Eurostar services cancelled after person hit by train
A dozen Eurostar trains from London to Paris have been delayed or cancelled.
Almost every service from St Pancras to Gare du Nord was either delayed or cancelled on Wednesday, with a spokesman blaming 'technical issues'.
A passenger stuck on a Eurostar train in France claimed the electricity had cut off, with those on board left with 'no air conditioning' for more than half an hour.
Timetable data showed delays to departure times of up to two hours, with the 14.31 service not leaving until 16.31. A notice on the departure times website warned: 'The updated times shown in red are approximate and may change.'
'It's starting to get hot'
One passenger said their service to Paris had got stuck near Crépy-en-Valois in the French countryside and was without air conditioning.
'Eurostar train stuck for over half an hour now,' the passenger said. '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.'
Temperatures in Crépy-en-Valois were 26C at 6pm.
'Operational issues'
Eurostar passengers were given nine different reasons for the delays on the company's official travel updates website page.
These included unspecified 'operational issues', St Pancras 'being very busy' and 'a fatality'. Others included 'an earlier train arriving late', 'an earlier incident', 'temporary speed restrictions' and 'a train stopped on the line'. The company also cited 'technical issues' and 'over-running maintenance work'.
The train company's customer services social media account said: 'Our trains are experiencing delays due to earlier technical issues and a person being hit by a train in France.'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Daily Mail
21 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
People left horrified as mum shares eye-watering amount she spent at Disneyland
A mother has shocked the internet by revealing how much money she spent on a trip to Disneyland. In a video posted on TikTok, Ashley Bradford (@ashleyb_ox), shares exactly what she bought with €270/£229 at Disneyland Paris. The mother first spent money on a Little Mermaid -themed bubble wand, which she explained cost €30/£25.64. Next, she spent €19/£16.24 on face painting for her daughter before buying two Disney-themed macaroons for €5/£4.27. One of the pricier items on her spending list were two burger meals and a kids meal for €49.50/£42.30. She then buys three lollies for €12/£10.26, with a Lilo & Stitch and Minnie Mouse theme, before getting another three lollies for the same price. The family purchased lots of sweet treats throughout the day, including a sweet stick €6.50/£5.56, a Mickey Mouse cookie for €3.50/£2.99, popcorn for €6.50/£5.56, candyfloss for €6/£5.13, a Mickey Mouse donut for €6.50/£5.56 and two crepes for €15/£12.82. When it comes to savoury food, Ashley and family also purchased three hot dogs, one fries, chicken nuggets and three drinks for €60/£51.28, on top of their earlier burger meals. The last buys on the family's spending list were an Ariel-themed key ring for €8.50/£7.26 and a light-up Mickey Mouse toy for €25/£21.37. But while Ashley and her family might have enjoyed their trip to Disneyland, people were pretty horrified by their high spending costs. 'Francescondon79' says: 'Why would anyone throw away their money like that'. 'Heather Simms' adds: 'The bubble wand at 30 euros had me almost choking on my own down Disney.' Another person says: 'I don't understand, this is a place for kids and they sell the things so expensive!' However, many TikTokers weren't surprised by how much the family had spent. One person says: 'I just got back from there. Spent £2,100 spending money in five days there, I have five kids. Soon adds up.' And 'Tiffany Ashworth' says: 'Is it just me that doesn't think this place is expensive?' But Ashley replied to the comment saying: 'If you think though park tickets on top of that at €200/£170 plus a day for a small family. If you've a few kids, it soon would add up.' It comes as a father who took his family of five on a day-trip to Orlando's Walt Disney World resort revealed the unexpectedly high cost of their outing. The man, from Florida, US, took to social media to break down the family's outgoings throughout the day, which later sparked a heated debate among viewers about the importance of budgeting. In a video, reposted by @financedystop on X, the father documented the price of the family's tickets, parking, meals and snacks, as well as the staggering cost of items in souvenir shops. Before the family even entered the park, the father revealed he forked out $30/£22 for all-day parking.
Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Revealed: What really happened at the 'Wimbledon Incident' when Meghan Markle asked people not to take photos
Next week, thousands of lucky spectators will travel to London for the oldest tennis championship in the world – with tens of millions watching on TV. For many, Wimbledon marks the beginning of summer – helped by a steady flow of Pimm's cocktails.
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Would you spend £6 on a croissant? (Gen Z does)
Gen Z: Fancy a croissant for breakfast? Boomer: Go on, then. There's a Tesco Finest pack in the bread bin. Be real. I'm nipping to Baaria on Charing Cross Road to buy them fresh. Nipping? It's a 15km round trip. I'll run there, grab two of the £5.45 pistachio croissants and be back in no time. Are they made by a Michelin-starred chef? Baaria was recommended by influencer Emma Pudge in one of her 'Bun Run' series. To me, 'Bun Run' means nipping to the corner shop in my dressing gown. It's where Pudge shares a running route with her 23,000 Instagram followers, which ends at a specific must-try bakery. Does jogging 100 yards down the road and getting a Greggs jam doughnut count? Greggs? Please! That's for Boomers and builders. I'm not sure someone with 'digital vibe curator' on their CV is qualified to make vocation-based judgments. I've told you, a brand's social-media aura matters. Anyway, even The Telegraph says hipster bakeries are the new Gen Z hotspots. Where you eat your pastry barefoot in a shared community space while a man with a nose ring plays the bongos? [Eyeroll] The coolest ones are on The Good Food Guide's list of Britain's 50 best bakeries, which has become a bible for pastry lovers. All 50 must be in East London – the only place pretentious enough for someone to spend a tenner on an 'artisan' eclair. They're actually as far flung as Glasgow. The Guardian says it's creating a whole new travel trend called 'bakery tourism'. In my day, bakery tourism meant strolling down the bread aisle in the Co-op. One Gen Zer told the paper he'd completed a 14-day trek and two ferry hops to reach The Bakehouse in remote Mallaig on the west coast of Scotland. What's on the menu: a cream slice infused with haggis and Irn-Bru? That's actually xenophobic. The fishing village is famous for its hazelnut praline pain suisse. Sounds weirdly French. Anyway, what happened to your generation being skint? According to trade mag British Baker, 80 per cent of us Gen Zers believe a daily sweet treat is important for mental health. More essential than, say, a roof over their heads or a healthy savings account? 'I am held hostage by my need for a daily sweet treat,' one wrote on X. Another said: 'A mid-afternoon sweet treat might actually save my life.' So now we're supposed to be prescribing viennoiseries to you lot on the NHS? It's called self-care. You wouldn't get it. It's exactly how I feel about my 4pm Hobnob and cuppa. It just doesn't cost £8 or require a ten-mile trek across London. Bloomsbury's Fortitude Bakehouse is only down the road, with its delish £4.50 pistachio choux buns. Apparently, there's a 90-minute queue outside after Parkrun on Saturday morning. It's very popular with tourists. It's a cult with icing sugar! A cake and a latte there costs nearly a tenner. It's even pricier if you drink oat milk. What's the point of ordering oat milk when the pastries have enough dairy to milk an entire farm dry? It's eco-friendly, duh. Just like the fuel burned during that 180-mile pilgrimage to the bakery in outer Scotland. Influencer Toby Inskip, better known as Eating With Tod, told his 1.9 million Instagram followers Fortitude's £4.50 nutty crème bun has 'custody of my soul'. Sounds nutty himself. Either that or the bakery has paid him. He'd have to tag his post as an ad.
