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Ctrl Alt Deleaf.

That’s the name the British public selected for a new leaf-kicking train rolling out next week. It will blast high-pressure water to remove leaves from tracks, a much bigger problem than it sounds like.

‘Ctrl Alt Deleaf’ beat ‘Leaf-Fall Weapon’ in the public vote, a little bit of justice after the ’Boaty McBoatface’ saga.

Photo of a man grinning and leaning out of the window of a train named Ctrl Alt Deleaf
Photo: Kieran Cleeves / PA Media Assignments
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