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RAIB probes Lewes derailment as Southern suspends lines this weekend

Rail Accident Investigation Branch investigators are at the Lewes derailment site in East Sussex after a train carrying about 150 people derailed, injuring two seriously and 18 others. Three carriages left the tracks, and lines between Haywards Heath and Lewes are closed indefinitely with weekend services on the London Victoria–Eastbourne route canceled and rail replacement buses operating. A second derailment near Wickford, Essex is also noted. Investigators will examine the track, signalling and train data and consider whether heat affected infrastructure; an update is expected next week.

10 days ago•Source: BBC

Bedford rail crash: driver killed and 89 injured in major incident

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3.84 min•2 months ago

Bedford rail crash: driver killed and 89 injured in major incident

A collision between two East Midlands Railway services near Bedford left one train driver dead and 89 people injured (11 very serious, 22 serious, 56 minor). London St Pancras services were halted, with disruption lasting into the next day as emergency services and investigators work to determine the cause.

via BBC