Something for the weekend: Chances are most employees have had trouble commuting to and from their jobs at some point. The reason is usually traffic or transport delays of some kind, but rarely is it because of a bird!
However, that is what happened on Monday this week at Glasgow Central railway station, where, during rush hour at around 5.49pm, a swan was found on the rail tracks. What a hawk-ward place to be, wonder how it ended up there!
Rail passengers faced major delays and cancellations as a result, with disruption lasting for around four hours. A bit un-pheasant for commuters!
Just after 6pm, Network Rail published a picture on its social media accounts of the trespasser, which it dubbed a “culprit”. Its aim was to “keep services moving and move the swan out of harm’s way”.
The rail operator said it was: “dealing with a swan on the tracks at Glasgow Central high-level station. Services to and from the station are being disrupted, but trains are still moving at a reduced speed. We have a response team on site at Glasgow Central working to help retrieve the swan from the tracks as quickly as we can.”
At 6.30pm, ScotRail said the bird had been removed, and by 9.42pm, the disruption had ended.
The transport provider posted on X: “Good news, the swan has been moved and is now safely away from the railway. It’s a little distressed, but recovering well. Thank you for your patience, we really do appreciate it. We’re working to get crew and units back into position, with services now resuming as normal.”
It added three hours later: “Disruption caused by animals on the railway earlier today at Glasgow Central has now ended. Services are no longer affected by this problem.”
Sounds like the swan’s escapades resulted in a bird-en for the poor commuters!
