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LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A train in Britain was cancelled after a pair of squirrels boarded the service and one refused to get off, Great Western Railway (GWR) said on Wednesday.

Staff tried to shoo the furry freeriders off when the train reached Redhill, Surrey, but one squirrel refused to disembark, GWR said.

"We can confirm that the 0854 Reading to Gatwick was terminated at Redhill after a couple of squirrels boarded the train at Gomshall without tickets, breaching railway byeclaws," a spokesperson for the railway said.

"We attempted to remove them at Redhill, but one refused to leave and was returned to Reading to bring an end to this nutty tail," they added.

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 15 points 7 hours ago

“Oy, mate, you need a ticket!”

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 hours ago

Morty what the fuck did you do!?! I TOLD you not to fuck with the squirrels!!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

We have this problem in the back yard. The squirrels refuse to get out of the tree no matter how much my dog wants them to come down to grabbing and killing level. Fucking squirrels.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

You should watch Dug Days. At least the first episode.

[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I think specifically the problem is they don't want to help spread Grey Squirrels, who are an invasive species from North America.

[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 8 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

As usual, the American tourist causes endless problems for their host country.

(I'm American but you have to admit that we suck as tourists.)

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

Ah yes, tourists, well known for all the squirrels they bring on every trip

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Oh, that's where I left my emotional support squirrel.