Post by Deleted on May 30, 2006 8:19:36 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5028738.stm
Tube passengers trapped for hours
More than 200 people were trapped underground for two hours when a Tube train got stuck between stations.
Police were called at 0115 BST on Tuesday, after a Victoria Line train stopped between Highbury and Islington and Finsbury Park in north London.
London Underground tried to get it moving again, but it was 0300 BST before passengers were led out along the tracks to safety.
Tube bosses apologised and said a points failure was to blame.
A Transport for London spokesman added: "The safety of passengers is our top priority".
Inspector Chris Connell, from British Transport Police, told BBC London: "There was a lady that felt dizzy and she was seen by an ambulance which we called before the 'de-training'.
"All the other passengers were healthy, although clearly it's not a good thing to be in a train for that length of time."
Tube passengers trapped for hours
More than 200 people were trapped underground for two hours when a Tube train got stuck between stations.
Police were called at 0115 BST on Tuesday, after a Victoria Line train stopped between Highbury and Islington and Finsbury Park in north London.
London Underground tried to get it moving again, but it was 0300 BST before passengers were led out along the tracks to safety.
Tube bosses apologised and said a points failure was to blame.
A Transport for London spokesman added: "The safety of passengers is our top priority".
Inspector Chris Connell, from British Transport Police, told BBC London: "There was a lady that felt dizzy and she was seen by an ambulance which we called before the 'de-training'.
"All the other passengers were healthy, although clearly it's not a good thing to be in a train for that length of time."
How rare is a points failure on the LU, let alone the Victoria!?
