Disruption after Inverness to Aberdeen train hits pheasant [BBC News]





Date: 09/03/2016

Passengers were left stranded after their train hit a pheasant in Aberdeenshire. The 05:54 Inverness to Aberdeen service - with 132 passengers on board - was halted after the incident between Huntly and Insch near Kennethmont. It caused an 'air leak' which meant the train could not proceed. ScotRail said arrangements were made to initially take passengers to Huntly. A passenger said everyone was calm despite several hours of disruption.

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The modern station building at Huntly in November 2006, View north towards Keith..
Location: Huntly
Company: Great North of Scotland Railway
08/11/2006 John Furnevel
Westbound train reaching the end of the double track section at Kennethmont.
Location: Kennethmont
Company: Great North of Scotland Railway
// Ewan Crawford
View west from the footbridge at Insch station on 16 October 2012.
Location: Insch
Company: Great North of Scotland Railway
16/10/2012 John McIntyre


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