Eurostar passengers see dozens of train services cancelled or delayed

Eurostar passengers saw up to two dozen services between Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam and London cancelled or delayed on Wednesday.
As some trains ground to a halt, a passenger on a train in France claimed the electricity had been cut off, leaving travellers with no air conditioning for more than half an hour.
A Eurostar spokesperson told The Independent: 'Eurostar services between London and Paris were delayed by one to two hours following an incident on the LGV Nord high-speed line this morning, where a person was struck by a TGV train.
'We are working closely with the French authorities and infrastructure teams to manage the impact and keep services moving. Customers were contacted directly with updates and options and asked not to arrive at the station early to help ease congestion.'
They added the air conditioning is a separate issue which is being investigated.
One passenger said, according to The Telegraph: 'Eurostar train stuck for over half an hour now. Ventilation cut off, no communication for a quarter of an hour... it's starting to get hot, passengers are getting impatient.
''We're waiting for information from our driver. 'We apologise for the inconvenience' – but still no ventilation. It's getting hotter and hotter.'
Eurostar's travel updates page displayed a list of delays and cancellations starting around 7am, although problems had started on Monday.
Some services on Thursday and in August were also displayed as already being cancelled.
Other services missed out stops, such as the 7.26pm Brussels to London St Pancras, which did not stop at Lille.

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