Services on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway came to a halt today due to the presence of two tortoises loose on the line near Wirksworth.
Eye salutes a heritage railway with members able to catch these monsters of the wild...
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Mr Lergy Fee continues...
"There is no truth in the rumour that star of this weekend’s diesel gala 31414 (soon to re-emerge this weekend in green livery as D5528), was sent to apprehend them but failed to keep up".
Eye observes: Nothing wrong with Go-Anywhere Cl31s, as long as they are properly maintained of course...
UPDATE: This from a Mr Through the Glass, somewhat darkly...
Brilliant! You could name them Wirks and Worth!
They will at least last much much longer than a 31.....and probably be able to pull far more weight.