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London Olympics transport holding out - Boris Johnson London transport survives Olympic stress
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London's transport system is "holding out very well" in the face of its sternest Olympics test yet, London Mayor Boris Johnson has said. London's transport system has survived its toughest Games test yet as 200,000 people travelled to the Olympic Park for the first day of athletics.
Some 200,000 people travelled to the Olympic Park in Stratford for the first day of the athletics. Other than the closure of one Tube line for 45 minutes earlier, there were no major problems, transport chiefs said.
Mr Johnson said other routes "immediately took up the slack" after a signalling problem on one Tube line. Team GB have won three golds and four bronze medals, making a total of 22.
Team GB have won three golds and four bronze medals on day seven of the Olympics, bringing the total to 22. Meanwhile, Princes William and Harry have said they were "kept in the dark" about the Queen's unlikely meeting with James Bond in the opening ceremony.
href="/sport/0/olympics/18916652" title="GB defend cycling pursuit title" >The men's track cycling pursuit team beat Australia - in a new world record time - to win Team GB's seventh gold medal of the Games. London Mayor Boris Johnson said the transport system was "holding out very well" on a day that saw up to 80,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium for the morning session of the athletics - followed by the same number in the evening.
And minutes later, cyclist Victoria Pendleton won the keirin at the velodrome.
Earlier Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins won gold in women's double sculls in a performance described by Prime Minister David Cameron as "emphatic and absolutely brilliant".
GB's rowers picked up a further two bronze medals while the team has also won a judo bronze.
Swimmer Rebecca Adlington failed to defend her Olympic 800m title, taking her second bronze medal of the games at the Aquatics Centre.
'Quickly resolved'
Up to 80,000 spectators were in the Olympic Stadium for the morning session of the athletics, where heptathlete Jessica Ennis set a British record in the 100m hurdles.
The same number are at Friday's evening session, which is due to finish at 21:55 BST, at which Ennis is competing in the shot put and 200m.
In other developments:
On Friday night, Transport for London said it had received no reports of any major problems in the afternoon or evening although there were problems on the Central Line during morning rush hour.
Mr Johnson said the transport network was "going to stand up".
"You saw the pictures of that stadium this morning - it's incredible, it's rammed with people," he said."You saw the pictures of that stadium this morning - it's incredible, it's rammed with people," he said.
"There will be difficulties, there will be imperfections, but it's holding out very well.""There will be difficulties, there will be imperfections, but it's holding out very well."
Transport for London had warned that public transport and roads to the Olympic Park would be exceptionally busy, and urged anyone not going to the Games to avoid the area. Transport for London warned Londoners and visitors to the capital that the network would be busier than usual from 21:00 BST until it closed.
It has said the network would be busier than usual from 21:00 BST until the network closes.
The Olympic Park's neighbouring Westfield shopping centre will be restricted for the next two days.
Only staff and Olympic ticket holders will be able to go into the shopping centre between 10:30 BST and 17:00 as organisers seek to minimise congestion.
Motorists, meanwhile, are being warned to avoid driving near Hyde Park Corner on Saturday with roads closed because of the women's triathlon - and a men's triathlon rehearsal - at Hyde Park.Motorists, meanwhile, are being warned to avoid driving near Hyde Park Corner on Saturday with roads closed because of the women's triathlon - and a men's triathlon rehearsal - at Hyde Park.
Train companies say they are providing an additional two million seats this weekend. And train companies say they are providing an additional two million seats this weekend.
The Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc) said 567,736 extra seats were provided on Friday and they said more trains would be running from Saturday morning right through until the early hours of Sunday. In another strong day for Team GB, href="/sport/0/olympics/18916652" title="GB defend cycling pursuit title" >the men's track cycling pursuit team beat Australia - in a new world record time - to win Great Britain's seventh gold medal of the Games.
An Atoc spokesman said: "As Team GB wins more medals and Olympic excitement mounts, train companies are running huge amounts of extra seats from first thing in the morning until the early hours of the next day to get spectators to venues, to line the streets or just to join in the fun and then safely home again." And minutes later, href="/sport/0/olympics/18916802" title="Pendleton wins keirin gold for GB" >cyclist Victoria Pendleton won an eighth in the keirin at the velodrome.
Are you travelling to the Olympic Park? What has your journey been like? Please tell us your experiences using the form below. Earlier, href="/sport/0/olympics/18915674" title="Grainger and Watkins secure gold" >Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins won gold in women's double sculls.
In other developments:
Meanwhile, Prince William and Harry, in a BBC interview with Sue Barker, spoke of the "inspiration" provided by the Olympic Games.
"The support of the British public is something else," Harry told the BBC. "The buzz... is astonishing."
The princes revealed they knew nothing of the Queen's role in the opening ceremony when she appeared in a short film with James Bond - actor Daniel Craig.
"We were kept completely in the dark about it, that's how big the secret was," William said.
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