Well there we were on our works Christmas do to Brussels to see the Xmas market and have a bit of a night out. Lovely time was had by all with lots of gluevine and Leffe.
We then went to go home. Firstly a delay of 2 hours to get on the Eurostar and then when we got on we had to stop midway because of an 'incident' we then carry on to Calais and are about to enter the tunnel when we are told by the gayest of train managers that it was terrible news and that we couldnt proceed through the tunnel.
14 hours later we are still there and the train has ran out of food and water. In my carriage there was a poorly 18 month old that just screamed for about 8 hours straight.
It was like some kind of torture. Ever tried sleeping on a cramped train with the lights on full?! Painful.
Anyway we then returned to Brussels and didnt really know what to do. We found a hotel and booked over the phone while one of mt colleagues cued to get our tickets stamped so we could possibly return the following day. While they were cueing they noticed that some people were checking in even though they instructed us that there wer no more trains going. They then pushed and pushed for us to get tickets and they said there was only 8 available and there were 10 of us- they managed to run around and find another 2 tickets.
We had 6 minutes to check in and one of my colleagues was having a poo so i had to sprint around the railway station to find him. We eventually made it with about 30 seconds spare.
Well the train went and got through the tunnel and we arrived home 26 hours later than we were meant to. The amazing thing was it was the only train that got through as the next train got stuck in the tunnel again. My little Christmas miracle as there are no trains today and probably none tomorrow.
We will be getting £150 compensation and a return ticket but that was a very painful 28 hours yesterday.
They still dont know why all the trains are breaking down!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8421875.stm
We then went to go home. Firstly a delay of 2 hours to get on the Eurostar and then when we got on we had to stop midway because of an 'incident' we then carry on to Calais and are about to enter the tunnel when we are told by the gayest of train managers that it was terrible news and that we couldnt proceed through the tunnel.
14 hours later we are still there and the train has ran out of food and water. In my carriage there was a poorly 18 month old that just screamed for about 8 hours straight.
It was like some kind of torture. Ever tried sleeping on a cramped train with the lights on full?! Painful.
Anyway we then returned to Brussels and didnt really know what to do. We found a hotel and booked over the phone while one of mt colleagues cued to get our tickets stamped so we could possibly return the following day. While they were cueing they noticed that some people were checking in even though they instructed us that there wer no more trains going. They then pushed and pushed for us to get tickets and they said there was only 8 available and there were 10 of us- they managed to run around and find another 2 tickets.
We had 6 minutes to check in and one of my colleagues was having a poo so i had to sprint around the railway station to find him. We eventually made it with about 30 seconds spare.
Well the train went and got through the tunnel and we arrived home 26 hours later than we were meant to. The amazing thing was it was the only train that got through as the next train got stuck in the tunnel again. My little Christmas miracle as there are no trains today and probably none tomorrow.
We will be getting £150 compensation and a return ticket but that was a very painful 28 hours yesterday.
They still dont know why all the trains are breaking down!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8421875.stm
