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London Tube Strike Has Created The World's Longest Bus Queue Ever

The #TubeStrike Has Just Created World's Longest Bus Queue
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We all know that Britons love a queue - but this beast is probably taking it a bit too far.

London's transport networks were crippled on Thursday morning as Tube drivers went on strike over pay.

It meant that the entire London Underground network, which normally transports hundreds of thousands of commuters to work every morning was closed.

Transport bosses put on hundreds of more buses to cope with the extra traffic - but it wasn't enough, as this video shows.

Taken by Ryan Hunter and posted on Twitter is shows a bus queue outside Victoria Train Station which took him almost two minutes to walk the length of.

Grab a cup of tea, sit back and marvel at this terrifying pavement snake.

Meanwhile, many took advantage of the good weather, taking to Twitter to post messages about enjoying a pleasant stroll into the office.

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People queue for a bus at Stratford station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Metropolitan Police with crowds of people queuing for buses at Stratford station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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People queue for buses at Stratford station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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People queue for buses in Stratford, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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Commuters on a crowded c2c train at Upminster station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
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People dash for a bus at Stratford station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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People wait for a bus at Stratford station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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A closed entrance to Stratford underground station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
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A commuter on the c2c line at Upminster station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
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Commuters waiting for a train on the c2c line at Upminster station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
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Commuters waiting for a train on the c2c line at Upminster station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
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Commuters on the c2c line at Upminster station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
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District Line tube trains parked at the Upminster depot, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
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Commuters waiting for a train on the c2c line at Upminster station, London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Wire)
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People queue for buses in Victoria station , London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Elliot Wagland)
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People queue for buses in Victoria station , London, as commuters face travel misery trying to get to work because of a strike which has brought London Underground to a standstill. (credit:Elliot Wagland)
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