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Title: Canadian black bear gets free train ride to Winnipeg (BBC News 24/09/2010) Post by: JayMac on September 24, 2010, 13:04:25 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11401171):
Quote A black bear cub has received a 12-hour free ride to Winnipeg, Canada, from the town of Foxwarren, after getting stuck on the bottom of a train car. Railway workers in Winnipeg found the cub, which had gotten its head stuck in a 12cm hole in the bottom of one of the cars, Manitoba Conservation officer Blake Patterson told local media. The bear's body was supported by the train's frame, brake lines and cables. The cub was captured and later released into Agassiz Provincial Forest. The accidental passenger aboard the train was kept in a trap for a full day, after being tranquilised by wildlife officials. "We gave her a little extra time, because she was still very tired, from probably the stress of the whole situation," Mr Patterson said. Blinkin' fare dodgers! :P ;D Title: Re: Canadian black bear gets free train ride to Winnipeg (BBC News 24/09/2010) Post by: thetrout on September 28, 2010, 09:05:04 Chiltern Railways seem to get a couple of faredodgers too BNM :o
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220851/Miraculous-moggy-Kitten-survives-900-mile-train-journey-perched-underneath-drivers-cab-door.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220851/Miraculous-moggy-Kitten-survives-900-mile-train-journey-perched-underneath-drivers-cab-door.html) Read the bit at the bottom about the Snail ;D Sorry to quote the Daily Wail/Fail Title: Re: Canadian black bear gets free train ride to Winnipeg (BBC News 24/09/2010) Post by: Tim on September 28, 2010, 09:37:22 "in excess of 100mph"??
Title: Re: Canadian black bear gets free train ride to Winnipeg (BBC News 24/09/2010) Post by: Phil on September 28, 2010, 11:08:54 I find it surprising that in North America they still use the term "black bear".
A coloured bear, perhaps. A non-white bear. A bear of non-differentiated partisan ethnicity. tsk! 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 |