London’s proposed 24-hour Tube service is no longer a top priority for the Mayor of London.

With union talks still at a stalemate, there are further signs that the Night Tube scheme is doomed to fail after Boris Johnson today said that all-night trains are not “absolutely critical” to the city.

Asked by LBC Radio if he could give a date for the introduction of the Night Tube, Johnson said: “I’ve got to tell you this is something that the city of London has done without for 150 years. What I won’t do is pay an unreasonable price for it, which Londoners would feel in their fares.

“There’s a very good deal on the table. I just hope that members of the Tube unions will get a chance to look at it. No-one will work more hours than they do today. Drivers have the same number of weekends as now.

“I want you to know that this is something I think we should have but – I hope my attitude is clear – it is not something that I regard as absolutely critical.”

The overnight service was due to start at weekends from September 12 on the Jubilee, Victoria, Piccadilly, Central and Northern lines, but Tube workers delayed the launch with strikes protesting against their members being forced to take on night shifts. [via BBC News]

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