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Taken from BBC London - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4125312.stm
Train passengers trapped in heat
Train passengers had to break windows to escape temperatures of more than 37C after being trapped in carriages for two hours on a broken down train.
A power failure brought GNER's 1555 BST Newcastle to London Kings Cross service to a halt near Peterborough.
The train was one of several which became stranded after overhead cables came down.
A spokesman for GNER described it as a major incident. Medical staff and supplies were flown in by helicopter.
The fire service and police arrived at the track to give people emergency treatment.
One passenger said people began to panic and faint as water and drinks on the full train ran out.
Michael Steed, 70, who was travelling from York, said: "It was dreadful. At first everyone was quite cheerful, but then we were all in a lot of discomfort.
"People were fainting and repeatedly pulling the emergency cord.
"Eventually a woman having a panic attack grabbed the emergency hammer and broke through the window."
Mr Steed said a police helicopter arrived with refreshments and medical staff from Huntingdon Hospital.
Stranded passengers
He estimated about 300 passengers were stranded on the track just outside Sawtry.
A GNER spokesman said their priority was to help the people who were "really quite ill".
He said the plan was to get passengers back on to the train and transport them to Peterborough Station where ambulance crews were waiting.
Heather Moger, 38, of Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, was travelling from Peterborough to Huntingdon on another train, when it stopped at Conington just before 1730 BST.
She said they eventually got off the train after two-and-a-half hours.
Driver praised
She praised the train driver for keeping everybody calm.
"He just kept walking up and down the train and making sure the children and everyone were all right."
A Network Rail spokeswoman said passengers had been taken off four trains stranded after the power failure and another four trains were turned back to Kings Cross.
Early services on Friday were likely to be affected because one of the trains may not be moved until 0600 BST, she said.
GNER posted an urgent notice on its website saying there was no estimate to the extent of delays to trains and apologised for the inconvenience.
Train passengers trapped in heat
Train passengers had to break windows to escape temperatures of more than 37C after being trapped in carriages for two hours on a broken down train.
A power failure brought GNER's 1555 BST Newcastle to London Kings Cross service to a halt near Peterborough.
The train was one of several which became stranded after overhead cables came down.
A spokesman for GNER described it as a major incident. Medical staff and supplies were flown in by helicopter.
The fire service and police arrived at the track to give people emergency treatment.
One passenger said people began to panic and faint as water and drinks on the full train ran out.
Michael Steed, 70, who was travelling from York, said: "It was dreadful. At first everyone was quite cheerful, but then we were all in a lot of discomfort.
"People were fainting and repeatedly pulling the emergency cord.
"Eventually a woman having a panic attack grabbed the emergency hammer and broke through the window."
Mr Steed said a police helicopter arrived with refreshments and medical staff from Huntingdon Hospital.
Stranded passengers
He estimated about 300 passengers were stranded on the track just outside Sawtry.
A GNER spokesman said their priority was to help the people who were "really quite ill".
He said the plan was to get passengers back on to the train and transport them to Peterborough Station where ambulance crews were waiting.
Heather Moger, 38, of Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, was travelling from Peterborough to Huntingdon on another train, when it stopped at Conington just before 1730 BST.
She said they eventually got off the train after two-and-a-half hours.
Driver praised
She praised the train driver for keeping everybody calm.
"He just kept walking up and down the train and making sure the children and everyone were all right."
A Network Rail spokeswoman said passengers had been taken off four trains stranded after the power failure and another four trains were turned back to Kings Cross.
Early services on Friday were likely to be affected because one of the trains may not be moved until 0600 BST, she said.
GNER posted an urgent notice on its website saying there was no estimate to the extent of delays to trains and apologised for the inconvenience.