Commuter stuck on train that can’t go faster than 10mph moans he is caught up in a ‘British comical parody of Speed’
- James Storer poked fun at his boring commute from Liverpool to Manchester
- He took to Twitter to share a video of his train moving at 10mph at Whiston
- Mr Storer joked that his slow train was a ‘comical parody’ of the 1994 film Speed
A commuter stuck on a slow train that could not go any faster than 10 miles an hour without the brakes slamming on shared a video of his low-speed drama on Twitter – joking that he was in a ‘British comical parody’ of Hollywood movie Spped.
James Storer went online on Tuesday to share a video of his less-than-thrilling view from the window seat of Northern Rail train.
He left Liverpool Lime Street at 8.29am and expected to arrive at his destination, Manchester Deansgate at 9.23am.
James Storer took to Twitter on Tuesday to share a video of his view from the window seat of Northern Rail train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Deansgate while jokingly drawing comparisons to the 1994 hit movie Speed starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock
But after leaving Whiston, the sixth stop of the journey, the train repeatedly halted.
Passengers were told it was due to a ‘brake fault’ and that the train was restricted to 10mph.
Mr Storer took to his Twitter to capture the slow moving carriage, while jokingly drawing comparisons to the 1994 hit movie Speed starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock.
He wrote: ‘Currently part of a British comical parody of #Speed on #northernrail’.
He wrote: ‘Currently part of a British comical parody of #Speed on #northernrail. I’m on a train that can’t go above 10mph else the breaks engage and they won’t let any of the passengers off at any of the stations’
‘It’s a rip-roaring adventure,’ he added. Mr Storer later tweeted the film’s poster and #GetReadyForRushHour
‘I’m on a train that can’t go above 10mph else the breaks (sic) engage and they won’t let any of the passengers off at any of the stations.
‘It’s a rip-roaring adventure,’ he added.
Mr Storer later tweeted the film’s poster and #GetReadyForRushHour.
In the film Sandra Bullock must drive a bus above 50mph otherwise the bomb on board will be detonated.
While Mr Storer choose to look at sunnier side of the situation, he said there were other passengers who were had missed appointments, flights and interviews (Northern Rail train stock image)
On board the bus is Reeves, who plays Jack Traven an LAPD officer, who must defuse the bomb.
While Mr Storer choose to look at sunnier side of the situation, he said there were other passengers who were had missed appointments, flights and interviews.
A spokesman told BBC: ‘The 08:29 service from Liverpool Lime St to Crewe developed a fault with its brakes after leaving Whiston station.
‘The train’s speed was severely restricted as a result of the fault and arrived at Earlestown station shortly after 10:05, where it subsequently terminated.’