A SECOND 24-hour strike will take place with Tube drivers on the Victoria Line set to stop work tomorrow (Wednesday).

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers' Union (RMT) will begin the strike at 9pm.

The previous strike, which took place last month, saw the line closed after RMT members claimed safety measures were needed to stop Tube doors opening on the wrong side.

Transport for London (TfL) have said the union should "stop the threat of disruption".

The RMT also wants an end to the alleged victimisation of union activists and to reinstate a driver who was sacked.

But London Underground (LU) chief operating officer Howard Collins said: "This dispute is about the actions of one RMT member, a Victoria Line driver, who put passenger safety at risk and then compounded his error by failing to follow the correct safety procedures."

He added the dispute would not solved with further strike action and that it would "inconvenience thousands of Londoners".

RMT leader Bob Crow said the "intransigence" of Underground management had forced the strike action.

He added: "We know very well the disruption that the action will cause but we will not sit back while managers play fast and loose with train safety and while our members and activists are subjected to intimidation, bullying and victimisation."

About 600,000 passengers use the Victoria Line every day.

Staff from the Seven Sisters depot in north London are also taking part in the strike.