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| Tube route safety checks ordered | Tube route safety checks ordered |
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| Tube maintenance firm Metronet has ordered immediate safety checks on its storage facilities on the network after a train derailed during rush hour. | |
| Hundreds of passengers were stranded and 11 were taken to hospital when three carriages came off the rails on a westbound Central Line Tube train. | Hundreds of passengers were stranded and 11 were taken to hospital when three carriages came off the rails on a westbound Central Line Tube train. |
| The incident took place between Mile End and Bethnal Green stations in east London just after 0900 BST. | The incident took place between Mile End and Bethnal Green stations in east London just after 0900 BST. |
| People heading home face long delays on parts of the Central Line. | People heading home face long delays on parts of the Central Line. |
| Services are suspended between Leytonstone and Liverpool Street, and there are delays on the rest of the line. | Services are suspended between Leytonstone and Liverpool Street, and there are delays on the rest of the line. |
| Mile End and Bethnal Green stations are also closed. | Mile End and Bethnal Green stations are also closed. |
| 'Massive jolt' | 'Massive jolt' |
| Metronet said initial reports suggested the derailment was caused by a loose "bale of material" inside the tunnel. | Metronet said initial reports suggested the derailment was caused by a loose "bale of material" inside the tunnel. |
| Transport for London (TfL) said 700 people were taken off the derailed train, and another stuck behind it, by about 1100 BST after a two-hour wait. | Transport for London (TfL) said 700 people were taken off the derailed train, and another stuck behind it, by about 1100 BST after a two-hour wait. |
| Metronet has ordered an immediate review of all similar storage sites used by staff and contractors which is to be completed before the start of services on Friday morning. | Metronet has ordered an immediate review of all similar storage sites used by staff and contractors which is to be completed before the start of services on Friday morning. |
| A spokesman said: "Our initial reports suggest that a bale of material became dislodged from its licensed storage position in a tunnel cross-passage. | A spokesman said: "Our initial reports suggest that a bale of material became dislodged from its licensed storage position in a tunnel cross-passage. |
| "As a precaution, Metronet has ordered an immediate audit of all similar storage sites used by its staff and contractors." | "As a precaution, Metronet has ordered an immediate audit of all similar storage sites used by its staff and contractors." |
| Howard Collins, of TfL, said the accident was the first derailment of a passenger train for a number of years. | Howard Collins, of TfL, said the accident was the first derailment of a passenger train for a number of years. |
| The Rail Accident Investigation Bureau has launched an investigation. | The Rail Accident Investigation Bureau has launched an investigation. |
| The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) said this was the fourth such incident in 18 months and that they had warned about safety issues in the same area where Thursday's incident occurred. | The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) said this was the fourth such incident in 18 months and that they had warned about safety issues in the same area where Thursday's incident occurred. |
| There were a lot of people crying and upset, a lot of people falling over. We thought there'd been a bomb Chris Christofi, passenger | There were a lot of people crying and upset, a lot of people falling over. We thought there'd been a bomb Chris Christofi, passenger |
| A total of 37 people received medical treatment, including 11 who were taken to hospital with minor injuries such as panic attacks and breathing problems. | A total of 37 people received medical treatment, including 11 who were taken to hospital with minor injuries such as panic attacks and breathing problems. |
| Chris Christofi, who was on the derailed Tube, said: "We felt a massive jolt underneath the train which caused the train to move up and down and sideways. | Chris Christofi, who was on the derailed Tube, said: "We felt a massive jolt underneath the train which caused the train to move up and down and sideways. |
| "There were some windows that seemed to blow in and explode and there was some soot that came into the carriage. | "There were some windows that seemed to blow in and explode and there was some soot that came into the carriage. |
| "There were a lot of people crying and upset, a lot of people falling over. We thought there'd been a bomb." | "There were a lot of people crying and upset, a lot of people falling over. We thought there'd been a bomb." |
| A spokesman for the union said that in May 2007 a central line train near Mile End struck a metal chest used by Metronet to store tools overnight and that this should have been secured away. | A spokesman for the union said that in May 2007 a central line train near Mile End struck a metal chest used by Metronet to store tools overnight and that this should have been secured away. |
| The driver stopped the train without it derailing, but was said to have been left in a traumatised state by the collision. | The driver stopped the train without it derailing, but was said to have been left in a traumatised state by the collision. |
| As a result the RMT wrote to London Underground demanding an inquiry. | As a result the RMT wrote to London Underground demanding an inquiry. |
| "It's a miracle that the train did not derail then as well," the spokesman said. | "It's a miracle that the train did not derail then as well," the spokesman said. |
| In November 2006, the union said a train struck a corrugated metal sheet left on the line, and the previous month saw a similar collision involving a plastic water butt. | In November 2006, the union said a train struck a corrugated metal sheet left on the line, and the previous month saw a similar collision involving a plastic water butt. |