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Horse on tracks causes disruption to train services

News imageNetwork Rail Birmingham A black horse with a white face and two light brown legs. It is reaching its face out towards a man wearing bright orange work clothing. The man is holding out something for the horse to eat. The horse is standing on railway tracks and the man is standing off to the side of them, with bushes and branches behind him, and a green field beyond.Network Rail Birmingham
Network Rail staff removed the horse from the tracks

A horse that was roaming loose on a railway line caused disruption to train services on Sunday morning.

It was found on the tracks at Albrighton, between Wolverhampton and Cosford, at about 10:00 GMT.

The lines were blocked until about 10:30.

The horse was removed by Network Rail teams, and the company thanked passengers for their patience.

News imageNetwork Rail Birmingham A black horse with a white face and one brown front leg is walking along a railway track towards the camera. Either side of the tracks are grass, bushes and trees. In the distance there is an orange train with its lights on, stopped away from the horse.Network Rail Birmingham
Services were disrupted for about half an hour

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