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Birds need to be careful though - a couple of years back I was at an MML station to head into London and as I walked through the ticket office there was an almighty flash and loud bang from outside. Cue lots of station staff appearing from nowhere to investigate - what was found, smoldering in the gap between the rails was the smoking corpse of a pigeon which had evidently gone full wing-span and managed to be the conductor for 25kv to earth.
There was a similar 'exploding pigeon' incident on the 'Paddington 24 7' TV programme. Took a big chunk of concrete out of a overbridge.
 

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Anyone heard any more about the lad who was injured? I hope he is making a decent recovery.
 

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Birds need to be careful though - a couple of years back I was at an MML station to head into London and as I walked through the ticket office there was an almighty flash and loud bang from outside. Cue lots of station staff appearing from nowhere to investigate - what was found, smoldering in the gap between the rails was the smoking corpse of a pigeon which had evidently gone full wing-span and managed to be the conductor for 25kv to earth.

Yes I’ve seen the same - twice. Once said pigeon bridged catenary wire and a bridge, second time contact wire to a passing pantograph.
 
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Anyone heard any more about the lad who was injured? I hope he is making a decent recovery.
Think you are in the wrong thread mate, this one is about OLE v 3rd rail and pigeons. Oh but hang on........
Likewise I hope he is ok and thanks go to all looking after him doing their best.
 
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