Major journey disruption between Lewes and Haywards Heath is anticipated right now following the derailment of a prepare within the Lewes space on Thursday,13 August.
The 2.24pm Southern prepare from London Victoria was travelling to Eastbourne when the incident occurred shortly earlier than 4pm.
Emergency companies mentioned round 150 folks had been on board, with two folks sustaining severe accidents and 18 incurring much less severe accidents. All passengers had been evacuated from the prepare.
Official investigations are underway as to the reason for the incident.
As of 8.30am on Friday morning (14 August), all traces between Lewes and Haywards Heath are closed with all companies cancelled.
Other routes affected embrace companies between Ore, Eastbourne, Seaford and Brighton, and between Ore, Eastbourne and London Victoria.
Rail alternative buses might be working between Haywards Heath and Lewes, calling at Cooksbridge and Plumpton.
Southern has added additional carriages to companies between Brighton and Hastings, and Brighton and Seaford, “wherever possible”.
Passengers travelling in the direction of Eastbourne or Hastings might want to change trains at Brighton to proceed their journey.
Passengers may journey on the next companies at no further price:
- Southern companies between Brighton and London Victoria
- Thameslink companies between Brighton and London Bridge
- Gatwick Express companies between Brighton and London Victoria
- London Underground between all London terminals
- Southeastern companies between Hastings and London terminals
Plus on Brighton and Hove bus companies on the next routes:
- 28 – Brighton (St Peter’s Church), Moulsecoomb (Brighton University), Falmer, Lewes (Post Office / Law Courts), Polegate, and Eastbourne
- 29 / 29B / 29X – Brighton (St Peter’s Church), Moulsecoomb (Brighton University), Falmer, Lewes (Post Office / Law Courts), Uckfield, Crowborough, Eridge, and Tunbridge Wells
Advice from National Rail recommends permitting a minimum of 60 minutes of further journey time and to verify journey particulars earlier than setting off.
Other points affecting Southern Rail this morning embrace a signalling fault between Streatham Common and Selhurst meaning fewer trains are capable of run on all traces.
As a end result, trains operating between these stations could also be cancelled, delayed by as much as quarter-hour or “revised”.
Disruption is anticipated till noon.
In addition, there was a factors failure between Three Bridges and Horsham, in West Sussex, which means all traces are blocked.
Trains operating by way of these stations might be cancelled or revised, with disruption anticipated till 10am.
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