Swan on the line disrupts train operator for second day in a row

Providers between Clapham Junction and Wimbledon had been affected (Victoria Jones/PA) / PA Archive
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practice operator is being disrupted by a swan for the second day in a row.

South Western Railway stated “a swan on the road” is affecting providers in south-west London between Clapham Junction and Wimbledon.

This situation triggered various providers to be cancelled and delayed on Thursday morning.

One of many affected passengers was reportedly a choose who was late for a listening to at Guildford Crown Courtroom.

It comes a day after South Western Railway was disrupted by a swan on the road between Kingston and Hampton Wick, additionally in south-west London.

Requested on social media platform X – previously referred to as Twitter – if the identical swan was liable for each incidents, the operator replied: “no I don’t assume so”.

In June, a significant part of the £19 billion Elizabeth line between Heathrow Airport in west London and Abbey Wooden in south-east London was blocked due to a swan.

Experiences of animals on practice tracks often result in providers being stopped or working at diminished speeds.

South Western Railway providers had been additionally disrupted on Thursday by a factors failure at Woking, Surrey and a signalling fault between Bournemouth, Dorset and Brockenhurst, Hampshire.