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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T09:56:20.000Z",
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    "Multiple fatalities after school bus struck by passenger train in Belgium",
    "Commuters booted off sweltering train 40 miles from destination after air conditioning stops working in carriages",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nPassengers at London's Waterloo Station have been warned they face severe disruption after reports of smoke on the tracks.\n\nSouth Western Railway confirmed that some of its services leaving Waterloo were being forced to run slower than usual amid a safety inspection taking place.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe train company said that “smoke was reported on the track” between Waterloo and Vauxhall.\n\nPassengers have been warned of delays on services to and from London Waterloo and Guildford, Woking, Chessington South, Dorking, Hampton Court, Shepperton, and Strawberry Hill.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA number of services scheduled to run in the afternoon and early evening have been cancelled.\n\n\nJourneys will be affected between London Waterloo and Weymouth via Winchester, Southampton, and Bournemouth.\n\nSome services between Exeter St Davids, Salisbury, and London Waterloo are set to be affected, stopping early and only travelling as far as Basingstoke.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nNational Rail has also warned that Elizabeth line services between London Liverpool Street and Stratford will face delays throughout the afternoon.\n\nEastbound services that would usually run from platform 17 at London Liverpool Street to Gidea Park have been cancelled.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Multiple fatalities after school bus struck by passenger train in Belgium\n  * Commuters booted off sweltering train 40 miles from destination after air conditioning stops working in carriages\n  * Budget rail operator launches new service connecting major UK cities from this week - fares from £30\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nPassengers have been advised that if they want to travel eastbound, they should use Shenfield services from the low-level platform A.\n\nIn a statement, SWR said: “Response teams have been advised and are on their way, but there is no estimated time of arrival at the moment.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "'Smoke on tracks' triggers delays at major London station as passengers face delays amid safety inspection"
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