HawkTheSeagull
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ALL services to and from Brighton are suspended and will be for some time.
A train has derailed in the area of the station.
A train has derailed in the area of the station.
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Train Derailment - Brighton Station
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TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
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Hopefully everyone is alright, not sure how its possible to derail a train like that?
HawkTheSeagull
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Reportedly an empty train with no passengers on board. Could be caused by anything, points/signalling failure, track defect, object on the line. It will get investigated though, which will mean a lengthy blockage.
Pinkie Brown
I'll look after the skirt
Pity it wasn't last night around 6pm and blocking the Coastway East line. Could have spared us getting to Falmer.
HawkTheSeagull
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Taken from Twitter, not a serious one as it probably happened at low speed, though it is blocking the London-bound line. As West and East Coast lines dont appear to be affected, they will probably be opened as soon as power can be restored. Mainline trains will have disruption for a while though.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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presumably this will snare up the whole BML, coast way east and west too?
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,126
Doesn't the steel they use on the tracks normally buckle as soon as the temperature reaches about the equivalent of a warmish Summer's day?
Did it move on its own?
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
Wäre es nicht in Deutschland vorkommen
HawkTheSeagull
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Normally thats around 35 degrees air temperature, metal temperature is always much, much hotter than that. I highly doubt thats the cause though, suspect a points failure. One of the reasons trains get stopped when signalling fails is to potentially stop things like this.
Regardless, something has gone wrong. It will also result in a train being taken out of service for repairs as well
Funnily enough, that might be a cause !!
Taken from Twitter, not a serious one as it probably happened at low speed, though it is blocking the London-bound line. As West and East Coast lines dont appear to be affected, they will probably be opened as soon as power can be restored. Mainline trains will have disruption for a while though.
Looks like there's two blokes trying to pick the train up
Megazone
On his last warning
Amazing skill being a train driver. Staying on those tracks takes incredible precision.
It was only a matter of time.
It was only a matter of time.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Is that the special train Beach Hut uses to get to games?
Can't see first class so can't be
GreersElbow
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Best derailed it after the match report, it cannot be a coincidence.
Cowfold Seagull
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Probably caused by the wrong kind of sunshine on the rails.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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Does this mean the Lewes line is suspended as well?
HawkTheSeagull
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Currently, though it is expected to reopen soon as it isnt affected.
Replacement buses are now available.
