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Evening Standard
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Barney Davis

Waterloo’s century old glass roof to be replaced with plastic

Work has begun to replace Waterloo’s 100-year-old station roof which was last rebuilt just after the First World War in 1922.

Passengers travelling through the country’s busiest station will soon see the glass and support structures overlooking the main concourse replaced with a polycarbonate glazing material which is around 50 per cent lighter, Network Rail said.

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