One shell of a delay

[Bald Rick]

Surprised no one has posted about this. It’s right up there with the most weird and unbelievable reasons for delays to trains!

Escaped giant tortoise halts Cambridge to Norwich trains

The large animal which had escaped from a pet shop is taken to a vet after being hit by a train.

www.bbc.co.uk

A giant tortoise brought trains to a halt when it was found on a railway track.
The injured animal was spotted near Harling Road, north east of Thetford, Norfolk, on the Cambridge-bound line at about 12:40 BST.
Greater Anglia said three services were affected by the tortoise's presence.
Swallow Aquatics in East Harling said the tortoise, Clyde, had gone missing on Sunday and had now been taken to a vets, as it was hit by a train.

please, no jokes about the tortoise being delayed by trains…

 

[dan4291]

Bet this has took some explaining! Poor thing, hopefully it's being well looked after.

 

[stuu]

Sounds like one Reggie Perrin would have used (younger viewers should consult youtube)

 

[P Binnersley]

Sounds like one Reggie Perrin would have used (younger viewers should consult youtube)

That would have been eleven minutes late.

 

[ASharpe]

Someone mentioned this to me on my train home today complaining about their delay, a cancelled skipton train and the one were were on overcrowded without air con (or pre covid normal if you prefer), I thought they were having me on.

 

[Sheridan]

In railnews recently I saw that PWay staff had rescued a tortoise from the cess who had been missing for 8 years! He was rather older than the current family who nominally ‘owned’ him (but had belonged to their ancestors in the early 20th century).

 

[Mikw]

Was it the tortoise from the Avanti West Coast ads after he'd lost his roller skates?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Surprised no one has posted about this. It’s right up there with the most weird and unbelievable reasons for delays to trains!

Escaped giant tortoise halts Cambridge to Norwich trains

The large animal which had escaped from a pet shop is taken to a vet after being hit by a train.

www.bbc.co.uk

please, no jokes about the tortoise being delayed by trains…

I posted it on another thread and there’s also a picture on another.

 

[Signal Head]

Funny looking impedance bond.

 

[High Dyke]

When I saw the delay, and the cause, I wasn't sure how to post it. This was before the story made the media.

 

[LowLevel]

Poor bugger (his name is Clyde!). Apparently his shell was damaged, but will be repaired with fibreglass.

Not something you expect to see!

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Slow news day...

 

[JaJaWa]

Direct consequence of this…

Greater Anglia chooses the hare as icon for a new era of rail travel in East Anglia

Over the next two years the introduction of our brand new fleet of trains is set to transform rail travel in East Anglia. We’re investing £1.4 billion in replacing every single train, increasing capacity by up to 40% and providing a much improved on board experience. We think our new trains -...

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