Father ‘on cloud nine’ after baby born on rush-hour train

The father of a baby girl born on a train packed full of commuters during rush hour said: “It feels like I’m on cloud nine.”

Allan Stanley, 21, was travelling back to his mother’s home with her and his partner Sonia Banks, 22, when the contractions started. Moments later, on Thursday night’s 18:18 London Victoria to Maidstone East service, Banks gave birth to a “perfectly healthy” 6lb 13oz baby called Phoebe.

Luckily a midwife, a nurse, and a police officer, who were all off-duty, were on board the Southeastern service to help with the birth.