But at least they found some novel ways to deal with it.

Passengers in the UK have described their misery as they were stuck for up to 14 hours on freezing trains that ground to a halt on the tracks due to destructive Storm Emma.

Five cross-country trains were forced to stop mid-journey due to the wild blizzard, the UK’s Telegraph reported, including four trains from London’s Waterloo station, and another from Cardiff, Wales to Bournemouth, England.

The passengers were stranded overnight for about 14 hours due to the conductor rail on the track freezing over, cutting off power to the trains.

That also meant there was no electricity for light and heating, so train carriages got increasingly chilly as outside temperatures plunged to -4C.

And under desperate conditions, stranded passengers did what they could to get by.

Some played music on board and shivering passengers danced to stay warm.

Many settled in for the night sleeping wherever and however they could — such as one bloke who stretched out on the overhead bag shelf.

Some made forts with clothing from their suitcase while others wrapped themselves up in foil blankets.

A driver on one of the trains even locked himself in his cabin, according to the Telegraph.

“A chap had a packet of biscuits — people shared what they’ve got,” passenger Robert Luther told the BBC.

Mr Luther was stuck with about 100 other passengers on a train from London to Dorset, in southern England, which stopped midway. He described it as “unbelievable”.

“It’s fortunate people had winter clothing — it looked like we were going on ski trip,” he said.

“We haven’t had freshwater or heating since 8-9pm. The toilet pans were full up and we couldn’t get off the train either.

“It shouldn’t happen in this day and age, it’s not as if we’ve got three-foot of snow on the tracks.”

Another passenger, Catherine Belchamber, said she was struck by the sight of a very cold, elderly man who had just visited his wife in hospital.

“He was using his wife’s dressing gown to keep himself warm. I felt so sorry for him,” she said.

Making matters even more infuriating, passengers said they were given little information about what was happening and nothing to eat or drink.

“There seemed to be a complete lack of a plan, a lack of leadership and a lack of communication,” passenger Ally Carmichael told the Telegraph.

“There is only so many times you can be told to be patient — particularly after 14 hours on a train.”

But through it all, the stranded passengers did their best to get by, with one passenger commenting on the “Dunkirk spirit” among those on board, according to the BBC.

After many long, cold, dark and very boring hours, the passengers were eventually rescued when diesel trains rolled up, bringing tea, coffee, biscuits and blankets.

Temperatures have since started to rise in Storm Emma-ravaged UK, with thawing ice and snow ushering in the new concern of flooding.

The UK was also whipped by the deadly “Beast from the East” Arctic storm that brought havoc right across Europe, plunging millions of people into freezing conditions, cutting off electricity, and causing travel chaos.