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| Trains halted over bridge safety | Trains halted over bridge safety |
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| Train services at Liverpool Street station have been suspended while structural engineers inspect a new bridge which has partially collapsed. | Train services at Liverpool Street station have been suspended while structural engineers inspect a new bridge which has partially collapsed. |
| The 1,300-tonne bridge had been inched across existing railway tracks using hydraulic rams, as part of the East London Line extension into Shoreditch. | The 1,300-tonne bridge had been inched across existing railway tracks using hydraulic rams, as part of the East London Line extension into Shoreditch. |
| Around 300 passengers on three trains stopped before entering the station had to walk along tracks to Bethnal Green. | Around 300 passengers on three trains stopped before entering the station had to walk along tracks to Bethnal Green. |
| Trains to Stansted Airport, Cambridge, Southend and Norwich are affected. | |
| Services on the line will now begin and end at Tottenham Hale and Stratford. | Services on the line will now begin and end at Tottenham Hale and Stratford. |
| Justin Drerup, who lives close to the tracks, said his flat suddenly shook and cracks appeared in the plaster. | Justin Drerup, who lives close to the tracks, said his flat suddenly shook and cracks appeared in the plaster. |
| "I looked out of my window and could see the bridge was no longer sitting level," he said. | "I looked out of my window and could see the bridge was no longer sitting level," he said. |
| A spokesman for Network Rail said engineers from Transport for London, which had commissioned the new bridge from contractors, were inspecting the structure. | A spokesman for Network Rail said engineers from Transport for London, which had commissioned the new bridge from contractors, were inspecting the structure. |
| It was not known how long the delays would continue. | It was not known how long the delays would continue. |
| No-one was hurt in the incident. | No-one was hurt in the incident. |