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Track defect found on railway line where Lewes train derailed

Rail Accident Investigation Branch says fault was there before carriages fell, and passengers on other trains reported ‘rough riding’

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Line where train derailed to remain closed ‘for at least another 10 days’ as recovery operation begins

The Southern Rail train derailed near Lewes in East Sussex on Thursday afternoon

Evening Standard · Aug 16

Lewes railway closed ‘for at least another ten days’ after derailment

A Southern train derailed near Lewes, East Sussex, on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Aug 16

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Probe into two train derailments to ‘look at all possible causes and factors’

A second train derailed 24 hours after two passengers were seriously injured when a Southern Rail service came off the tracks in East Sussex.

Evening Standard · Aug 14

Two seriously injured in train derailment not in life-threatening condition

The incident occurred near Lewes, East Sussex, on Thursday afternoon.

Evening Standard · Aug 14

Passengers seriously injured in Lewes train derailment no longer in life-threatening condition

People can expect to see a ‘continued police presence’ at the scene in the coming days

The Independent UK · Aug 14

Train boss says railway is safe in hot weather after ‘rare’ derailment

Some 20 people went to hospital after a Southern Rail service with three carriages derailed on its side near Lewes on Thursday afternoon.

Evening Standard · Aug 14

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Everything we know so far as London train derails near Lewes

The train derailed in the area between Haywards Heath and Lewes shortly before 4pm on Thursday

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Passenger train derails and 11 people injured after carriages overturn in southern England

A passenger train derailed in southern England, injuring eleven people. Three carriages overturned on the Southern Rail service from London to Eastbourne. Passengers described the train rocking violently before it jumped and brakes engaged. Aerial footage showed emergency services treating injured individuals in a field. The cause of the derailment…

The Economic Times · Aug 13

'Everyone Was Screaming': Passengers Describe Horror as Train Derails Near Lewes and Carriages Flip

A Southern Rail train derailed near Lewes, East Sussex, flipping carriages and causing major travel disruption. Emergency services responded swiftly, with no serious injuries reported.

International Business Times UK · Aug 13

Emergency services at scene of train derailment near Lewes in East Sussex

EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a train derailment between Haywards Heath and Lewes in Sussex, Southern Rail has said

The National (Scotland) · Aug 13

Lewes train derailment: Full list of rail services disrupted

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The Independent UK · Aug 13

Train derails near Lewes in East Sussex

Photographs circulated online show at least two carriages of a train lying on their side

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Lewes train derailment: 20 people hospitalised with two seriously injured

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The Independent UK · Aug 13

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The Independent UK · Aug 13

Wickford derailment latest: National Rail insists British trains ‘among safest in world’ after second crash in 24 hours

The Wickford derailment comes less than 24 hours after a train derailled in East Sussex

Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2023

OPINION - No wonder Londoners are flocking to Kent — I’ve never looked back

In the autumn of 2013 my husband and I moved to the wilds of East Kent from the suburbs of south London. We left because we wanted all the cliches every jaded Londoner wants: clear skies at night, a soundtrack of birdsong instead of sirens and a house that could…

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