"Steve Dulieu" wrote in message
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Whilst this was going on, the customers on the stalled train expressed a
desire to get off and continue their journey by other means, which, given
that they had now been sitting there for 45 minutes was not unreasonable.

What always puzzles me, as a passenger, in this kind of situation is why on
earth passengers are made to wait (in this case) 45 minutes before being
allowed to get off the train. It really is inconvenient and, while I realise
that problems do happen, surely we should be allowed to get off the train
ASAP and get on with our lives.

I would go bananas if I had to sit for 45 minutes with what I presume was
little or no information.

Ian