Passengers on Southeastern have found themselves stuck in the carriages for up to an hour after one of its trains broke down outside New Cross.
The train travelling from Lewisham into London Cannon Street broke down at St John's at around 8.30am this morning (January 16).
It got moving again but within 10 minutes it broke down outside New Cross station, trapping people inside.
Passengers started tweeting their frustration at Southeastern while stuck on the train, some of them on the train behind the broken down one.
Stuck on a train behind the broken train but for some reason we can’t go around, standing now for 1hr 10 min on a packed train....not point have a new station (LB) if no one can get to it!
— Joe (@JoeJoelawren) January 16, 2018
JoeJoelawren wrote on twitter: "Stuck on a train behind the broken train but for some reason we can’t go around, standing now for 1hr 10 min on a packed train."
TraceyCantona wrote: "Seriously over 40 minutes and still not even at New Cross. Let us off the train!"
Clare Kelly wrote: "We're all still stuck on this train! It's been nearly 30 mins since the driver even spoke to us. Still overcrowded and intolerable."
Meanwhile signalling problems between Blackheath and Charlton were also delaying trains this morning, leaving passengers across south east London delayed getting to work this morning.
Good thing about being stuck on the train for 45 minutes is at least I can sit and relax, read the paper. I’m definitely not crammed on in a corner, fighting for air because your trains aren’t big enough and don’t work properly..... #stjohns
— Dave Le Râve (@d_greenleaf82) January 16, 2018
Dave Le Râve wrote: "Good thing about being stuck on the train for 45 minutes is at least I can sit and relax, read the paper.
"I’m definitely not crammed on in a corner, fighting for air because your trains aren’t big enough and don’t work properly."
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