A fresh strike by thousands of staff on London's underground rail network prompted many commuters to stay at home today while millions of others faced long delays to get to work. Some 11,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers' Union and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association were taking industrial action in protest at job cuts on the network. Officials said more than 40 per cent of trains were running, although many are not stopping at certain stations. Picket lines have been set up at more than 100 stations and depots. The latest wave of strikes, which started yesterday, came following earlier action in September and October in protest at plans to axe 800 jobs, mainly in ticket offices. The planned job cuts come amid an austerity drive in Britain, where Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition government last month announced average spending cuts of 19 percent across most departments.