Cows block UK's busiest rail line, disrupting London-Manchester and Scotland services
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Gwyn Topham
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A herd of cows wandered onto the west coast mainline in Staffordshire, blocking the UK's busiest intercity railway line for over three hours. The incident, which began shortly before 9am on Tuesday, caused widespread cancellations and delays for Avanti West Coast and Lumo services between London Euston, Manchester, and Scotland, with disruptions expected to last until 4pm.
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· 3 pulledA herd of cows has disrupted travel for thousands of train passengers after wandering on to Britain's busiest intercity railway line.
Trains between London and Manchester were among those cancelled, with delays and disruptions affecting multiple train services on Tuesday after the errant cows blocked the west coast mainline in Staffordshire for more than three hours.
The cow incursion, which occurred shortly before 9am, was expected to affect services until 4pm, with delays and cancellations for Avanti West Coast and Lumo services between London Euston and Scotland, as well as London Northwester
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