Angry passengers on a delayed Southend-bound train from Liverpool Street left the train while it was still on the tracks. Passengers walked off the 5.04pm train last night when it became delayed behind a broken down freight train near Brentwood.

Earlier today (Thursday), no-one from rail operator Great Eastern or RailTrack were available for comment.

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