Curtain on the wires

[Old Yard Dog]

This must rank as one of the oddest reasons for the disruption in the Runcorn area today. The 0747 LIV-EUS is running about 75 mins late so I should at least get compensation for missing my 1130 slot on the PO railway en route to Leyton Orient. Lichfield and Tamworth stops will be ditched

 

[trainophile]

Blown off someone's washing line I expect. Must be windy up there.

 

[ChiefPlanner]

We had the WCML seriously messed one day when a tarpaulin off some OAP's allotment near Wembley Central , blew off , hit the overheads , was run into by a class 87 , caught fire - brought the wires down - and the flaming tarp landed on typically uncovered Railtrack signal cables and knocked out everything twixt Harrow and Camden. By the way it was 1600 on a Friday evening.

Try explaining to 1000's of delayed passengers it was caused by an old boy warming his soil up before planting.

 

[Volvictof]

I expect you’d see plenty more “odder” reasons if TOCs gave more in depth details of delays.
Prehaps best they don’t.

 

[Master29]

If such a delay happened as the result of a curtain, I hope they were a nice set.

 

[High Dyke]

It does rank among the oddest delay. I think we can draw this to a close.

I'll get me coat.

 

[jon0844]

It does rank among the oddest delay. I think we can draw this to a close.

I'll get me coat.

We can reopen discussions in the morning.

 

[Ken H]

Pull yourselves together.

 

[Recessio]

We can reopen discussions in the morning.

That'll allow us to shine some light on the situation.

 

[Tube driver]

That'll allow us to shine some light on the situation.

Pull yourself together man!

This is no place for puns.

 

[LRV3004]

One of our drivers once had to bring his train to a rapid halt after noticing a trampoline up ahead of him which had blown onto the line as a result of some very high winds!

 

[Ken H]

Pull yourself together man!

This is no place for puns.

Curtains do run on rails....