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Title: Did she have a 'Rover' ticket? Post by: JayMac on January 16, 2015, 19:35:04 From ITV News (http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2015-01-06/police-help-canine-commuter-find-her-way-home/):
Quote Police help canine commuter find her way home British Transport Police have helped a canine commuter find her way home, after an unexpected journey. Princess, a four-year-old Staffordshire Terrier, escaped from her back garden in Rochdale on Friday, 2nd January, and headed to Castleton station where she hopped on board a train to Manchester. (http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/562447/stream_img.jpg) Princess with her owners and helpful officers. Credit: British Transport Police Princess disembarked at Manchester Victoria, where station staff handed her over to PC Christopher O^Connor and PCSO Lee Howard. PC O'Connor tweeted asking for help in finding her owners, and Manchester Dog's Trust scanned her microchip to try and find her home address. After a bit of detective work and following of leads the Hughes family came forward to claim Princess. Amanda Hughes said: ^I knew she^d got a train into town within 40 minutes of her going missing. I^d posted it on my Facebook account and someone replied saying they^d spotted her on Twitter and Facebook. "They said they were sure it was Princess but I thought it^s just not something she would do. We don^t live far from the station, but we always walk her in the other direction so how she found her way there and then jumped on a train is a mystery but she is a bit of a character.^ PC Christopher O^Connor who, along with PCSO Howard, escorted Princess to safety after her adventure said: ^She^s a lovely dog and she was a real pleasure to deal with, she was so affectionate and friendly. This was definitely one of our nicer jobs, we got a great deal of satisfaction from seeing her get home safely. ^It^s great to think that, thanks to a lot of teamwork with colleagues at Northern Rail and Greater Manchester Police, there was a happy ending.^ Princess is now safely home and has a new microchip, to help find her if she takes a day trip again. Just one pun in the story about the police 'following leads'. Come on forum, there must be more pawful puns... ;D Title: Re: Did she have a 'Rover' ticket? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on January 16, 2015, 19:38:12 She'll be in the dog house now. :P
Title: Re: Did she have a 'Rover' ticket? Post by: ellendune on January 16, 2015, 20:55:22 Never heard of a dog being on Twitter before. Is that allowed in their terms and conditions?
Title: Re: Did she have a 'Rover' ticket? Post by: trainer on January 16, 2015, 22:24:27 Seeing the train, the hound clearly made a dash for it, making it a...
wait for it... dash hound ;D. Title: Re: Did she have a 'Rover' ticket? Post by: chuffed on January 17, 2015, 06:28:54 Barking mad ! Perhaps she should have gone to Wooferton via Leads,or would she have been collared by a Rottweiler/Poodle Inspector ? Perhaps the Pullman Dispatcher for Stranded Animals could have found a Wagging-Lick compartment for her ? With its special monogrammed 'Labra' door......
Title: Re: Did she have a 'Rover' ticket? Post by: JayMac on January 17, 2015, 10:49:41 Well, I heard she was trying to get to the local Zoological Gardens. Wouldn't have been worth it though. It only has one small canine on display. It's a Shih-Tzu.
Title: Re: Did she have a 'Rover' ticket? Post by: Western Pathfinder on January 17, 2015, 11:17:05 Well, I heard she was trying to get to the local Zoological Gardens. Wouldn't have been worth it though. It only has one small canine on display. It's a Shih-Tzu. Bless You.Title: Re: Did she have a 'Rover' ticket? Post by: TonyK on January 17, 2015, 23:56:19 Just one pun in the story about the police 'following leads'. Come on forum, there must be more pawful puns... ;D Not a bad collar for BTP. I can't help but feel sorry for the poor bitch. I have been to Rochdale. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |