2
View
comments
An injured swan had to be rescued after it made its way on to the tracks at a west London station yesterday, causing hours of delays.
Commuters heading home during rush hour had their journeys disrupted as the swan blocked two trains on the tracks at South Acton station.
Nicola Cilliers, 43, filmed the feathered intruder after she and her partner Steve Fraser spotted the bird at around 5.30pm from the window of her flat overlooking the station.
Ms Cilliers alerted the RSPCA while Transport for London partially suspended the line and she documented the four-hour rescue mission on Twitter, posting regular updates.
Nicola Cilliers, 43, filmed the feathered intruder after she and her partner Steve Fraser spotted the bird at around 5.30pm from the window of her flat overlooking the station
Transport for London were forced to partially suspend the line while rail workers tried to shepherd the injured bird off the tracks
Ms Cilliers said: 'At first, we thought it was rather funny seeing a swan on the tracks holding up a train and then two trains but it quickly turned to concern for his welfare.
'We then went down to investigate after he was shooed off the tracks by a Network Rail engineer.
'The engineer
