Rail News: Wreaths laid on tenth anniversary of London bombings

David Cameron: “Ten years on from the 7/7 London attacks, the threat from terrorism continues to be as real as it is deadly”.

Besides the deaths, more than 770 people were injured when four suicide bombers struck the transport system in central London in simultaneous attacks on subways and buses.

It was the country’s worst ever terror attack but as memories were revived, survivors and the bereaved joined Royalty, dignitaries and the general public in sending a clear message that Britain will never cow to fanatics.

Solemn ceremonies were held throughout the capital, starting at the memorial in London’s Hyde Park devoted to the victims.

On Tuesday, Cameron and London mayor Boris Johnson stood in silence at the 7/7 memorial in Hyde Park, where victims families and survivors met to remember those who lost their lives.

Separate devices in rucksacks were detonated on three Underground trains and a bus, killing or seriously injuring many morning rush-hour travellers.

Prime Minister Tony Blair stands on the steps in Gleneagles, Scotland, after hearing the news of the explosions in London, July 7, 2005. Families of victims clutched flowers.

Survivor Sajda Mughal said the memories never really go away.

“The events of 7/7 do seem to have slipped out of public consciousness”, she said.

‘I’m feeling a lot of grief for those who didn’t come out alive and feeling very fortunate that I survived, ‘ she told AAP outside the bustling station.

The families organized a service of their own later in the day, a chance for them to remember in a way of their choosing – with music, personal comments and a cup of tea.

At St Paul’s the Bishop of London, the Right Reverend Richard Chartres, said the attacks had affected people from all over the world.

Trembling, she offered contrast in a day of speeches etched with defiance, delivering a harder truth.

However she said we can decide how to react to them and described how in the aftermath of the bombings she decided to conserve her energy and deal with the rest of her life rather than let the negative emotions of hatred, anger and bitterness overwhelm her.

He said the terrorists “didn’t in any way change the fundamentals of London and what makes this city great”, adding: “Indeed, it’s gone from strength to strength in the 10 years since”.

The attack occurred two years after Britain took part in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Flower petals rained from the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral during a service featuring the first people to respond to the bombed sites.

At King’s Cross and other Underground stations, the trundle of luggage wheels stopped as staff and passengers paused for a moment of silence at 11:30 a.m. McRae remembered the eerie silence, while Tompkins recalled the “unbearable” heat.

Survivors, victims’ relatives, members of the emergency services and politicians attended the service at Hyde Park followed by another at St Paul’s Cathedral.

“For many people, nothing was the same again and yet everything was the same because the good which is in Londoners and the countless visitors whom they host at any given moment is not erased by hatred or threat but – rather – is fostered to produce a harvest of hope for each generation”.

Britain is still reeling from the June 26 attack in a Tunisian resort city that killed 38 people, 30 of whom were Britons, when a militant opened fire on tourists at a beach-front hotel.

One of the most shared posts in the movement was Twitter user Andrew Dysch’s sombre reminder of the day, the business shoes he wore to walk home.

“But of course I didn’t realise at that time that my sister was actually on that bus”. “So be, but fly angel”.

In a social media tribute that quickly trended on Twitter, commuters posted pictures of themselves walking to work as part of the #WalkTogether campaign to honour the victims of 7/7.