makes a change from leaves on the line...

Oct 25, 08:30 AM

Those of you who are animal lovers, look away right now.

During my time in England, British Rail became famous for its excuses for delays, most notably “leaves on the line” and being unable to clear snow from the tracks because it was “the wrong type of snow”. So it make a refreshing change that recently, trains were disrupted by “a smouldering badger on the line”. Get the full story at El Reg.

Caveat: this was reported by the UK Daily Mirror so there’s some room for doubt about the story’s veracity…

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