In the U.K. trains are often late, but old world civility demands that some explanation be given. The UK Sun reports this incident:
TRAIN passengers were stunned yesterday when a guard told them: "There's a LLAMA on the tracks."
Commuters on the London to Manchester train burst out laughing at the announcement.
The Virgin Trains service was stopped outside Stoke-on-Trent for ten minutes as staff leapt into action to clear the line.
Passenger Andrew Robinson, 34, said: "The train stopped and the guard said over the tannoy 'OK folks, this is a new one, there is a llama on the track, we've got to hold here while we check it out'.
"Everyone on the train found it hilarious and started laughing — it put everyone in a good mood."
Richard Price, 24, added: "I thought it had to be a wind-up — what was a llama doing in Stoke?"
A Virgin Trains spokesman said: "After initial reports it was announced that there was a llama on the tracks. The animal eventually ran off and we could only find a white cow in the vicinity."
Commuters on the London to Manchester train burst out laughing at the announcement.
The Virgin Trains service was stopped outside Stoke-on-Trent for ten minutes as staff leapt into action to clear the line.
Passenger Andrew Robinson, 34, said: "The train stopped and the guard said over the tannoy 'OK folks, this is a new one, there is a llama on the track, we've got to hold here while we check it out'.
"Everyone on the train found it hilarious and started laughing — it put everyone in a good mood."
Richard Price, 24, added: "I thought it had to be a wind-up — what was a llama doing in Stoke?"
A Virgin Trains spokesman said: "After initial reports it was announced that there was a llama on the tracks. The animal eventually ran off and we could only find a white cow in the vicinity."
