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Re: Swans on the loose at Bath train station

« Reply #75 on: November 23, 2020, 03:54:27 »

On account of their size, swans struggle to take flight from land, prefering water. They therefore prefer to land on water and may mistake railway lines for water courses, this explains the relatively frequent landings on railway property.

Under favorable conditions swans CAN take off from land but need a reasonable unobstructed space in which to run and built up speed. They are not capable of vertical or near vertical take off.

Swans on railway lines can be captured by suitably trained persons and then released adjacent to water.
Interfering with swans is a serious offence.


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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU^▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.

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