People were stuck on the train for about three hours
A rail firm has been fined £75,000 after passengers were stuck on a train in London for more than three hours.
The incident happened on a First Capital Connect between St Pancras and Kentish Town stations in north London in May 2011.
The Brighton to Bedford train with 700 people on board was stuck due to power supply problems.
Sentencing at Blackfriars Crown Court, the judge said the incident was "an absolute shambles".
The company had already pleaded guilty.
Some passengers who were stranded later claimed on Twitter they had been left in a tunnel with little ventilation, no water, no toilets and limited information.
Up to 40 passengers eventually forced open the doors and walked down the track.
The judge also said there was a "litany of mistakes and poor judgements" by the firm and said the risk was "substantial".
Source: BBC News - Business http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24107132#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
