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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

Bakerloo line: Oldest trains on the London Underground 'could be replaced by 2030'

New Bakerloo trains could be running “before the turn of the decade” if Government funds can be secured to continue to modernise the London Underground, according to the capital’s transport commissioner.

Andy Lord wants a fleet of replacement trains for the Bakerloo line – currently the oldest in the country – to roll off the production line as soon as an existing order for 94 new Piccadilly line trains is complete.

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