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Services across Scotland affected after train strikes cow in the Mearns

Dundee Station, where commuters were affected by rail delays.
Dundee Station, where commuters were affected by rail delays.

A number of services between Aberdeen and Dundee have been cancelled after a train struck a cow earlier today.

The 2.52pm service running between Aberdeen and London hit the animal in Laurencekirk, and caused services across Scotland to be axed.

A ScotRail said the collision had caused “a fault” and that staff are on the scene working to get the train on the move.

The cow died following the crash.

The 3.33pm service between Aberdeen and Glasgow Queen Street was terminated and instead started from Perth, while the 5.36pm train between Aberdeen and Glasgow was completely scrapped.

Other journeys between Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow were also disrupted or subject to changes.

Services may not be back up and running until 7.30pm.

Information on the delay from the ScotRail website.
Information on the delay from the ScotRail website.

Services running from Inverurie to Glasgow and Edinburgh have also been affected by the incident.

A spokesman for Network Rail said: “A southbound Virgin train struck a cow on the line south of Laurencekirk at around 3.30pm

“The collision has caused some minor damage to train and fitters are on-site working to get the train back on the move.

“We can’t run trains through the area  at the moment while staff are on  the track.

“We’re working as quickly as we can to remove the train and reopen the southbound line.

“The incident is causing significant disruption to services at the moment and buses are being utilised to keep passengers moving between Dundee and Aberdeen.”

A Virgin Trains spokeswoman said: “There are currently delays to our services between Dundee and Aberdeen.

“We’re sorry for the inconvenience, anyone travelling with us this evening is advised to check our website or Twitter page for the latest updates.”

Delays are expected until 7.30pm.