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« on: December 26, 2011, 14:35:49 »
Just spotted this on Twitter (posted by @jimwaterson).  A good bit of humour from someone at London Midland!
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« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2011, 10:26:37 »
I saw this posted on another forum I must admit it bring a smile to my face.

Praise to the London Midland staff who did it not even santa is imune to disruption on the railways
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