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| Tube revels shut Liverpool Street | Tube revels shut Liverpool Street |
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| Liverpool Street Tube station has been shut for an hour after thousands of revellers descended on it to mark the last night of drinking on the Tube. | Liverpool Street Tube station has been shut for an hour after thousands of revellers descended on it to mark the last night of drinking on the Tube. |
| Drinking alcohol will be banned on much of London transport from midnight, and thousands marked the ban by gathering to drink in stations and on the Tube. | Drinking alcohol will be banned on much of London transport from midnight, and thousands marked the ban by gathering to drink in stations and on the Tube. |
| The station was closed to ease overcrowding, after about 2,000 people began partying there. | |
| Across London, six people were arrested for being drunk and disorderly. | Across London, six people were arrested for being drunk and disorderly. |
| The ban on drinking from - or carrying - open containers of alcohol applies to the Tube, London buses, Docklands Light Railway and trams. | The ban on drinking from - or carrying - open containers of alcohol applies to the Tube, London buses, Docklands Light Railway and trams. |
| It was announced by London Mayor Boris Johnson shortly after he took office. | It was announced by London Mayor Boris Johnson shortly after he took office. |
| Many people celebrating the last night of legitimate drinking met at Liverpool Street Station's west-bound Circle Line platform at about 2030 BST. | Many people celebrating the last night of legitimate drinking met at Liverpool Street Station's west-bound Circle Line platform at about 2030 BST. |
| Others crowded onto Circle Line trains, while police said Baker Street was another hotspot. | Others crowded onto Circle Line trains, while police said Baker Street was another hotspot. |
| It's sweaty on there but I'm going round and round until I vomit Peter Moore, from Brighton Londoner Matt Wynn, 43, a banker, said: "I've come along with a bottle of champagne because I want to show that you can drink responsibly on the Tube and not cause trouble. | It's sweaty on there but I'm going round and round until I vomit Peter Moore, from Brighton Londoner Matt Wynn, 43, a banker, said: "I've come along with a bottle of champagne because I want to show that you can drink responsibly on the Tube and not cause trouble. |
| "It's going to be a bit of a stop-start evening, though, because there are no toilets on the Tube." | "It's going to be a bit of a stop-start evening, though, because there are no toilets on the Tube." |
| Steve Nosworthy, 27, from Australia, said: "I've brought along this big crate of Carling and I'm going to go round and round all night - well, until 12 o'clock, when I'll probably get kicked off." | Steve Nosworthy, 27, from Australia, said: "I've brought along this big crate of Carling and I'm going to go round and round all night - well, until 12 o'clock, when I'll probably get kicked off." |
| David Mudkips, 25, a web programmer from Hackney, described the experience on the train as: "Like rush hour but fun. There were people's sweaty armpits in my face but I didn't care because I was drinking." | David Mudkips, 25, a web programmer from Hackney, described the experience on the train as: "Like rush hour but fun. There were people's sweaty armpits in my face but I didn't care because I was drinking." |
| Peter Moore, 35, a sailor from Brighton, described his night as: "Drunken, I just downed a can of beer in 10 seconds. It's sweaty on there but I'm going round and round until I vomit." | Peter Moore, 35, a sailor from Brighton, described his night as: "Drunken, I just downed a can of beer in 10 seconds. It's sweaty on there but I'm going round and round until I vomit." |
| 'Half-baked' | 'Half-baked' |
| Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT union which represents train drivers, previously called the partying "irresponsible". | Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT union which represents train drivers, previously called the partying "irresponsible". |
| But he also said the alcohol ban was "half-baked" and could put staff at greater danger of assault. | But he also said the alcohol ban was "half-baked" and could put staff at greater danger of assault. |
| But Mr Johnson said he was determined to improve the safety and security of public transport in London. | But Mr Johnson said he was determined to improve the safety and security of public transport in London. |
| He said the ban had the full support of the Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police. | He said the ban had the full support of the Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police. |