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Herd of Cows Blocks West Coast Main Line, Disrupting Scotland-London Trains
Thousands of passengers faced delays and cancellations after the herd blocked services between London Euston and Scotland for more than four hours, Network Rail said.
- On Tuesday, a herd of cows wandered onto the West Coast Main Line in Staffordshire, disrupting one of the United Kingdom's busiest rail routes for several hours.
- Following difficulties reaching the farmer, Network Rail teams resolved the situation around 1pm, ending the obstruction that began shortly before 9am.
- Avanti West Coast and Lumo services experienced delays of up to 45 minutes, with significant cancellations impacting travel between London Euston and Glasgow Central.
- Stuck passengers complained they were offered only one 330ml bottle of water while waiting on trains that had "not moved for three hours."
- The disruption comes after an A811 collision involving cows on Sunday near Gartocharn in West Dunbartonshire, where an 18-year-old male passenger suffered life-threatening injuries.
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