Lewes Train Derailment: Line to Remain Closed for at Least 10 Days for Complex Recovery

Councillor praises emergency services after train derailment

A senior district councillor has praised emergency services for their ‘exceptional response’ a train derailment near Lewes.

Track to be shut for 10 days as derailed train removed near Lewes

Network Rail and Southern Rail said 125-tonne rail-mounted cranes would lift the carriages.

Lewes train derailment: Line to remain closed for at least 10 days for complex recovery

The railway line between Lewes and Haywards Heath will remain closed for at least another 10 days following the derailment of a Southern train on Thursday (August 13), railway officials have said.

Lewes to Haywards Heath line to remain closed for at least ten days as major train recovery operation begins

A statement from Network Rail and Southern Rail.