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500 passengers stranded for SIX HOURS after brakes fail on Cornwall to London train
Topic Started: Aug 5 2013, 05:20 AM (257 Views)
Dixie
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I notice this article in the News...

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500 passengers stranded for SIX HOURS after brakes fail on Cornwall to London train

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Stranded: Footage taken on the train show how passengers were crammed in on the Penzance to London Paddington service for almost six hours

Hundreds of people bound for London were left stranded for almost six hours yesterday after their train broke down.

Passengers on the 'horrific' 11am First Great Western train from Penzance to London Paddington said they were 'treated like cattle' because there was not enough food, water or seats.

The service broke down five miles from Pewsey station in Wiltshire with around 500 people on board.

The train arrived at Paddington at around 10.15pm - five hours and 40 minutes after its expected arrival time.

This meant that some passengers were on the train for more than 11 hours in total.

A fractured air pipe caused problems with the brakes of the train, and due to the remote location First Great Western struggled to get an engineer to the scene.

Sue Evans, a spokeswoman for First Great Western, said: 'I'm really sorry for the significant delay experienced by our customers on the 11am train from Penzance to London Paddington this afternoon.

'A delay of this magnitude is unacceptable and a full investigation will be carried out following today's train failure. The train suffered a fractured air pipe, which automatically applied the brakes as a safety measure.

'Our priority was to make sure our customers were looked after on the train and to get them moving as soon as we could. After extensive work to the train to get it moving, customers were met at Reading and London Paddington to make sure they could get to where they needed to go.

'We have already spoken to many customers but would urge everyone on the train to send us their details so that full refunds can be given in recognition of the poor service.'

Many passengers took to Twitter to express their anger at the delay.

Jeremy Taylor wrote: '6 hours in a field on broken down First Great Western train today. Bad luck or incompetence?'

Judith Davey wrote: 'Exeter - Paddington train broke down for 6 hours today - no water, toilets not working and poor info on journey status.'

Mike Haydock tweeted: 'Horrific journey with @FGW - train just started moving again after a five-and-a-half-hour standstill.'


The Train and Brakes reminds be a bit of Once, but that is only my imagination, and just in case my pictures mean anything, Once would mean Argentina and that to me would mean this picture...

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That was given to me in the UN I Rish Bar, and either side of that picture is these...

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That is Img 18, or 81.

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Dixie
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I have a feeling that with all these 33's there are big links to +33: FR France, and my Wife also links to France, she also links to Canada and the name Jacobson.
Edited by Dixie, Aug 5 2013, 06:40 AM.
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