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« on: May 29, 2019, 15:54:22 »

Causing local media breakdown this afternoon. The critter is on the Cornwall side of the main structure around 100 metres from Saltash Station.

https://twitter.com/BBCCornwall/status/1133746820981641219
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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2019, 16:37:44 »

Matches the colour of the ironwork!  Cheesy Cheesy
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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2019, 16:47:15 »

We are certainly a nation of animal lovers.

Rescue attempts being streamed on Cornwall Live...

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/live-cat-rescue-saltash-bridge-2919583
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« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2019, 17:32:59 »





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« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2019, 17:35:06 »

Rescue attempts now postponed until early tomorrow.
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« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2019, 18:59:54 »

I trust the effect on train services into and out of Cornwall wasn't to cat-astrophic today.

Here's hoping for a purrfect outcome tomorrow, with as brief a paws in the train service as necessary.
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« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2019, 20:21:32 »

That was pun-y.   Grin
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« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2019, 21:00:07 »

Not a very good advert for NR» (Network Rail - home page), all those rusty bridge girders being shown all around the world at the moment..... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2019, 22:33:25 »

I trust the effect on train services into and out of Cornwall wasn't to cat-astrophic today.

Here's hoping for a purrfect outcome tomorrow, with as brief a paws in the train service as necessary.

Bah, you beat me to every pun I could think off, CATastrophic, my feeble attempts.
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« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2019, 08:16:50 »

Reported on Plymouth Live that the cat got itself off the bridge at 23.00 and went home. Hopefully the owner notified everyone, so the planned overnight line closure for a rescue attempt could be cancelled.
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« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2019, 11:54:16 »

Reported on Plymouth Live that the cat got itself off the bridge at 23.00 and went home. Hopefully the owner notified everyone, so the planned overnight line closure for a rescue attempt could be cancelled.

Must have been feline hungry and went home fur tea !
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« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2019, 16:38:21 »

Glad to see that the cat is safe and returned home.

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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 (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2019, 18:31:25 »

Are we sure it wasn't having a kittin in protest about the surfboard ban
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« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2019, 19:20:59 »

OK so mow it is a good news story.

However, the even better news might be that we now see the end of these cat puns... Wink
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« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2019, 19:32:59 »

Purr-fect end to the story

However, the even better news might be that we now see the end of these cat puns... Wink

Fur now maybe ...
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