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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

Bakerloo Line 'in state of managed decline' and at risk of 'critical failure' due to 52-year-old trains

Passengers on the Bakerloo Line have suffered a 370 per cent increase in the amount of time they have “lost” over the last decade awaiting delayed or cancelled trains, it was revealed on Wednesday.

A report backed by Transport for London said the line was “at risk of critical failure” without an urgent overhaul and the replacement of its 52-year-old trains.

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