'She kissed a woman then set herself on fire': Last horrifying moments of passenger who committed suicide on a train
A woman passenger who committed suicide in a train toilet by setting herself on fire was named today as Rachel James.
The blonde passenger, 43, from Uxbridge, west London, calmly kissed an elderly woman before setting herself on fire, it was revealed today.
Carrying a can of highly flammable gas, she walked along an aisle on the London-bound train as it approached Leighton Buzzard railway station, in Bedfordshire, before igniting it in the cubicle.
All the other passengers escaped from the train on its approach to Leighton Buzzard station in Bedfordshire unharmed
The Ms James was pronounced dead at the scene and was due to be examined by a pathologist today.
Police sources said she was seen chatting with an elderly couple before kissing the woman on the cheek moments before she died, it was reported.
Anne Farthing, 49, who saw the fire from her flat, said: 'I looked out of the window and saw thick smoke that was like a fog.
'The train was going from Northampton to London and when it got to the station, for some reason it reversed back up the track under the bridge.
'The other passengers must have got out there and walked up the track.'
Many trains on the West Coast Main Line in and out of Euston were cancelled or severely delayed
The incident led to serious disruption to trains heading in and out of London Euston with some trains cancelled.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: 'Officers are currently investigating the death of a 43-year-old woman on board a train near Leighton Buzzard Rail Station in Bedfordshire.
'A fire was reported inside a toilet cubicle on the train at 5.07pm. The deceased woman has injuries consistent with burns.
'No other person is believed to have been involved in the incident and it is not being treated as an accident.
'Officers from the Ambulance and Fire services also attended. The train involved was a London Midland service from Northampton to Euston.'
A London Midland spokesman said: 'The fire appeared to have been in the toilet. A passenger reported the fire to a conductor. All the other passengers got off safely.'
The service was a Desiro commuter train.
The incident led to serious disruptions along the West Coast Main Line
File photograph of a  train. 
A passenger was killed Monday evening after a fire started in a washroom aboard a train near , in , England. Emergency services were called to the  train, where they found the body of a female passenger who had suffered burns.

 confirmed one female individual was killed in the blaze. A spokesperson said: "The deceased woman has injuries consistent with burns, no other person is believed to have been involved in the incident. Officers from the fire and 
ambulance services are on the scene."

The fire has caused serious disruption to trains on the . A spokesperson for  said they were attempting to reopen two of the four tracks on the line as London Midland scrambled to organise a replacement bus service.

London Midland said no-one else was injured in the incident. "The fire appeared to have been in the toilet," a spokesperson said. "A passenger reported the fire to a conductor. All the other passengers got off safely."


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