The Alan Davies show..on radio was always good for train jokes...in one scene he had this come over the PA from the chief conductor:
'Ladies and gentlemen I regret to inform you this service is running late...this is due to (muffled) what shall we tell them this time...? leaves...signals? (clearly again)a signal failure in Peterborough'
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'Ladies and gentlemen I regret to inform you this service is running late...this is due to (muffled) what shall we tell them this time...? leaves...signals? (clearly again)a signal failure in Peterborough'