Latest news with #trainfault
Yahoo
a day ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Evacuated London train passengers forced to walk along tracks on hottest day of year
Scores of UK passengers were forced to evacuate trains and walk along the tracks on Saturday after some services were halted due to a fault on the hottest day of the year so far. Videos posted on social media showed people walking on the tracks beside Thameslink trains near Loughborough Junction station in south London. Some passengers complained on social media about being forced to wait onboard services without air conditioning for up to two hours. Angela Lewis posted a video on X of passengers gathered outside Loughborough Junction, along with the words: 'After nearly two hours on the stuck train to Gatwick we are abandoned outside.' A follow-up post said: 'Was it entirely necessary to keep us waiting nearly two hours in stuck in an overheated carriage for that? we should have been out within 30 minutes max.' Another user wrote to Thameslink: 'You will have hell to pay. We've been stuck on this hot and humid train for over an hour.' A Thameslink spokesperson replied: 'This train will be getting evacuated shortly. Please wait until response staff have boarded and set up a safe evacuation route.' Govia Thameslink Railway and Network Rail have apologised for the delays. A Thameslink spokesperson said: 'Earlier today, a fault on a train near Loughborough Junction brought all services to a halt in the area, three of them outside station platforms. 'Without power and air conditioning on such a hot day, we pulled all resources from across Sussex and Kent to get personnel on site to safely evacuate passengers as quickly as possible along the track. 'This would have been a difficult and uncomfortable experience for our passengers and we are truly sorry.' The Met Office said there was a provisional temperature of more than 33C recorded in Surrey, making Saturday the hottest day of the year so far. A yellow warning for thunderstorms covering parts of south-east Scotland, Yorkshire, the Midlands and Wales has been issued for Saturday evening until 3am on Sunday. Up to 40mm of rain could fall in less than two hours, the Met Office said, as it urged those in the warning areas to consider whether their location was at risk of flash flooding and to prepare accordingly. An amber heat-health alert, issued by the UK Health Security Agency for the first time since September 2023, for all regions in England remains in place over the weekend.
The Guardian
a day ago
- Climate
- The Guardian
Evacuated London train passengers forced to walk along tracks on hottest day of year
Scores of UK passengers were forced to evacuate trains and walk along the tracks on Saturday after some services were halted due to a fault on the hottest day of the year so far. Videos posted on social media showed people walking on the tracks beside Thameslink trains near Loughborough Junction station in south London. Some passengers complained on social media about being forced to wait onboard services without air conditioning for up to two hours. Angela Lewis posted a video on X of passengers gathered outside Loughborough Junction, along with the words: 'After nearly two hours on the stuck train to Gatwick we are abandoned outside.' A follow-up post said: 'Was it entirely necessary to keep us waiting nearly two hours in stuck in an overheated carriage for that? we should have been out within 30 minutes max.' Another user wrote to Thameslink: 'You will have hell to pay. We've been stuck on this hot and humid train for over an hour.' A Thameslink spokesperson replied: 'This train will be getting evacuated shortly. Please wait until response staff have boarded and set up a safe evacuation route.' Govia Thameslink Railway and Network Rail have apologised for the delays. A Thameslink spokesperson said: 'Earlier today, a fault on a train near Loughborough Junction brought all services to a halt in the area, three of them outside station platforms. 'Without power and air conditioning on such a hot day, we pulled all resources from across Sussex and Kent to get personnel on site to safely evacuate passengers as quickly as possible along the track. 'This would have been a difficult and uncomfortable experience for our passengers and we are truly sorry.' The Met Office said there was a provisional temperature of more than 33C recorded in Surrey, making Saturday the hottest day of the year so far. A yellow warning for thunderstorms covering parts of south-east Scotland, Yorkshire, the Midlands and Wales has been issued for Saturday evening until 3am on Sunday. Up to 40mm of rain could fall in less than two hours, the Met Office said, as it urged those in the warning areas to consider whether their location was at risk of flash flooding and to prepare accordingly. An amber heat-health alert, issued by the UK Health Security Agency for the first time since September 2023, for all regions in England remains in place over the weekend.
News.com.au
27-05-2025
- General
- News.com.au
Commuters left in dark as Sydney Metro train grinds to halt at Barangaroo during peak hour
Commuters on board a Sydney Metro train were left stuck in the dark after a mechanical fault left the service stranded at Barangaroo Station during Tuesday's peak hour. The incident occurred just after 4pm when a fault with the train's pantograph — the apparatus that connects the train to overhead power lines — forced it to a halt just outside the city's newest and flashiest station, which is part of the city's $41 billion Metro project. The lights flickered. The doors stayed shut. And for over 15 minutes, the train didn't budge. 'Lights dimmed before we got to the station,' one passenger posted on social media. 'Doors opened fine, then after they closed we've been unable to move … Eleven minutes and counting. Person on PA says mechanical issue.' Staff were eventually forced to manually prise open the doors to let passengers disembark. 'Metro staff are now manually trying to open the doors to let us out,' the passenger added, before confirming the train was still stationary even after the evacuation. The fault had flow-on effects across the network. A Sydney Metro spokesman confirmed a 'very limited service' was operating between Sydenham and Barangaroo, with additional delays on services running from Barangaroo to Tallawong. 'Announcements are being made onboard and on platforms,' they said. 'A technician is now on site to resolve the issue and move the train.' Commuters were advised to check transport apps and consider alternative arrangements.
CNA
20-05-2025
- CNA
Delays on Circle Line between Paya Lebar and Buona Vista MRT stations due to train fault
SINGAPORE: Commuters travelling between Paya Lebar and Buona Vista stations on the Circle Line (CCL) experienced delays on Tuesday (May 20) morning. Train operator SMRT first told commuters at 8.26am to expect an additional 30 minutes of travel time between the two stations due to a train fault. "Free regular bus services are available between Serangoon and Buona Vista." It said in an update at 8.41am that the train fault has recovered and services are "progressively resuming". One commentator on SMRT's Facebook page said he was "trapped at Serangoon" station for 20 minutes, while another said he was stuck at Caldecott station. A CNA reporter travelling on the Circle Line was told to alight at Serangoon MRT station and change to the North East Line. CNA has contacted SMRT for more information, including the cause of the train fault.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Tyne and Wear Metro door fault 'cannot happen again', Nexus says
Nexus says Metro door fault 'cannot happen again' 6 minutes ago Share Save Daniel Holland Local Democracy Reporting Service Share Save BBC Nexus began reintroducing the new trains back into service on 30 April A problem with the doors on the Tyne and Wear Metro's new trains "cannot happen again", the network's operator has said. The fleet of five new trains were taken out of service for more than a week after an issue was discovered which caused the doors to open onto the tracks. Train operator Nexus said the fault was caused by a complex issue involving the door pre-select button but changes to the vehicle's software had fixed the problem. Nexus's major projects director Paul Welford said the likelihood of a similar event happening again was "extremely low" but the new precautions would prevent it from happening again. "The issue relates to the interface between operation of the doors by the Metro driver and the door request button on each set of doors," he said. "These allow customers to pre-select a door opening prior to the driver actuating the doors." Ethan Forster The Metro train door opened on to the tracks at Simonside station on 21 April The pre-select button allows a customer to select a door to open before the train enters the station. Using the pre-select button did not cause the wrong door to open every time, but its use combined with "a series of unlikely events", including driver error, led to both sets of doors opening at the same time. The problem only occurred once on 21 April at Simonside station. "The incorrect operation of the train's doors highlighted some functionality we wanted to tweak, which is why we took the decision to temporarily pause the rollout of the new fleet while we worked with Stadler on a solution," Mr Welford said. He said the software changes involved amending the trains' pre-select function and its "interface with the door operation by the driver". Nexus's new fleet of trains began to be gradually reintroduced back into service on 30 April, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The company said the door issue was not expected to delay the rollout of 23 new trains before the end of this year. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
