A train's apparent exasperation at heading to Swindon has attracted thousands of comments on social media.

A tweet from Rob Auton, from York, on Sunday showed a train announcement board seemingly disappointed it was heading to the Wiltshire town.

The board on the Great Western Railway train said: "Swindon. The next station is Swindon."

Rob captioned the tweet: "This train seems gutted about where it's going."

The stand-up comedian's tweet has since gone viral and gained a large response from the public and celebrities, including famous Swindon Town fan Ivo Graham.

Ivo, who grew up in Aldbourne, said: “I don’t appreciate this tone.”

ITV’s horse racing presenter Oli Bell saw the funny side too.

Professional golfer Eddie Pepperell was also seen to be responding to the joke but he did not prove to be quite as defensive as Graham.

“Every right to be, to be honest,” he tweeted back.

This response comes as little surprise as Pepperell hails from Swindon’s neighbour, and great sporting rival, Oxford.

As of Monday morning, the Tweet has garnered 290,000 views and has over 6,500 likes.