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Title: Trains delayed by giant tortoise on track Post by: broadgage on August 01, 2022, 21:42:53 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-62377928 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-62377928)
Never heard of this before. Hope that the tortoise was OK, was reported to be hurt. Title: Re: Trains delayed by giant tortoise on track Post by: chuffed on August 01, 2022, 21:49:53 Probably started walking because his train hadn't turned up. He had a rendez vous at Chelonia Centrale.
Title: Re: Trains delayed by giant tortoise on track Post by: JayMac on August 02, 2022, 10:45:07 Reginald Perrin might have said,
"22 minutes late, escaped tortoise, Harling Road." Title: Re: Trains delayed by giant tortoise on track Post by: Red Squirrel on August 02, 2022, 11:00:57 I thought JayMac might pick up on the Terry Pratchettiness of this... was the tortoise a member of the species Chelys galactica?
(Yes I know the Great A'Tuin was a turtle, but does anyone really care about the distinction?) Title: Re: Trains delayed by giant tortoise on track Post by: grahame on August 03, 2022, 22:34:22 The Daily Star (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/randy-tortoise-who-survived-being-27652361) has spoken to the tortoise and asked "why?"
Quote Randy tortoise who survived being hit by 90mph train was 'looking for love' And The Mirror (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/horny-tortoise-hit-90mph-train-27651040) has confirmed the story with his owner Quote Horny tortoise hit by 90mph train was 'sex-starved and looking for love' Owner Dillon Prest says his tortoise Clyde is desperate for company and it is no surprised that he made his escape after causing travel chaos on Monday when he was hit by a train 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 |