Train delays to and from Newport after cows and sheep wander onto line

TRAINS between Newport and Cardiff are currently going extra slow because of animals on the line.

Arriva Trains Wales said cows have wandered onto the line at Rhymney river bridge, east of Cardiff.

Further along the line in Marshfield, sheep were reported to be blocking the line.

A spokesman for Arriva Trains Wales said just before 11am this morning the sheep were cleared but the cows are still causing problems.

He said staff are on the line and working to clear the animals and find out how they got there.

Train services are currently under caution meaning trains move a lot slower.

One train user did not seem to mind to delay. He tweeted:

Probably did more work on the train than I've done all week. Thanks, animals who wandered onto the line and made it even longer!

— Ioan McAvoy (@ioanmcavoy) July 27, 2016

Bus services, including Cardiff bus route 30 and Newport bus route X30, are accepting rail tickets.

Due to animals on the line between #Newport and Cardiff, Cardiff Bus route 30 & Newport bus route X30 are accepting all valid rail tickets

— Arriva Trains Wales (@ArrivaTW) July 27, 2016