The large animal which had escaped from a pet shop is taken to a vet after being hit by a train.
A giant tortoise brought trains to a halt when it was found on a railway track.
The injured animal was spotted near Harling Road, north east of Thetford, Norfolk, on the Cambridge-bound line at about 12:40 BST.Swallow Aquatics in East Harling said the tortoise, Clyde, had gone missing on Sunday and had now been taken to a vets, as it was hit by a train.Diane Akers, a passenger on the 11:22 train from Ely to Norwich, photographed the tortoise on the opposite track when her train came to a halt.
"When we got to Norwich station I told staff in the office there, and the chap looked at me as if I was mad - and then a police officer came along and said he'd seen my tweet."BBC reporter Nic Rigby was a passenger on another train, from Cambridge to Norwich, that ground to a halt."The train inspector announced that he's having trouble believing it - but it's true."
A Greater Anglia spokeswoman said: "We are sorry for the disruption caused to customers between Norwich and Cambridge this afternoon."Network Rail attended and helped the animal. Services were able to run from 13.25."Find BBC News: East of England on
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