Witnesses described seeing a man faint in hot and uncomfortable conditions on the train which had left Bath Spa station at 7.25am on Monday. A technical fault saw the normal three carriages reduced to two (link below.)
http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Passenger-collapsed-overcrowded-train/article-420311-detail/article.htmlConditions on board were also made worse by the late running of a previous service to Gloucester owing to leaves on the line.
This meant there were extra passengers using the already cramped train bound for Cardiff.
"It was all a bit surreal. The man who fainted was behind me and it all happened so quickly.
"Someone went to help him and I tried to get a message to the front of the train but I didn't have any luck because it was so crowded."
A First Great Western spokesman said it would like to apologise to any customers affected by the cramped conditions on the service.
The company received reports of a passenger fainting at Bristol Temple Meads. Staff searched the train but did not find anyone needing assistance.
