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Title: Elizabeth line suspended due to swan on the track Post by: ChrisB on June 29, 2023, 20:43:16 No, it's NOT April 1st! ::)
From the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66054661) Quote Elizabeth line services through London have been suspended because of a swan on the track at Paddington. Passengers on board a number of services said they had been told the bird was blocking part of the route. Transport for London (TfL) said there was "an obstruction" on the track which had halted trains between Heathrow Airport in west London and Abbey Wood in south-east London. One passenger complained on social media: "How hard is it to move a swan?" "Has nobody been on the shooing course. I cannot believe you closed the entire Elizabeth line for a swan on the tracks," they added. Passengers reported being held on trains — which do not have toilets — for up to an hour due to the swan. The incident was first reported just before 13:00 BST. National Rail Enquiries blamed the issue on "animals on the railway". TfL added there were "severe delays" on the rest of the line. The Elizabeth line stretches from Reading in Berkshire and Heathrow Airport to Shenfield in Essex and Abbey Wood. Title: Re: Elizabeth line suspended due to swan on the track Post by: grahame on June 29, 2023, 22:44:59 Surprisingly common, though I suspect a first time on the Elizabeth Line.
http://gwr.passenger.chat/5829 http://gwr.passenger.chat/24257 Title: Re: Elizabeth line suspended due to swan on the track Post by: Electric train on June 30, 2023, 12:53:36 I saw said Swan laying in the four foot of Line 6 on the TfL side fence at Westbourne Park I was on the GWR 14:05 from Padd.
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