Inquiry after Avanti passengers have to scale 7ft spiked fence to leave station
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from on (#62MS3)
People locked in at Lake District stop after 100 minute-delay on one of UK's worst performing rail services
One of the UK's worst performing train operators has launched an investigation after passengers had to climb over a 7ft (2.1 metre) spiked fence to leave a station when staff locked up early.
The Avanti West Coast train from London was 100 minutes late arriving into Oxenholme on Tuesday night, by which time staff had locked the station and left for the night, passengers said. Some resorted to climbing the fence in scenes described by the local MP, Tim Farron, as an unacceptable farce".
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