Train passengers stranded for hours with no aircon, no food and full toilets

Train passengers stranded for hours with no aircon, no food and full toilets

Buses have been called in to get passengers home as track repair work continues.

More than 100 passengers were stranded after fallen powerlines forced their train to stop on Queensland's Fraser Coast.

The passengers were stranded at Gundiah without air conditioning or food for about six hours.

Train services north of Gympie have been affected while repair work is underway.

No food or air conditioning and "pretty full" toilets is how more than 100 passengers spent the night when their train lost power, leaving them stranded.

Fallen power lines forced the northbound Bundaberg Tilt Train to stop about midnight at Gundiah, about three hours north of Brisbane.

Passengers were stranded on the train for about six hours before being transferred to buses.

Riley Hudd, who was travelling from the Gold Coast to Hervey Bay, said his journey took about 19 hours.

He said it was a shock when the train stopped.

"It came to a screeching halt and pretty much slammed on the brakes. Everyone was looking at the sparks," Mr Hudd said.

He said the stranded passengers were only provided water.

"There was a bit of complaining and a bit of worry."

Mr Hudd said there was limited information about what was happening.

"The team [on the train] handled it in a good way, but I think the response [from Queensland Rail] could have been better," he said.

In brief

More than 100 passengers were stranded after fallen powerlines forced their train to stop on Queensland's Fraser Coast. The passengers were stranded at Gundiah without air conditioning or food for about six hours. Passengers were stranded on the train for about six hours before being transferred to buses. He said the stranded passengers were only provided water.

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