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Swans on the tracks contributed to traffic misery for commuters at London Waterloo today (September 28).

The news that the birds were partly to blame brought some light relief to tired travellers, according to the Press Association.

Even the Sandford police , made famous in the fictional comedy Hot Fuzz, might have struggled to help.

Hot Fuzz filmed largely in the Somerset city of Wells and ever since a scene in the film which featured officers chasing a swan, police across the land have delighted in rescuing the animals.

(Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

A light-hearted tweet suggested the police in Hot Fuzz could have helped South Western Railway during today's disruption - which was also caused by signal and train failures.

But a witty response from the official SWR twitter feed suggested Hot Fuzz's finest would have struggled as there was more than one swan.

The reply references a famous Hot Fuzz line - "just the one swan actually".

Trains from Waterloo to areas including Portsmouth were delayed or cancelled.