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Trespasser 'hell bent' on escaping police jailed after delaying 921 trains and costing Network Rail £1.2m


19/02/2025 in News

London Waterloo. NICK BRODRICK.

A motorcyclist who ran across the South Western Main Line as he fled police, delaying 921 trains and causing delays that cost Network Rail £1.2 million, has been jailed.




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