The rescue train arrived at London's St Pancras station at 0235 GMT on Monday.

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Passengers carrying luggage had to clamber down ladders on to the tracks and then back up on to the rescue train that arrived alongside.

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The department's Urban Search and Rescue unit who extricated the woman train for situations such as building collapses and none of the tactics used Wednesday were improvised, Simmons said.

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