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Tortoise causes train delays after slowly climbing on to tracks between Ascot and Bagshot (news.sky.com)

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A tortoise miraculously managed to escape its home and climb on to train tracks, sparking delays for commuters.

After a global IT outage caused havoc for many trying to travel on Britain's trains on Friday morning, more delays were reported between Ascot and Bagshot later that evening.

South Western Railway told Sky News a train driver spotted the culprit - a tortoise named Solomon - on the track near Ascot station just after 6pm.

The reptile was moving "at pace" towards Bagshot, they jokingly added.

Engineers carried Solomon off the tracks - and staff "moved the tortoise to a position of safety on the platform at Ascot, which included a short ride on the train itself".

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I'm sure "tortoise mistaken for Cornish pasty and served up with child and baked beans" would be the most UK thing to happen, but until then...