West coast rail line closes again

Newcastle : Australia | Jun 29, 2012 at 8:02 AM PDT

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The line suffered severe overnight disruption, with a train delayed by flooding in Cumbria later catching fire near Lockerbie. Hundreds of people were stuck for up to 15 hours on the Virgin service from London to Glasgow. The disruption also resulted in long queues at Glasgow Central Station as people... FULL ARTICLE AT BBC

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