From deers to donkeys – the animal culprits delaying your train journeys

New figures from Network Rail have revealed the worst culprits for trespassing on the railways, after humans that is.
The information released by Network Rail reveals that animals trespassed 1,432 times in the 12 months to April 2024, ranging from deer at one end of the scale to bees, a donkey, mice, hedgehogs and even a now well-known tortoise.
(c) Network Rail
But by far, the worst offender was the upright walking mammal known as homo erectus, with over 19,300 incidents – one every half-