A train was pulled out of service in Oxfordshire on Monday afternoon as staff said it was ‘too hot to go on’ while Britain sizzled in its hottest May day ever.
Passengers were forced off the 4.37pm service from London Marylebone to Stourbridge Junction, West Midlands, after the air conditioning system broke down on board.
Staff handed out water bottles and the train was emptied at Banbury as travel chaos continued as the country baked over the bank holiday weekend.
Video from one of the stricken carriages showed passengers asking ‘what’s going on?’ as they were told they would need to leave before
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