Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day
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Key context: <p>Network Rail and Southern owner GTR apologise after investigators reveal picture of possible heat-buckled track </p><p>Rail operators have apologised after a report into last Thursday’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/13/train-derailment-east-sussex-closes-several-routes-lewes">train derailment in East Sussex</a> found a “track geometry irregularity” on the approach to the site where the train derailed on the hottest day of the year so far.</p><p>An <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/derailment-of-a-passenger-train-at-lewes">interim report</a> by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said CCTV images showed the fault existed before the incident occurred near Lewes, injuring 30 people.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/19/lewes-derailment-network-rail-gtr-images-track-defect-before-incident">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
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, injuring 30 people. Continue reading...
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