Why were kings cross? Maybe their trains were late! Some say warrior Queen Boudica was buried under platform 8.

Terry Deary
Why were kings cross? Maybe their trains were late! Some...
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Sometimes the simplest of questions lead to the most profound of answers. In this case, platform 8 was a platform at Waterloo Railway Station that was used as a burial site for Queen Boudica. The legend states that she was buried alive after her uprising against the Romans. Apparently she was later dug up and reburied at Waterloo Station due to the fact that her funeral train broke down on its way from London.

Source: Loathsome London

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