strike.

Tube Strike In Pictures: Monday 9 January 2017
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People queue for buses at Bishopsgate in the City of London (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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People queue for buses at Bishopsgate in the City of London (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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Commuters in Bishopsgate, London (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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A large queue of people queue around a bus at Bishopsgate in the City of London (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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People queue for buses at Bishopsgate in the City of London (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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People queue for buses at Bishopsgate in the City of London (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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Commuters in Stratford, London travel by bus (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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A large queue of people wait for buses at Bishopsgate in the City of London (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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People waiting at a bus stop at Stratford station, London (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Commuters cross Waterloo Bridge in London (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Commuters cross Waterloo Bridge in London (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Commuters cross Waterloo Bridge in London (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Closed gates at London's Victoria Underground Station (credit:Peter Clifton/PA Wire)
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A pedestrian passes closed gates at at Elephant and Castle Underground Station (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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A man checks his phone outside closed gates at London's Waterloo Underground Station (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Passengers ride on a bus near London's Waterloo Station (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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Closed gates at London's Liverpool Street Underground Station (credit:John Stillwell/PA Wire)
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