Train baby witness: 'I heard a lady shout out - it's a girl!'
Commuter Neil Perkins, 22, a recruitment consultant from Maidstone, was sitting close to Miss Banks before she went into labour. He said his "jaw dropped" when he realised she had given birth.
He said:
We got to West Malling and the train stopped. The driver asked for anyone who was a doctor or nurse to make themselves known, and I thought someone had been taken ill.
I jumped off the train and I saw everyone running to the carriage behind us. I called my mate to see if he could pick me up and then the lady started screaming. They were big screams.
I was a bit worried for her, but the driver ran up and said not to worry, someone had just gone into labour.
The lady was screaming quite loudly, and me and a South African lady were saying that the ambulance needs to hurry up.
Then, minutes later, I heard a lady shout out 'It's a girl!' I was just in shock.
As I walked down I could see the mum wrapping the baby in a jumper or something and giving it a cuddle.
It was madness, then the ambulance turned up. It was a really exciting moment. I have never witnessed anything like it.
I hope the girl gets free train tickets for life.


