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Huddersfield Barriers get Cat Flap

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Brian! :)

An interesting question that none of the guards I know have never been tested on...do you give the driver one on the buzzer after you've given the driver the ready to start signal and the cat put both paws on one of the train's step boards?! Luckily Brian saw sense and backed off to wait for the next train :lol:

4 and hope he moves... if not, pull the blue lever above the doors for the water pistol option. :idea:

P.S. I'm not actually anti-Brian... :p
 
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Felix came to the station as a kitten. She wasn't technically a stray. She was part of a litter at the home of one of the station staff members, who was trying to re-home them. It was suggested that one come to the station, and surprisingly management agreed to it. Station staff report she has done wonders for morale and enjoyment amongst the staff. There is a food and vet fund which First pays into I believe. She has a boys name as they originally thought she was a boy, it wasn't until she went to the vet for injections etc that it was discovered that he was in fact a she. She can often be seen around the station but she does have an unfortunate penchant for sitting in the oiliest most filthy bit of track she can find, and as a long hair she is often a bit grubby. I have a few pictures which I could upload when I get home.
 

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Brian! :)

An interesting question that none of the guards I know have never been tested on...do you give the driver one on the buzzer after you've given the driver the ready to start signal and the cat put both paws on one of the train's step boards?! Luckily Brian saw sense and backed off to wait for the next train :lol:

I thought he was a stray who had decided the humans/servants at the station would look after him! He is a friendly soul once he gets used to you! I guess the staff feed him up a bit ;)

I have seen him stood on the platform as an HST goes past at full speed without even batting an eyelid. He sits in the shelter when it rains
 

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Felix keeps an eye on things at Huddersfield:
 

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It would be nice if more Stations had their own Cat as they are a soothing presence for a lot of people.

Perhaps they could issue a little "BR Cat Cap" or collar and customised food and water bowls for use by the station felines. :p


Grantham used to have a station cat which was cherished by staff and passengers alike.

Then it was tragically killed by a van outside the station, but the last time I checked, there was a memorial stone to it at the Northern end of platform 1.

Of course, the precedent for railway cats has been set by T.S.Eliot:-

http://www.catquotes.com/skimbleshankstherailwaycat.htm
 

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Regarding Station Cats, not sure if they still do but the following 2 have had or still have cats:

Manchester Oxford Road
Warrington Bank Quay
 

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I'd love a station cat! It's the kind of thing that adds a little character and humanity to a place. We have lots of foxes, pigeons and most likely a few rats kicking about but with the odd exception they're not particularly friendly and approachable :lol:
 

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Regarding Station Cats, not sure if they still do but the following 2 have had or still have cats:

Manchester Oxford Road
Warrington Bank Quay

Neither of them do any more. I've been to/through both many a time and there's no station cat :p
 

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Its the gulls down here that are everywhere. At Littlehampton a young one was hanging round outside the mess room looking a bit shabby, so staff took it on themselves to feed it, its now fat and sits there squarcking all day long. They are very good at getting stuff out the rubbish bins/bags on the platforms and cause a right mess.

At Brighton there is a cat that comes into the station now and then and catches a few of the mice, esp round Platform 8. But its very shy.
 

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Falmouth Town had a cat. There's also been one seen at Rhiwabon once or twice.
 

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Where is the cat flap meant to be? I have been at Huddersfield station a couple of times in the past couple of days (having not been there for months) and couldn't see the cat flap in the barriers at all...
 

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Cannon Street certainly had one when I worked on the railway in the 90s - not sure if they've still got one though.
 

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Where is the cat flap meant to be? I have been at Huddersfield station a couple of times in the past couple of days (having not been there for months) and couldn't see the cat flap in the barriers at all...

Agreed. Having looked for said cat flap while waiting to meet a friend on Friday I'm calling BS on the Express here...
 

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Agreed. Having looked for said cat flap while waiting to meet a friend on Friday I'm calling BS on the Express here...

I'm thinking similar

I'm wondering if the photo is a slot in panel that can replace the glass - I am fairly certain the pic has been taken at Huddersfield though.

Looking though, the barriers are the standard type that don't go all the way to the floor so a cat shouldn't have too much issue with them anyway :)
(plus I was there at a busy time yesterday and the barriers weren't even in use at all!)
 

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The cat flap was put in as a publicity thing for local media some weeks ago. It was removed after a day or so under instruction of a manager. It is in store on the station and I am led to believe that moves are afoot to have it reinstated.
 

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Do they even have a cat? The Examiner and Express both mentioned it being called Felix and that it was female even though Felix is a male name.
 
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