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Longton Station closed by a swarm of wasps

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Just seen on Twitter that Longton Station was closed earlier today by a swarm of wasps, I don't think I have seen that as a reason to close a station before but I am sure East Midlands Trains did it for safety reasons that were justified.

East Midlands Trains @EMTrains - 4:21 PM · Jul 16, 2019
#EMTUpdate For safety reasons we are currently unable to stop our trains at Longton in the Uttoxeter/Derby direction because of a swarm of wasps. Customers from Longton travelling towards Uttoxeter/Derby should travel to Stoke on Trent and change for alternative services.
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East Midlands Trains @EMTrains - 6:18 pm · 16 Jul 2019
#EMTUpdate Our trains are now able stop at Longton again between Stoke on Trent & Uttoxeter. Staff have reopened the platform after carrying out an assessment.
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thenorthern said:
Just seen on Twitter that Longton Station was closed earlier today by a swarm of wasps, I don't think I have seen that as a reason to close a station before but I am sure East Midlands Trains did it for safety reasons that were justified.
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Services are now calling for those affected.

Almost two4one as Nottingham Platform 1 was closed to traffic due to a similar problem with bees.
 
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Reminds me that I finished eating a pasta salad earlier on that platform at Shrewsbury, put the packaging on the bench next to me, and when I went to get up and chuck it, I found a good few wasps inside.

I don't condone littering but needless to say I didn't fancy picking up the packaging :lol:
 
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For safety reasons we are currently unable to stop our trains at Longton in the Uttoxeter/Derby direction because of a swarm of wasps. Customers from Longton travelling towards Uttoxeter/Derby should travel to Stoke on Trent and change for alternative services.
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This suggest that LM were still calling. Perhaps their green livery is less attractive to wasps.
 
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Bletchleyite said:
EMT's bright colours might be more like a pretty, nectar-laden flower! :)
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Back in the late 90's I was with a group of Bradford City supporters travelling down the M6 to watch us play at West Bromwich. At a service station on the way, one supporter dutifully put his waste into a bin in the car park only to be greeted by a swarm of wasps that were in said bin. Lots of running around followed, not helped by the fact that our kit that year were bright claret & amber stripes!! We managed to all get back onto the bus although the poor chap had been stung a few times, and as the driver pulled out there was the almost surreal sight of this swarm of wasps chasing our coach (a Wallace Arnold one so also a wasp attracting colour!).
 
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Crossover said:
Longton doesn't get LNR services - it is the nearby Longport that could (yes, it is confusing!)
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OK, scrub that then... IIRC the EMT services pass each other at Stoke so getting one the other way from Longton would be a frantic dash through the subway there. Anyone who arrived for a particular train towards Derby could be stung for a two-hour delay.
 
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