| No, not THAT sort of EMU ... ;-) Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 15:24, 22nd January 2026 |     |
From the BBC:
Escaped emu rescued from East Yorkshire railway line
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The emu was spotted by a train driver on a railway line in East Yorkshire
An emu has been removed from a railway line in East Yorkshire, Network Rail has confirmed.
The driver of a Hull to Liverpool service reported that the bird was on the line near Oxmardyke level crossing, near Gilberdyke, at about 08:00 GMT.
The rail operator said it was able to "locate and safely remove" the emu from the area.
Network Rail said: "Normal service resumed at 10.14am but there were some changes to services and we're sorry to anyone whose journey was affected."
It added: "Contact has been made with the owners, who confirmed the animal was missing from their field."
[Image from here is not available to guests]
The emu was spotted by a train driver on a railway line in East Yorkshire
An emu has been removed from a railway line in East Yorkshire, Network Rail has confirmed.
The driver of a Hull to Liverpool service reported that the bird was on the line near Oxmardyke level crossing, near Gilberdyke, at about 08:00 GMT.
The rail operator said it was able to "locate and safely remove" the emu from the area.
Network Rail said: "Normal service resumed at 10.14am but there were some changes to services and we're sorry to anyone whose journey was affected."
It added: "Contact has been made with the owners, who confirmed the animal was missing from their field."
| Re: No, not THAT sort of EMU ... ;-) Posted by grahame at 15:44, 22nd January 2026 | |
Real class 387 EMU [Image from here is not available to guests]
