The rest of the story

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The rest of the story

• It answers your questions

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You can learn a lot from the headline, lead and
photos
Commuters trapped in train again
Subway commuters were briefly trapped inside a
train after it stopped short of the platform at
Rama IX station yesterday morning, halting
services.
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Here is what we learned from the headline, lead
and photo

• Subway commuters were trapped inside a train.
• They were only trapped a short time (briefly).
• The train stopped short of the platform.
• The incident occurred at the Rama IX station.
• It occurred the morning before.
• It stopped services.
• It was not the first time the subway had problems
  (i.e., it was trapped again.)
• If you didnt know the word commuter, you can
  guess from the photo which shows a group of
  commuters in a subway car.

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But there is more to the story

• How long were passengers trapped?
• Why couldnt they get out?
• What happened to them?
• Why did the train stop short of the platform?
• What happened to the train?
• Where was the train going?
• When did subway services begin again?
• What other problems has the subway had?

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The body of the story should answer all or most
of these questions.
The passengers were evacuated and the train was
then towed to Hua Lamphong station for
inspection. Normal services resumed after 30
minutes. Reports said the train, bound for Hua
Lamphong, stopped suddenly as it entered the
station.

• How long were passengers trapped?
• Why couldnt they get out?
• What happened to them?
• Why did the train stop short of the platform?
• What happened to the train?
• Where was the train going?
• When did subway services begin again?
• What other problems has the subway had?

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All the lights went out and the automatic doors
did not work. Transport Minister Suriya
Jungrung-reangkit said Siemens Thailand, which
controls the train system, reported electrical
sparks near Rama IX station and was looking into
the cause.

• How long were passengers trapped?
• Why couldnt they get out?
• What happened to them?
• Why did the train stop short of the platform?
• What happened to the train?
• Where was the train going?
• When did subway services begin again?
• What other problems has the subway had?

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He said the problem was not caused by a computer
software failure. It was the fourth time the
service has come to sudden halt this year. The
other stoppages were caused by a crash, a power
failure and a signals failure.

• How long were passengers trapped?
• Why couldnt they get out?
• What happened to them?
• Why did the train stop short of the platform?
• What happened to the train?
• Where was the train going?
• When did subway services begin again?
• What other problems has the subway had?

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Notice that the last paragraph gave us some
background
It was the fourth time the service has come to
sudden halt this year. The other stoppages were
caused by a crash, a power failure and a signals
failure.
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Actually the body contained some more background
Mr Suriya said the number of subway passengers
had increased to nearly 200,000 a day since the
Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) cut fares to
10 and 15 baht, but the latest problem might
erode commuters confidence.
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Here are things you can now expect from a news
story

• The headline and lead will give you the main
  facts.
• The body will answer many or all of your
  remaining questions.
• The body will also give you some useful
  background to the story.

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