| Commuter was left traumatised after trapped inside a train toilet for almost two Posted by ChrisB at 18:03, 30th January 2026 |     |
From YouTube/Birmingham Live
A commuter was left traumatised after being trapped inside a train toilet for almost two hours, with firefighters eventually being called in to cut down the door.
Robin Smith experienced the rail journey from hell after a malfunctioning automatic door left her stuck inside the small loo.
The 35-year-old, who is severely claustrophobic, almost fainted twice during the shocking incident.
Keen athlete Robin was travelling down to take part in a hyrox open ladies event when her day was turned upside down.
It happened last Saturday (24 Jan) on CrossCountry rail service from Southampton Central to Manchester Piccadilly.
Robin Smith experienced the rail journey from hell after a malfunctioning automatic door left her stuck inside the small loo.
The 35-year-old, who is severely claustrophobic, almost fainted twice during the shocking incident.
Keen athlete Robin was travelling down to take part in a hyrox open ladies event when her day was turned upside down.
It happened last Saturday (24 Jan) on CrossCountry rail service from Southampton Central to Manchester Piccadilly.
Something oddly that was exdactly workshopped last year by the XC accessibility Panel.
| Re: Commuter was left traumatised after trapped inside a train toilet for almost two Posted by grahame at 20:04, 30th January 2026 | |
From YouTube/Birmingham Live
A commuter was [snip]
Keen athlete Robin was travelling down to take part in a hyrox open ladies event when her day was turned upside down.
It happened last Saturday (24 Jan) on CrossCountry rail service from Southampton Central to Manchester Piccadilly.
Keen athlete Robin was travelling down to take part in a hyrox open ladies event when her day was turned upside down.
It happened last Saturday (24 Jan) on CrossCountry rail service from Southampton Central to Manchester Piccadilly.
Dictionary
commuter
noun
a person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis.
noun
a person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis.
So she travels regularly to the hyrax open ladies event, which is a job of work for her ...
I am having a winge at Birmingham Live, not at the lady involved. To my mind she is not a commuter
| Re: Commuter was left traumatised after trapped inside a train toilet for almost two Posted by ChrisB at 20:26, 30th January 2026 | |
Agree - the MSM seem to call all rail travellers "commuters" these days. They are wrong.
| Re: Commuter was left traumatised after trapped inside a train toilet for almost two Posted by JayMac at 20:29, 30th January 2026 | |
For almost two...?
So it wasn't a number one then?
| Re: Commuter was left traumatised after trapped inside a train toilet for almost two Posted by Oxonhutch at 21:18, 30th January 2026 | |
Sounds like a number seven ...
I have to say, that if it was me in that loo (and I have been on the same stock) that the reason to door couldn't be opened would be because it was bent like a banana. I am not athletic by any means, but a transfer of bodily momentum would have been applied by myself after about 15 minutes. Is the door designed to survive an impact with the buffers at Euston?
| Re: Commuter was left traumatised after trapped inside a train toilet for almost two Posted by eightonedee at 22:38, 30th January 2026 | |
hyrax
?I had to look up what hyrox is (apparently a competition involving a run and using some exercise equipment), but I have actually seen a hyrax. They are small and furry - see - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrax.
| Re: Commuter was left traumatised after trapped inside a train toilet for almost two Posted by grahame at 07:08, 31st January 2026 | |
hyrax
?I had to look up what hyrox is (apparently a competition involving a run and using some exercise equipment), but I have actually seen a hyrax. They are small and furry - see - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrax.
Darned auto-correct!
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From WikiPedia
Hyrox (stylized as HYROX) is an indoor fitness competition that combines 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) of running and 8 functional workout stations, alternating between running and functional exercises. It bills itself as "The World Series of Fitness Racing" and "A Sport for Everybody".
Hyraxes, also called dassies, are small, stout, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the family Procaviidae within the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Modern hyraxes are typically between 30 and 70 cm (12 and 28 in) in length and weigh between 2 and 5 kg (4 and 11 lb). They are superficially similar to marmots or over-large pikas but are much more closely related to elephants and sirenians.
