Waterloo is over, says Railtrack

London - Waterloo station's owners waded into a verbal battle over the famous rail station's provocative name yesterday, declaring…

London - Waterloo station's owners waded into a verbal battle over the famous rail station's provocative name yesterday, declaring "the war is over" and opposing a French call to rename it.

"Let's face it, we have a place named Battle which marks a victory by the Normans. As far as we are concerned, the war is over," a spokesman for Railtrack told the London Times.

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