Rush hour commuters travelling through Woolwich on a DLR train were left trapped under the Thames for more than an hour after the train broken down in a tunnel.
Angry passengers tweeted out their fury at being left underground on the service for an hour and 20 minutes, according to one commuter.
Updates from Transport for London's DLR account said there were "severe delays" between Woolwich Arsenal and Bank after the train broke down at King George V in North Woolwich.
Severe delays between Woolwich Arsenal and Bank/Stratford International while we fix a faulty train at King George V.
— DLR (@LondonDLR) January 24, 2017
Rescue team on board the @LondonDLR to get us out of the tunnel. We've been stuck in the tunnel outside Woolwich for 20 mins. #tfl #dlr pic.twitter.com/QOuxZB87Py
— Lou.in.London (@Lou_in_London) January 24, 2017
And we've hit the one hour mark, trapped on a DLR under the Thames. I am in awe of the two kids by me who have sat quietly the whole time
— Genevieve Sweet (@GenSweet) January 24, 2017
Sarah Manley tweeted: "Stuck in a tunnel on a packed #DLR train... Rescue guys are on board, but this is no joke one of my ideas of hell.
"OMG to make this situation 10x better, one kid started crying and has set off about 5 others."
So it took @LondonDLR @TfL 1 hr 20 mins to get us out a #tunnel #DLR
— Adja Amy Dibassey (@adjaamy) January 24, 2017
I doubt you guys are prepared for any sort of #emergency !
Stuck on the DLR in the tunnel out of woolwoch arsenal for over an hour urgh!
— Christina Boorman (@Being_Christina) January 24, 2017
A rescue train eventually came to the rescue and pulled the carriage out of the tunnel, freeing the trapped passengers.
Claire Mann, TfL’s director of DLR, said: "I’d like to apologise to customers for the disruption caused by a defective train in the King George V area earlier this morning.
"Engineers worked as quickly as possible to resolve the issue. There is now good service operating on the DLR.
"We will do everything we can to provide automatic refunds for customers who were affected."
- Were you stuck on the train? Call the newsdesk on 0208 722 6313 or email rachel.dickerson@london.newsquest.co.uk
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