Train passengers stranded for hours with no aircon, no food and full toilets

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Buses have been called in to get passengers home as track repair work continues.

More than 100 passengers were stranded after fallen powerlines forced their train to stop on Queensland's Fraser Coast.

The passengers were stranded at Gundiah without air conditioning or food for about six hours.

Train services north of Gympie have been affected while repair work is underway.

No food or air conditioning and "pretty full" toilets is how more than 100 passengers spent the night when their train lost power, leaving them stranded.

Fallen power lines forced the northbound Bundaberg Tilt Train to stop about midnight at Gundiah, about three hours north of Brisbane.

Passengers were stranded on the train for about six hours before being transferred to buses.

Riley Hudd, who was travelling from the Gold Coast to Hervey Bay, said his journey took about 19 hours.

"It came to a screeching halt and pretty much slammed on the brakes. Everyone was looking at the sparks," Mr Hudd said.

"The team [on the train] handled it in a good way, but I think the response [from Queensland Rail] could have been better," he said.

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