Trains severely delayed after an escaped WALLABY causes travel chaos in Yorkshire

A WALLABY caused "mayhem" after escaping from a farm and ending up on train tracks in Yorkshire.

Transpennine services between Stalybridge and Huddersfield were halted while attempts were made to catch the animal around 11.15am.

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The wallaby escaped from a farm in Marsden, West Yorkshire, which houses three of the animals.

A witness said:“It was causing mayhem for about half an hour. It has now been captured and has been taken back to it’s farm.”

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The animal was coaxed off the tracks but is still on the loose.

It is believed he has been on the run for the past five days.

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Ross Easton, from Network Rail, said: "With summer holidays coming up, we are reminding everyone - especially kids and young people - to stay off the tracks.

"However, wallabies are a new one on us.

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"We hope the little critter will have hopped off the track and back to safety."

It comes after a lynx escaped from a Dartmoor Zoo in Devon.