Embarrassing delay for trapped train driver

A train into London was delayed after the driver got locked in the lavatory.

Southeastern apologised after the 10.49am service from Bromley South, Kent, to Victoria ran five minutes late.

The rail operator explained on Twitter that the driver had become locked in the on-board lavatory yesterday.

Southeastern tweeted: “Service update: the 10:49 Bromley Southvictoria was late departing Bromley South due to the driver becoming locked in the on-board toilet.”

Customers praised its honesty, saying other operators may have put the blame on an “operational incident”.