Nobody likes it when their train is delayed, but we think this adorable tortoise can be forgiven for holding things up when he was found lingering on the tracks. Transportation came to a halt at the Ascot station in England as officials apprehended the animal. Network Rail Wessex shared further details on social media, as well as a photo of authorities carrying the tortoise away. In their post, they hilariously referred to the creature as “a trespasser of an unusual nature.”
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After getting the tortoise off the train tracks, the next course of action was to take him to safety. Officials decided that the best way to transport the animal was by train. Network Rail Wessex captured a great picture of the four-legged passenger hanging out in one of the cars.
“Network Rail teams arranged for the next train heading into Ascot from Aldershot to stop shortly to allow the tortoise to be rescued, getting the shellebrity onto the train to bring it into the station,” they wrote on X.
This tortoise’s next stop after being removed from the train tracks was supposed to be the vet. However, it turns out that the animal’s owner was looking for him. Thankfully, that person was able to claim him from railway officials, according to UPI. Apparently, the tortoise’s name is Solomon.
Network Rail Wessex reminds us to stay safe!
Once the tortoise was safe, Network Rail Wessex issued some reminders about train track safety on social media.
“Trains need several football pitches to stop from full speed and there are less obvious dangers such as the, always on, electrified third rail,” they warned on X.
In another post, they added, “We also ask that our lineside neighbours ensure that their fencing is secure to prevent human, or animal incursions onto the track.”
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