You won't believe why your train's late today: There's a wallaby on the line
TRAINS have been forced to slow down because an escaped wallaby has been spotted on a railway line in West Yorkshire.
The animal was seen on the tracks between Huddersfield and Stalybridge, Greater Manchester.
It is believed the creature escaped from a nearby animal farm.
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Ross Easton, from Network Rail, said: “With summer holidays coming up, we are reminding everyone - especially kids and young people - to stay off the tracks.
“However, wallabies are a new one on us. We hope the little critter will have hopped off the track and back to safety.”