Latest Travel Information After East Sussex Train Derailment

Major update on Lewes train crash as 'cause' of horror derailment exposed

The derailment left two people with severe injuries.

Latest travel information after East Sussex train derailment

Southern have released more information for passengers after the train derailment yesterday (13th August 2026). British Transport Police attended reports of a train derailment around 3.44pm yesterday and a major incident was declared. Three carriages of the train derailed onto their side, leaving some passengers trapped, however, everyone was safely…

Latest Lewes travel advice after train derailment and ‘major incident’ declared

Engineers inspected Lewes train track 24 hours before derailment

It remains unclear what pronmpted the detrailment (Picture: Eddie Mitchell) Track engineers carried out a safety inspection on the line 24 hours before a train derailed and injured more than 20 people. Three carriages of a Southern Rail service from London Victoria to Eastbourne came off the track just before 4pm on Thursday, August 13 close to Lewes station. The cause of the crash on the line between Lewes and Haywards Heath has not yet been es…

Police give new statement following train derailment, with 20 people in hospital

British Transport Police have released a further update after a train derailed near Lewes this afternoon.

RAIL union RMT praises rail staff following Lewes derailment

RAIL union RMT has praised railway workers following a serious derailment of a train near Lewes this afternoon (Thursday August 13).