Passengers Stuck On A Train For 19 Hours Had A Party

By Sughra Hafeez in News On 2nd March 2018
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Got stuck for 19 hours

The 5.35pm London Waterloo to Bournemouth train got stuck in the south of England for 19 hours.

No power or heating

More than 100 passengers who boarded the train spent the whole night on the train with no power or heating.

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'We literally ground to a halt with no heating'

Paula Baker said, "It normally takes two hours and I was going to be getting off at Weymouth and we literally ground to a halt with no heating"

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Praying mat as a blanket

Female Muslim passenger stuck on the train using the praying mat as a blanket.

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Lost power

Isabella Light, 19, share her picture on snapchat story about the power lost.

Train in darkness

"Darkness aboard the 17:05 London Waterloo to Weymouth service at 3:24 am, 10 hours after original departure time. No provisions for passengers and staff unable to contact management."

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Passengers share their situation on social media in order contact the train companies

"100s of commuters stuck on Southwestern Railways trains through the night! No heating, no water, foil blankets for some....8 hours on a train from Waterloo to Bournemouth...we are in a sitcom...Britain's Railways tut tut tut"

Worried about husband

@dorsetpolice up to 100 people abandoned on a train between New Milton and Bournemouth, no hearing, lighting, food or water. No one is helping them. Very worried abt my husband on the train.

No connection due to ice

Really not happy now, stuck on the train near New Milton on way to Bournemouth at 0324 in the morning having left Cardiff at 1630 last night, train in front broke down, then this one has spent nearly 5 hours trying to get power from a frozen track, no connection due to ice.

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Worried about husband

@dorsetpolice up to 100 people abandoned on a train between New Milton and Bournemouth, no hearing, lighting, food or water. No one is helping them. Very worried abt my husband on the train.

Passenger video call Good Morning Britain

No water, no food.

We are actually stranded. No hotels, no movement apparently we aren’t moving all night. Now the next train has broken in front and back after moving another off. :( we are in for the night. :(. No water, no food. The longer we stay the icer it gets and other trains can’t move. We need to tweet the news to get someone to do something. This crazy. Please, can we ask people to tweet the broadcasters. This is not good it’s cold and dark :(

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Singing and trying to keep happy

Nicky Marcelin-Horne told Metro.co.uk:

"There was about 20 of us in one carriage and then others on the other side. We were the happy side. Singing and trying to keep happy. They were such a good group of people."

Don’t travel

"The ice on the ground is so dangerous so please be careful. Seriously don’t travel", Nicki warned.

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Leaving

One passenger share video of leaving the train at Bournemouth which left them stranded for up to 16 hours

Free bottle of water

Phillip Brown was given a free bottle of water when he eventually arrived at Bournemouth station after 14 hours on the train

Watch Nicki video here: