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Derailed Essex train leads to travel chaos
Nearly 100 services were cancelled and 62 passengers were treated at the scene as investigators examined the derailment.
- On Friday, a Greater Anglia passenger train derailed near Wickford after departing Rayleigh, with two rear carriages leaving the tracks and causing extensive infrastructure damage that blocked railway lines.
- The Rail Accident Investigation Branch and Network Rail are investigating whether the region's extreme 33C heat contributed to the derailment, which occurred one day after a similar incident in Lewes.
- Emergency crews treated 62 passengers at the scene with no casualties reported; passenger Jon Young told the BBC the train "swung wildly for around 10 seconds" before stopping.
- Nearly 150 trains were cancelled, forcing commuters to rely on rail replacement buses and alternative routes including c2c services and London Underground lines while response teams restore the tracks.
- Network Rail warned that major disruption will likely continue into next week as crews perform extensive infrastructure repairs, advising passengers to check for updates before traveling this weekend.
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Nearly 150 trains CANCELLED after derailment
Nearly 150 Greater Anglia train services have been cancelled today after a train near Wickford derailed yesterday.
·Essex, United Kingdom
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