THE Central Line was due to operate a full service this morning more than two months after the Chancery lane derailment that caused commuter chaos.

But, despite trains stopping at all stations, a full timetable is still not operating. A full timetable will be introduced after Easter.

The line, one of London's busiest, has either been closed or operating a limited service for 68 days.

Limited shuttle services have been running on the eastern and western sections of the lines for the past three weeks and passengers could use four of the eight stations across Ealing. But now the remaining four are to be brought back into use.

Paul Godier, Tube managing director, admitted opening the line had taken longer than the company had hoped.

He said: "We pushed very hard to restore services several weeks ago but the scale of the problem we faced in unravelling the Chancery Lane aftermath has been huge.

"The reasons for the accident, and the time it has taken to restore services, are being poured over by no less than five separate inquiries and investigations."

London Underground has been forced to lay on extra bus services across the capital since January's accident in which 30 people were injured.

The Chancery Lane accident was caused when a motor weighing half a ton fell off from underneath a carriage.

A full report into the cause of the derailment is expected to be published in the summer.

Services to other destinations on the Central Line, including Epping, the Hainault Loop and Ruislip Branch, remain suspended while work continues to carry out modifications to all trains on the central line fleet.