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Shropshire trains delayed by trespasser on line at Telford

Trains through Shropshire were delayed by up to an hour after a trespasser was spotted on the line.

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The trespasser was spotted near Wellington, on Thursday afternoon.

West Midlands Railway said a person trespassed onto the train line between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.

It tweeted:

Services in both directions were brought to a standstill for up to two hours as police investigated before Shrewsbury-bound trains were sent on their way at a reduced speed.

The line to Wolverhampton was then opened about half an hour later.

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