Track Defect Found Near Lewes Train Derailment Site
An initial report by investigators has revealed a track defect near the site of a train derailment in Lewes. Images reportedly show the irregularity before the incident occurred on one of the hottest days.
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Track defect found near derailment site - report
Initial findings from an RAIB investigation show an "irregularity" at the site near Lewes.
Read full article →Investigators discover track ‘irregularity’ near site of UK train derailment
Officials examine CCTV footage of area around incident in East Sussex that injured 30 people
Read full article →Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day
Network Rail and Southern owner GTR apologise after investigators reveal picture of possible heat-buckled track Rail operators have apologised after a report into last Thursday’s train derailment in East Sussex found a “track geometry irregularity” on the approach to the site where the train derailed on the hottest day of the year so far. An interim report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said CCTV images showed the fault existed before the incident occurred near Lewes, injur...
By Alex Daniel
Read full article →Track defect found in area where Lewes train derailed
A rail track defect existed in the area where a train derailed in Lewes, East Sussex last week, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch says.
By Anna Loren
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