Swans cause disruption for south-west London commuters for second day in a row

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rain passengers have been disrupted by a swan on the road for a second day in a row.

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

This difficulty prompted a lot of companies 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 Court docket.

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 often known as Twitter – if the identical swan was chargeable 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.

Reviews of animals on prepare tracks often result in companies being stopped or operating at diminished speeds.

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