London Underground drivers have voted nine to one in favour of accepting a new pay deal allowing the night tube to go ahead.
After months of negotiations, 88% of members of the Aslef union backed the four-year wage deal.
The four-year deal includes above-inflation pay-rises backdated from April last year, and a £500 bonus to drivers and other staff connected with the introduction of the night service.
The night tube was due to start running last September, but ground to a halt with a series of strikes over pay and conditions.
It will roll out on the Central, Piccadilly, Jubilee, Victoria and Northern lines first.
Aslef officer Finn Brennan said: "Aslef members on London Underground have voted by a huge majority to accept the improved offer on pay and night Tube.
"Last year management tried to force through changes to rosters that would have meant unlimited increases in weekend and night shifts with a pay rise of just 0.5%.
"[Our members] have achieved an above-inflation pay rise and real improvements in conditions that will give drivers, and other grades, much more flexibility and control over their work/life balance in the future."
Last week, 84% of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) also voted in favour of the offer.
Steve Griffiths, London Underground's chief operating officer, said: "I'm pleased that Aslef members have voted to accept our offer. This is a fair and affordable pay deal, which includes complete protection of employee work/life balance.
"We continue to focus on the recruitment and training of part-time drivers to deliver the night Tube for London as quickly as possible."
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