Severe disruption is expected on the London Underground today, despite a planned three-day Tube strike being called to a halt.
Around 2,000 members of the Rail, Maritime & Transport union walked out on Monday evening and were due to stay on strike until tomorrow evening, in a row linked to the collapse of maintenance giant Metronet.
But after marathon peace talks between the union and Transport for London, the RMT announced that the action was being suspended immediately.
TfL welcomed the move but warned that services would still be disrupted today, and advised commuters to check before they travelled.
The union had been seeking assurances that their members would not lose out on jobs or pensions as a result of Metronet going into administration. TfL said it had clarified assurances on jobs and pensions during yesterday's talks.
The strike closed two-thirds of the Tube network causing travel chaos for millions of passengers. Prime Minister Gordon Brown had earlier branded the industrial action "wholly unjustified" and urged the workers to return to their posts.
PA