Travellers heading to Paris on the 6.01am Eurostar departure from London were stranded in the tunnel about one hour into their journey because of a train fault - leaving some in tears at missed flights.
Were you stuck on the train? Please email: [email protected] of Eurostar passengers became stuck on a train in the Channel Tunnel for two-and-a-half hours today as Britons endured post-Christmas travel misery.
The situation - which comes a year after major Eurostar disruption over the 2023 Christmas and New Year period - also impacted Le Shuttle vehicle trains between Folkestone and Calais today with the operator warning drivers of a three-hour wait. Planned rail closures for Christmas 2024 Advertisement 'There were occasional loudspeaker announcements saying they did not know what the fault was. Eventually they said at 9am that we would get going 'in 20 minutes' but we are still here.
‘But I spoke to one young woman who was in tears because she was going to miss her very expensive flight back to USA and didn't have travel insurance.’ Another passenger, @ RugbyScrumNo6, posted on X: 'I'm one of the passenger on the 6.01am from London. 'Once safety investigations were completed, the train ran at reduced speed to Calais where customers were transferred to another Eurostar train, and are now continuing their journey to Paris.
Over-running engineering works caused major disruption between Ealing Broadway and Reading, affecting Elizabeth line and Great Western Railway services – on top of the existing planned closure between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway. It comes amid planned rail engineering works across the UK network over the Christmas period with several lines closed.
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