An escaped pet tortoise was rescued from the railroad tracks in Runcorn, England. Photo courtesy of Andy Taylor/Avanti West Coast
Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Railway operators teamed up in England to rescue a "trespassing tortoise" spotted wandering on the tracks near a station.
Train operating company Avanti West Coast, which appropriately has a turtle named Turbo as its mascot, said a passenger waiting on the platform at Runcorn spotted a tortoise next to the tracks near the station and reported it to officials.
Avanti coordinated with Network Rail to shut down train services at the station temporarily while a rescue plan was put into place.
The rescue took about 10 minutes, and normal operations then resumed.
