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Will West Coast become 'misery line?' (BBC News)

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Old 7th January 2009, 15:13
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Will West Coast become 'misery line?' (BBC News)

Rail passengers between London and Scotland are hit by delays on a line that has seen £9bn of investment.

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Old 7th January 2009, 20:50
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At one stage the "Misery Line" name also applied to the LT&SR, before C2C took over the line.
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I think they are needing to check pantographs. There could be something running about damaging the wires. Sounds too much like common sense.
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Rail passengers between London and Scotland are hit by delays on a line that has seen £9bn of investment.

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Will the West Coast become a "misery line" ? It already has been - for many years !
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