Commuters stranded for 30 minutes after two cows managed to access tracks near Mirfield.
The Transpennine Express service between York and Manchester Piccadilly was halted by the bovine trespassers, who gained access to the tracks between Huddersfield and Dewsbury on Wednesday.Commuters had to wait 30 minutes for the animals to be removed, and Transpennine cancelled all of the train's scheduled station stops between Huddersfield and Manchester.
"Our teams headed out to site and, with assistance from the farmer, the cows were re-moo-ved safely from the railway. The line was re-opened at 10:57 BST and we would like to thank passengers for their patience while the incident was ongoing."Rail services to resume from Ayr to Glasgow after hotel fire
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