Date: 16/02/2012

The railwayman had rushed to the ticket office to answer a sudden call of nature but somehow got locked in leaving his train stranded on the platform. By the time he was finally rescued by a colleague the rush-hour service had to be cancelled, triggering delays up to an hour. Last night, passenger Stephen Quinn, 22, said: 'This guy turned up in a car and opened the door. The driver was pretty red-faced.

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