Wandering cow finds its way to Scottish station platform

Wandering cow finds its way to Scottish station platform

By Trains Staff | June 14, 2022

| Last updated on February 26, 2024


After appearing to wait for a train, cow finds its way home

Light brown cow stands on station platform
An escaped cow stands on the platform at a ScotRail station in Glasgow. ScotRail, via Twitter

GLASGOW, Scotland — Perhaps the next train was a milk run.

Rail operator ScotRail posted photos on its Twitter account Monday of a cow which had escaped from a field and ended up on the platform of a Glasgow station, setting off a pun-filled exchange between the rail company and its Twitter followers, one of whom suggested the creature apparently “had a beef” with the company.

When followers asked about the condition of the cow, ScotRail reported that it “came in, ate some plants, had a wee wander, licked his reflection in the shelter, and made his way back to the field.” The person minding the social media account also reported the fence at the field had been secured, and closed reporting of the incident by writing, “Well, I’ve milked the jokes out of this one. I’m udderly done with it. It’s now pasture bedtime …”

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