The chaos caused by the power failure at Clapham Junction, which led to thousands of people being evacuated from stuck trains, and hours of delays, has been met with typical British humour. Here's our pick of the pithiest tweets:
One person requesting gin from snack cart another asking paramedic for vallium haha #humour #ClaphamJunction #southernrailfail
— Sophie Ramsey (@Sophie_Ramsey) April 30, 2015
to my fellow commuters stuck on trains, just think of THAT movie: It took days before they started eating each other. #ClaphamJunction — Samuel F Wilson (@sammyfrank) April 30, 2015
#ClaphamJunction someone told me the royal baby had just turned 18 years old while we've been stuck on this train
— Ian Rae (@idrae) April 30, 2015
Commuters Finally See One Of TFL's New & Improved Trains Arriving At #ClaphamJunction pic.twitter.com/fjiJB2JPSI — ReTweet LONDON! (@ReTweetLDN) April 30, 2015
The train I've been stranded on for nearly six hours started moving! Everyone cheered! It stopped immediately #ClaphamJunction — Anna Roberts (@journoannie) April 30, 2015
I see a Labrador bounding through fields, reminding me of the freedom I have lost to #southernrail on this journey to #claphamjunction
— Jonjo Buster Lowe (@Jonjo_Lowe) April 30, 2015
@skynews if thats your chopper over our @GatwickExpress train please hover lower & at full power to cool us down. Cheers #claphamjunction
— Nick Graham (@ngraham28) April 30, 2015
And a special mention to @BadSouthernRail, for these:
Please note, if you are stuck on a train at #claphamjunction, local politicians are en route for a nice photo oppurtunity — BadSouthernRail (@BadSouthernRail) April 30, 2015
Delays at #claphamjunction now so long that they're messing with the space-time continuum, meaning you'll probably get home before you left
— BadSouthernRail (@BadSouthernRail) April 30, 2015
Please note, any #londonbridge passengers feeling smug at the moment, we are planning to ruin your lives later today. — BadSouthernRail (@BadSouthernRail) April 30, 2015
Engineers at #claphamjunction have taken the batteries out, given them a rub and popped them back in. Still no joy. #outofideas
— BadSouthernRail (@BadSouthernRail) April 30, 2015
Featured image by sasseymills in the Londonist Flickr pool.
