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Disruption after Tube derailment | Disruption after Tube derailment |
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Tube users were experiencing severe delays on the Central Line following the derailment of a train on Thursday. | Tube users were experiencing severe delays on the Central Line following the derailment of a train on Thursday. |
The line remains closed in both directions between Leytonstone and Liverpool Street, in east London. | The line remains closed in both directions between Leytonstone and Liverpool Street, in east London. |
A special bus service is running and Tube tickets are being accepted on buses and some mainline rail services. | |
Safety checks are under way on the Tube's storage facilities after a dislodged roll of tarpaulin landed on the tracks, causing the derailment. | Safety checks are under way on the Tube's storage facilities after a dislodged roll of tarpaulin landed on the tracks, causing the derailment. |
Three carriages came off the rails on a westbound Central Line between Mile End and Bethnal Green during the morning rush hour. | Three carriages came off the rails on a westbound Central Line between Mile End and Bethnal Green during the morning rush hour. |
Hundreds of passengers were stranded for up to two hours and 11 people needed hospital treatment. | Hundreds of passengers were stranded for up to two hours and 11 people needed hospital treatment. |
Work continues to rerail the train and repair the damage and a full service is unlikely to resume until over the weekend. | |
Replacement bus services will run from Stratford to Leytonstone calling at Leyton, from Gants Hill to Ilford, Walthamstow Central to Woodford and Barking to Redbridge. | Replacement bus services will run from Stratford to Leytonstone calling at Leyton, from Gants Hill to Ilford, Walthamstow Central to Woodford and Barking to Redbridge. |
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