PARALYTIC PUB BLOCKS RAIL LINE
Rail users faced commuting chaos yesterday (Tuesday) when a public house was found to be blocking the main trunk line to London.
Ten trains had to be cancelled while The Royal Oak was cleared from a stretch of track between Traubert’s Heath and Froghill.
Travellers faced further hold-ups throughout the morning while workmen continued to clear furniture, glass and sodden beer mats from the surrounding area.
A spokesman for operators Rail-U-Like said: "The Royal Oak normally stands next to the bridge spanning the Traubert’s Heath to Froghill line. However, it appears that, at some point during the small hours of Tuesday morning, the pub actually got drunk on sheer volume of alcohol contained within it.
"This caused it to lose grip on its foundations and slide down the embankment onto the line. It then turned over onto its side, spilling debris over the track.
"The intoxicated building lay there, singing and muttering incoherently, until it was discovered at 5.30 by a railway operative, who raised the alarm.
Fortunately, workers were able to remove it relatively quickly and restore it to its rightful place. They then doused the pub with water from a high pressure hose it an attempt to sober it up."
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