Fare-dodging ferret causes train chaos

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Fare-dodging ferret causes train chaos



A feral ferret caused chaos on a train as it ran amok through carriages and wolfed down the driver's lunch.

Frightened passengers screamed as the stray animal clambered over their laps when it leapt on board at Leicester station.

The pest darted over seats on the Nottingham-bound Midland Mainline service, before it sneaked into the driver's cab and dived into his lunch box.

A company spokesman said the unwanted passenger then scoffed the man's cheese sandwiches and biscuits before he had even noticed the intruder.

"The passengers were all scared stiff that the ferret was going to bite them. They were all going crazy," said the Midland Mainline spokesman.

"We have recently introduced a clampdown on fare-dodging - we are thinking of introducing a new policy of ferret-dodging."

After discovering the animal, the train driver radioed ahead to Long Eaton station, in Derbyshire, 15 minutes down the track, to ask for help.

RSPCA inspectors were called on board and took the ferret away in a cardboard box.