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">derailment in East Sussex</a> found a track defect on the approach to 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 “track geometry irregularity” existed before the incident near Lewes injured 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 derailment in East Sussex found a track defect on the approach to 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 “track geometry irregularity” existed before the incident near Lewes injured 30 people. Continue reading...
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