BREAKING: 'Hundreds of passengers stuck on train' following fire near Northampton station
Seven fire stations and 40 firefighters were called to Martins Yard, off Spencer Bridge Road, Northampton, to fight a blaze that broke out in a diesel train's engine bay.
The train is reportedly carrying around 300 passengers who were on a day trip to Windsor from Holyhead and are now stranded 'with no prospect of moving anytime soon'.
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John Stower, from Chester, is onboard the West Coast Rail Tours train. He said: "We were near Nuneaton when we had to stop. The conductors said there was a fault, but then we got moving again and they said it was fixed.
"Then someone noticed quite a lot of smoke pouring from the train."
All train lines between Northampton and Rugby have been blocked as the fire brigade deal with the incident, London Midland has confirmed in a tweet.
London Midland tweeted: "Road transport has been arranged from Rugby, Northampton and Milton Keynes.
"We apologise for any inconvenience."
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Mr Stower said: "We've been stuck on board for over two hours now. We've been given free tea and everyone is having a laugh about it. It's just one of those things.
"I think we'll just go home after this."