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| Train stuck in flood water after storms in southern England | Train stuck in flood water after storms in southern England |
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| Passengers had to be rescued from a train after it became trapped in flood water during a night of storms in southern England. | Passengers had to be rescued from a train after it became trapped in flood water during a night of storms in southern England. |
| Ninety people on the train, which got stuck near Corsham, Wiltshire, were trapped for four hours. | Ninety people on the train, which got stuck near Corsham, Wiltshire, were trapped for four hours. |
| One passenger was who trapped, Robin Matthews, said the storm was so loud the train's "windows were rattling". | |
| Lightning also struck across Bristol and in Wiltshire, Dorset and Devon three homes were damaged. | Lightning also struck across Bristol and in Wiltshire, Dorset and Devon three homes were damaged. |
| The First Great Western service travelling between London Paddington and Swansea became stranded in flood water shortly after 01:00 BST on Friday at Pound Pill in Corsham. | The First Great Western service travelling between London Paddington and Swansea became stranded in flood water shortly after 01:00 BST on Friday at Pound Pill in Corsham. |
| The train came to a halt in a cutting where water was up to 1m-deep (3ft) in places within the space of an hour. | The train came to a halt in a cutting where water was up to 1m-deep (3ft) in places within the space of an hour. |
| Passenger Robin Matthews, said: "We were about 20 minutes outside of Swindon and all of sudden there were bright flashes in the sky followed by thunder and it got louder and louder. | |
| He added the storm was "very, very close and the windows started rattling" when the service "came to a complete halt". | |
| "The driver announced there was signal failure and we had to stop." | |
| Overnight storms | |
| After waiting for a few hours he said the passengers were moved off. | |
| "It was a really nice spirit really, where people were helping each other out," said Mr Matthews. | |
| One carriage from the train was decoupled and taken to where there was less flood water, where the passengers could disembark and be taken home by taxi. | |
| Dan Payne, from First Great Western, said: "We had to keep them fed and watered until we could get them to a place of safety and with the help of the fire brigade and emergency services evacuate them by around half-past four this morning." | Dan Payne, from First Great Western, said: "We had to keep them fed and watered until we could get them to a place of safety and with the help of the fire brigade and emergency services evacuate them by around half-past four this morning." |
| Engineers are at the site waiting for the flood water to subside before they can check to see if it is safe to move the train. | Engineers are at the site waiting for the flood water to subside before they can check to see if it is safe to move the train. |
| Signalling has also been affected in the area. | Signalling has also been affected in the area. |