At St. Pancras station in London, thousands are waiting to board the Javelin train to Olympic Park for the start of track events.

Those in line and the volunteers in charge seemed to take the delay in good spirits. "Wave if you're happy," one volunteer shouted at the waiting crowd.

Perhaps to some people's surprise, a couple of hundred hands shot up in the air.

— Simon Haydon — Twitter http://twitter.com/simonhaydon

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