LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Passengers said they were "treated like cattle" after an overcrowded train to London stalled on the tracks for nearly 6 hours with a braking problem.
People on board said the train from Penzance ran out of food and water, and the toilets stopped working, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.
With just under 500 passengers on board the First Great Western train, up to 30 people were left standing for hours in each car, witnesses said.
A woman complained in a Twitter message that passengers were being "treated like cattle," adding, "Management on trains not communicating with passengers at all."
The stoppage was caused by a leak in an air pipe, which automatically caused the train to brake, said Sue Evans, an FGW spokeswoman.
She apologized for the lengthy delay, which she said was "unacceptable," and offered refunds to the passengers.
The train finally arrived at Paddington Station at 10:15 p.m., about 12 hours after it had left on its 300-mile journey.
