Bird Strike on a Train?
 

This was taken at Manchester Picadilly on the train which was to become the 14:55 to Euston yesterday.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8...7c5bde10_z.jpg

I am no ornithologist so all I can say is that it is of the large feathered variety and would probably make a good meal if roasted with some seasonal vegetables. There were a few people in red overcoats discussing what to do so I decided not to seize the opportunity of bagging myself some game on this occasion.

This is proof that you are better off in a train than you are in a plane in the event of a bird strike. So while my traveller card is still valid I will be using VT to get to Manchester :D

Juvenile pheasant, probably hen. They aren't terribly bright, on the whole. You'd not get a good meal out of it either.

Reading the title, I thought this thread was about an industrial action by the food trolley operatives.

Maybe there was, it was a gentleman who brought the tea and coffee through.

Actually I thought it was another [insert train company name] excuse for why trains weren't running (or were late) ... akin to the wrong type of leaves on the line (from British Rail days of yore) ;)