A nurse says she was in tears bringing her cow Margaret to Christopher Cooksey's bedside.
It will allow all interested parties to have their say before plans are submitted for consultation.
Trains between Wickford and Southminster will be replaced by buses over the weekend.
As the grape harvest starts early, winemakers hint at a booming future for the Crouch Valley.
Greater Anglia says extensive faults were found on the track.
An emergency timetable is being imposed by Greater Anglia in south Essex.
Investigators say a carriage was dragged across sleepers and ballast for about 1.5 miles (2.4km).
Trains are running again along the route where a train partially came off the tracks on 14 August.
Train passengers in Essex are being warned of slower speeds and timetable changes - what's going on?
