The "getting chilly" bit was a bit tongue in cheek. I don't know why the specific points failed. I'd assume that the temperature would have something to do with it. But i'm front line staff, not engineering so have no actual idea. I just got an alert saying we had a points failure, then we had a...
Points at Gatwick got a bit chilly and wouldn't clip or detect properly so P4 and P5 which is the usual place for Southbound trains couldn't be accessed.
A queue of three brighton trains (one gatex and two FCC) coudlnt' be shifted in to P1/2/3. Trains behind these three were in a position to...