31.   Such suicides are common in Tokyo, where rush hour trains are often delayed because someone has thrown himself on the tracks.

32.   Similar tactics during the last shipment in March delayed the train by almost a day.

33.   Some trains were delayed for up to three hours, rail officials said.

34.   Still, activists repeatedly managed to delay the train at several points.

35.   Suspected anti-nuclear activists on Monday damaged overhead electric cables at five locations, delaying trains in central and southwest Germany for hours, police said.

36.   The area around Pretoria Station was sealed off Wednesday night, and rail officials said trains could be delayed on Thursday morning.

37.   The ferry blockades initially delayed regional trains throughout the day, but by late Thursday rail traffic was close to normal, the railway said.

38.   The protests delayed long-distance trains and disrupted bus services.

39.   The train was delayed for two minutes.

40.   The trains were delayed because of a gas leak at a neighboring station.