The tabby was spotted curled up on top of an Avanti West Coast train about half an hour before it was due to depart for Manchester at 9pm and refused to move.
Passengers were transferred to a replacement train with only a slight delay and the train was taken out of service so staff could coax the cat down from its precarious perch, where it was perilously close to the 25,000 volt overhead lines.
After a two and a half hours, the standoff came to an end when a bin was pulled up beside the carriage, giving the animal a platform on which to disembark.
The feline appeared unbothered as it alighted the train, according to station staff, who described it as “swaggering off” into the night as though it had other places to be.
A water spray bottle works very well for getting a cat away from whatever it is you don't want it to be near.
ReplyDeleteThey might not have wanted to climb close to those 25,000 volt overhead lines.
ReplyDeleteEspecially when spraying water around.
Deletesomeone get me a BB gun
ReplyDeleteProcedure in the UK would not permit climbing on the roof if there's a live overhead line. Would not permit using a water jet either. Delaying the train until the cat could be coaxed down would be cheaper than having to isolate a section of overhead line.
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