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The infamous Virgin Voyagers' allergy to seawater strikes again. 160 passengers ended up stranded for three hours on the sea wall at Dawlish. As reported by BBC News

The train involved was stopped at red lights on the sea wall at Dawlish when it was hit by a huge wave - and water got into the electrics.

Needless to say, First Great Western's 25 year old High Speed Trains, based on reliable old 1970s British Rail technology, continued to run once they'd got the failed Voyager out of the way.

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