Following on from the now-closed thread on the recent incident with a cat on a Pendolino roof at Euston at https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/unusual-reason-for-delay.214780/ I recently heard somewhere that cats can usually tell that conductor rails are live and know to avoid them, but dogs can't. Does anyone know if this is true, and if so, why this is? I would guess that it is to do with the frequency of sounds (including that of electricity) that cats and dogs can hear.
I presume this also applies to overhead power lines.
Obviously, if this is true then dog owners who live in third rail territory would be well advised to keep their dogs on a lead when walking them across a level crossing or foot crossing to stop them from straying onto the track.
I presume this also applies to overhead power lines.
Obviously, if this is true then dog owners who live in third rail territory would be well advised to keep their dogs on a lead when walking them across a level crossing or foot crossing to stop them from straying onto the track.