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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

High Speed None: Eurostar and Southeastern trains cancelled after breakdowns on line

Simon Calder

Eurostar passengers and Kent commuters are enduring a second day of rail chaos after engineering trains sent to help with repairs themselves broke down.

On Tuesday afternoon, Eurostar urged passengers not to travel after the High Speed 1 line from London St Pancras to Kent and onwards to France was closed. Overhead line damage between the hub in the capital and Ebbsfleet in north Kent led to widespread cancellations.

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