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emmelinemayCentral line - a crash during safety test runs - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2846785.stm
Crash during Tube safety run
More than 30 passengers were hurt in January's accident
An investigation has begun after a Central Line train on a test run hit equipment left too close to the tracks.
London Underground has been running safety tests on the line which has been closed since a train derailed at Chancery Lane station on 25 January.
It had been hoped health and safety inspectors would give the go-ahead to start running a limited service on the eastern end of the line.
But LU have confirmed a train on a test run hit an "object on the track" between Mile End and Stratford stations at 1950 GMT on Wednesday.
A small amount of damage was caused to the track and signal systems, but LU said it was too early to say whether it would further delay the re-opening of the line.
Hundreds of thousands of commuters a day who have been displaced since the Central Line shut still have no idea when it will be up and running.
The object hit by the train is believed to be an 'iron horse' used to transport heavy equipment underground stored between east and westbound tracks.
The sides of five carriages on the train were struck glancing blows
An LU spokesman said: "London Underground's initial investigations indicate that the train struck a large track trolley."
He added: "The sides of five carriages on the train were struck glancing blows by the trolley and some debris was thrown onto the roof.
"A full investigation will be carried out to establish how and when the equipment came to be too close to the track."
The Central Line, which runs from West Ruislip in west London to Epping in Essex, is the longest on the Tube network.
On Wednesday Transport Secretary Alistair Darling met LU managers to ask why it was taking so long to re-open the line.
Yeah, that'll help it open sooner.
Crash during Tube safety run
More than 30 passengers were hurt in January's accident
An investigation has begun after a Central Line train on a test run hit equipment left too close to the tracks.
London Underground has been running safety tests on the line which has been closed since a train derailed at Chancery Lane station on 25 January.
It had been hoped health and safety inspectors would give the go-ahead to start running a limited service on the eastern end of the line.
But LU have confirmed a train on a test run hit an "object on the track" between Mile End and Stratford stations at 1950 GMT on Wednesday.
A small amount of damage was caused to the track and signal systems, but LU said it was too early to say whether it would further delay the re-opening of the line.
Hundreds of thousands of commuters a day who have been displaced since the Central Line shut still have no idea when it will be up and running.
The object hit by the train is believed to be an 'iron horse' used to transport heavy equipment underground stored between east and westbound tracks.
The sides of five carriages on the train were struck glancing blows
An LU spokesman said: "London Underground's initial investigations indicate that the train struck a large track trolley."
He added: "The sides of five carriages on the train were struck glancing blows by the trolley and some debris was thrown onto the roof.
"A full investigation will be carried out to establish how and when the equipment came to be too close to the track."
The Central Line, which runs from West Ruislip in west London to Epping in Essex, is the longest on the Tube network.
On Wednesday Transport Secretary Alistair Darling met LU managers to ask why it was taking so long to re-open the line.
Yeah, that'll help it open sooner.
