Unexpected consequences of barrier installation at Huddersfield - Felix the station cat couldn't get through them so they were modified to include a cat flap!
This story from the Daily Express raised a smile this morning!
http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/407366/Purrrfect-station-cat-gets-her-own-VIP-ticket-barrier
This story from the Daily Express raised a smile this morning!
http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/407366/Purrrfect-station-cat-gets-her-own-VIP-ticket-barrier
Tom Morgan in The Express said:Purrrfect...station cat gets her own VIP ticket barrier
FELIX the cat thought her days as official *station mouse catcher were over when automatic ticket barriers were installed.
The stray was adopted two years ago by staff at Huddersfield station in West Yorkshire.
But she found she could not get through the new high-security barriers, designed to combat fare dodgers.
She was distraught when the barriers came into use this month.
So train operator First TransPennine Express installed a special cat flap.
A company spokesman said: “After spotting Felix having kittens about alterations to her platform catwalk, we hope the bespoke cat flap which sits within the gate’s barriers will make her life easier.”
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