TfL and London Mayor Boris Johnson were criticised in 2010 when delayed upgrades and maintenance work on the Jubilee Line led to several sections being shut for about 100 weekends in total.

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European refineries will come back on line after their usual late-winter and spring maintenance, and weak European economies are expected to gain strength.

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Her father, Phelim, 38, is a manager at Wembley Park station, her 17-year-old brother Phelim is a trainee at the maintenance firm Tube Lines and her godfather is a driver on the Jubilee Line.

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"While we acknowledge that the UK's continuing economic weakness is having a negative impact on business, we have yet to be convinced that the combination of job losses and the outsourcing of line maintenance put forward today provides the answer, " said Prospect negotiator John Stevenson.

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