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Train blaze halts rail services | Train blaze halts rail services |
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A train has caught fire in Hertfordshire causing travel chaos on services from a London station. | A train has caught fire in Hertfordshire causing travel chaos on services from a London station. |
The blaze started in the engine of a King's Cross to Hull train as it passed through Stevenage. | The blaze started in the engine of a King's Cross to Hull train as it passed through Stevenage. |
Passengers were taken off the train and power was cut to the line. There are no reports of injuries. | Passengers were taken off the train and power was cut to the line. There are no reports of injuries. |
There are delays on the East Coast Mainline from King's Cross and Inter City services are suspended between Stevenage and Peterborough. | |
The fire, which took half an hour to extinguish, started at about 1920 BST on the Hull Trains service. |