Gatwick train cancelled after squirrels board 'without a ticket' and refuse to leave
A Great Western Railway train to Gatwick was cancelled after some unusual passengers boarded and refused to leave.
A Gatwick-bound train was cancelled after two furry passengers boarded and refused to leave.
The two squirrels jumped onto the Great Western Railway (GWR) 8.54am train from Reading to Gatwick on Monday.
They were said to have boarded when the service stopped at the Surrey village of Gomshall.
They then quickly began making their way through the carriage, forcing passengers to escape to other coaches.
A source told The Sun: “It was complete pandemonium. The squirrels got into the rear carriage and attacked people.
“All the passengers ran off the train and got another carriage. The conductor then had to lock the doors to stop the squirrels moving up the train.”
The passengers alerted staff, who then attempted to lure the animals off the train at Redhill with peanut snacks and brooms - all unsuccessfully.
The operators were then forced to call off the journey entirely, which placed some passengers at risk of missing their flights from the airport.
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Despite the disruption caused, a GWR spokesperson lightheartedly 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.
"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."
