A crafty cow on the railway has caused disruption for trains and passengers this morning.

c2c have issued a warning to commuters about the setback, which has seen a cow on the railway between Leigh and Benfleet.

As a result, trains are having to run at a reduced speed.

While the team have warned train services running across the whole c2c network may be delayed by up to eight minutes.

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