Train hits three deer, including a stag, near Blair Atholl [Evening Telegraph]





Date: 16/01/2021

Trains to the north of Scotland have been delayed after a train hit deer, including a stag, near Blair Atholl.


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Train hits three deer, including a stag, near Blair Atholl

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Delays have been cause in Highland Perthshire after a train hit three deer, including a stag, between Blair Atholl and Dalwhinnie.

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