Passengers Stranded For 8 Hours

Around 400 passengers – some from Market Harborough – were stranded on a train for nearly eight hours after a landslip and flooding near Corby yesterday blocked the line.

Pic: Will Hargrave

About 200 of them had been transferred onto it from another East Midlands Trains service, that derailed when it collided with the mud and water at about 3pm – nobody was injured.

Pic: Will Hargrave

It’s understood trains had been diverted that way due to a trespasser on the line near Market Harborough.

Emergency services eventually rescued them, although large luggage had to be left behind.

These passengers spoke to Hfm:

A spokeswoman for East Midlands Trains said: “We would like to thank our passengers for their patience and understanding during what was a very challenging situation for everyone involved.

“The train was at a standstill in a very difficult location which meant that Network Rail and the fire service had to construct a path through rubble and flooding to ensure we could get customers off safely.

“While this was done as quickly as possible, it added to the length of the rescue effort. We are very grateful to our team for their hard work throughout the night and to Network Rail, British Transport Police and the emergency services for their efforts in dealing with this incident.”

Passengers were eventually taken to Kettering by bus