Rachel Riley and James Blunt were among the many commuters who were trapped on the London underground for hours following a pour fault.Commuters on London's new £19bn Elizabeth Line were left disrupted and angry after their train grounded to a halt and were plunged into darkness near Paddington Station - with some even claiming people were forced to wee in the corner of carriages and on their seats.It was also claimed that commuters were forced to smash their way out of cold trains and walk down the tracks after they were trapped for more than three hours, reports OK!.Among the chaos was You're Beautiful singer James Blunt, who rote on Twitter: “Been stuck somewhere outside Paddington for close to 4 hours now.
Out of peanuts and wine.“Can someone please contact @Dominos_UK. This is an emergency.”The pizza chain’s social media team made light of the situation by referencing the singer’s big hit, replying: “Got a car packed with pizzas for you James.
Our boot is full, it’s true.”James replied: “Great. There’s just over a thousand of us.”Eventually, travellers were evacuated from the carriages, with Countdown star Rachel posting some selfies, relieved the ordeal had ended.
As a caption, she wrote: “Nearly 4 hours after we got on, we’re getting off the Elizabeth line, woohoo!”The TV star also posed for a selfie with a Transport for London (TfL) worker wearing a high-vis jacket. “This poor TfL guy has had quite the night,” she wrote alongside the picture.The incident happened between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport during rush hour on Thursday evening due to damage to overhead cables in the Ladbroke Grove area.Several travellers who were making their way to Heathrow missed their flights, it was reported.Meanwhile,
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