Network rail strike

If the relevant signalling centre panels or desks can't be staffed, then yes LUL would not be able to run over the NR sections.

Also, possibly look out for a bit of disruption on LUL due to staff not being able to get to work if mainline trains don't run. This could cause a few cancelled trains, or maybe some stations could end up short of staff. The latter may be able to be mitigated against by using licensed staff (qualified managers or overtime) to make up numbers. Worst case for LUL is if control room staff can't get to work, but I'd expect plans to be put into place to ensure this doesn't happen, again using qualified managers or overtime. I'd expect each business will look through which staff are booked to be working on the days concerned and identify any staff who might use NR to get to work, especially the line control rooms, and make arrangements as necessary.

Generally LUL puts a lot of effort into developing contingencies for these sorts of events, so I'd expect disruption to be minimised.

"Might" use NR to get to work? Can you not ask staff how they get to work?

No restrictions on using this crossover.

From next Easter there will be when its removed though

End Track layout will see all points removed from Putney Bridge, with no reversing facilities there or East Putney.

9 and 10 points removed this year 8 gets removed next year at easter. Starting from July this year you will see the start of the end state layouts starting to be removed.

Correct all to be finished when the points on the bridge are removed

First of all, many depots have more than 100 drivers. Morden, for example, has a headcount of 230. LUL is generally moving back to the idea of smaller depots for the very reason that they are easier to manage. The era of the "superdepot" is coming to an end, and the large depots like Arnos Grove and Acton Town are unlikely to be repeated.

For train staff, it's a case of identifying which duties are likely to be affected, and then attempting to juggle the coverage to find a way of covering the duty. Ideally, an affected driver would seek to swap their rest days with someone else in order to avoid the issue - at the end of the day it still remains the driver's responsibility to get to work. Any planned training or other release might be cancelled, with those drivers either reverting to their rostered duty (if enough notice given) or becoming additional spares. If duties remain uncovered by close of traffic the previous day, all depots on a line will work together to devise a coverage plan that seeks to cover all duties, and failing that will as far as possible aim to cancel as few trains as possible, picking the least disruptive trains/duties.

The bigger problem is when one hour before the book-on time the desk gets a phone-call along the lines of "I'm stuck at X, my mainline train isn't running and I've no idea when I will be in". This is where the spares get called upon, so having as many spares as possible in the messroom is generally the best way to avoid disruption. Staff are generally very professional and in my experience this is quite rare, however there will always be someone who gets caught out.

In management grades, again training can be cancelled - this also has the benefit of releasing trainers as well to perform duties as required. Overtime is an option, or duties can be re-arranged to that some less vital duties are left uncovered. The caveat however is that staff can only perform tasks they are licensed to do, and must be familiar with the location.

Under normal circumstances, a member of staff late or absent will be booked such. In the case of lateness, any item of lateness will trigger an interview with a manager where the circumstances will be discussed and documented. At the locations I'm familiar with, normally a national rail delay will be accepted, however I would certainly ask the employee to provide supporting evidence. If the employee was making a habit of being delayed on national rail, there would likely be a discussion along the lines of whether enough time is being allowed for the journey. If unable to come to work at all, again the circumstances would be discussed and documented upon returning to work, again I would expect evidence to be provided. The interview would also consider how proactive the employee has been in attempting to get to work. Normally the employee would be expected to take the day as annual leave. If this can't be done for whatever reason, the day could remain recorded as "absent", which would result in pay being deducted, and will also count towards the employee's sickness record.

As mentioned earlier, the W&C's power is fed from NR supplies, which will be off because they won't have the control room staff at the control room in Raynes Park

According to the BBC it's been called off.

9 and 10 points at Putney Bridge removed this coming weekend, track plain-lined.
July 18/19 should see removal of Gloucester Road 228 points (WB Circle>WB District)
October 10/11 should see removal of Hornchurch crossover.

There is a plan for South Ken when 228 gets removed