- CrossCountry train from Newcastle to Reading stopped at Pontefract, Yorkshire
- Gobsmacked passengers took to social media to say driver had ‘got lost’
- Train was eventually re-directed to Sheffield where the journey was terminated
- CrossCountry say they are looking into the cause of the bizarre incident
Baffled train passengers were left stranded in Yorkshire after their train from Newcastle to Reading ‘got lost’.
People travelling on CrossCountry’s 2.35pm Friday service were expecting to make the near 300-mile journey in just a few hours.
But passenger Jeni Harvey tweeted to say the driver had ‘got lost’ in Pontefract, West Yorkshire and she and her fellow passengers were stranded.
She wrote: ‘Currently on a lost train somewhere near Pontefract. We’re stuck because the driver “went the wrong way.” Who knew this was even possible?!’
Baffled train passengers were left stranded in Yorkshire after their train from Newcastle to Reading ‘got lost’. Cross Country train pictured
She added: ‘I’m seeing a LOT of Ferrybridge power station today. Or is it Drax? Dunno. #losttrain’
Stunned social media users responded to her post, with Ruth Adams, saying: ‘I really did not know that trains could get lost!’
Ms Harvey replied: ‘No! You wouldn’t, would you?! But as hundreds of us unfortunately found yesterday, indeed they can…!’
The train eventually made a move again and was redirected to Sheffield, where the journey was terminated, reports The Yorkshire Post.
Passengers were then forced to catch a different train to their intended destination.
A CrossCountry spokesperson said: ‘Unfortunately, while being diverted because of an earlier event, our 14:35 service from Newcastle to Reading was involved in an operational incident near Pontefract that meant it was unable to continue.
‘After a delay the train was able to travel to Sheffield were it was terminated, and customers were able to continue their journeys on alternative services.
‘The cause of this incident is currently being investigated.’
CrossCountry say it is investigating the cause of the incident, but passengers say the driver ‘got lost’
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