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Waterloo today: from Abba to bridge and station names

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imageAbba celebrate their 1974 victory in the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Waterloo'.PA/PA Archive

It’s the name of a bridge and a railway station in London, an island in the South Shetland islands, several townships and cities across Australia, a region in Ontario, Canada and – for good or ill – the title of the most famous song ever...

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