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Originally Posted by DSY011
A passenger train has been derailed after hitting cows on a line in Kent.
One carriage came off the rails when the herd was struck by the train, according to operator Southeastern. No passengers were injured.
Sixty-five passengers were helped to safety and Network Rail has shut the line. A spokesman said it was thought five cows had been killed.
Network Rail said it had received a report of a stray cow on the line about an hour before the derailment.
That report was investigated but nothing was found.
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The train was recovered on Wednesday 29th. Unusually, the power cars from Hastings Diesel Ltd's preserved 'Thumper' unit were used to move the stricken class 375.
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Tony