A train to Britain's Gatwick Airport was canceled when a pair of mischievous squirrels boarded without tickets and proceeded to cause chaos for paying passengers.

GOMSHALL, Surrey (WKRC) - A train ride had to be cancelled after two squirrels snuck aboard and started attacking passengers. According to Great Western Railway, a train ride from Reading to Gatwick had to be cancelled after two squirrels boarded the train while it was stopped in Gomshall.

A train in Britain was cancelled after a pair of squirrels boarded the service and one refused to get off, Great Western Railway (GWR) said on Wednesday. The disruption on Saturday forced the 08:54 (0754 GMT) service from Reading in southern England to be terminated before it could reach Gatwick Airport,

Pictures show the cheeky squirrel that caused a train service to be canceled - after running on board. The morning train to Gatwick Airport was scrapped after two squirrels boarded - and one refused to get off.

Despite efforts to evict them, one squirrel remained and was eventually sent back to Reading, ending the unusual situation. The Woodland Trust, a conservation charity, notes that

A Great Western Railway train to Gatwick was cancelled after some unusual passengers boarded and refused to leave.

It wasn't the start to a holiday many will have been hoping for, after a pesky pair of squirrels boarded a train bound for Gatwick Airport. The morning service was thrown into disarray by the two unexpected passengers,