Train on it s side Lewes * breaking *

[milesgiles]

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/26462815.live-upda...

My information is the rails have buckled in the heat

[Earthdweller]

Let's hope there are no fatalities or serious injuries

It appears three coaches are off the track and on their side with another derailed

Emergency services are on scene just outside Lewes in Sussex

https://x.com/defianc_e/status/2087931913172394147...

[JoshSm]

For some reason I expected a train that fell off the track onto its side on fairly flat ground to end up with the wheels on the side closest to the track, instead it's the roof?

[and31]

milesgiles said:

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/26462815.live-upda...

My information is the rails have buckled in the heat

“ my information “? ! Wtf are you on about?

Hopefully no serious injuries

[Warhavernet]

Can we speculate it's the work of a far right-side failure ?

[miniman]

JoshSm said:

For some reason I expected a train that fell off the track onto its side on fairly flat ground to end up with the wheels on the side closest to the track, instead it's the roof?

The picture on the Argus site does look like it's the other way up at first glance though.

[Hippea]

miniman said:

The picture on the Argus site does look like it's the other way up at first glance though.

Look at the track, what would make it bend like that?

[FiF]

Sorry for image quality, zoomed in to show buckled rails.

[speedking31]

Hippea said:

Look at the track, what would make it bend like that?

Thermal expansion of continuously welded rails.

Wiki

Edited by speedking31 on Thursday 13th August 17:40

[Dogwatch]

Third rail stops in the ‘tween tracks but doesn’t resume on the outside.

[SkinnyPete]

speedking31 said:

Hippea said:

Look at the track, what would make it bend like that?

Thermal expansion of continuously welded rails.

If they expand and have nowhere to go, they move sideways.

Edited by SkinnyPete on Thursday 13th August 17:53

[miniman]

Dogwatch said:

Third rail stops in the tween tracks but doesn t resume on the outside.

It swaps over -

[ChevronB19]

milesgiles said:

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/26462815.live-upda...

My information is the rails have buckled in the heat

I love how you break stories such as this, followed up with my information is .

Possible, but not confirmed. And I hope everyone is ok.

You re a total loon.

[hidetheelephants]

Looks like the pandrel clips holding the rails down have unzipped. No trains on that line for a week or more, tidying that up will be a long job.

[Silver3ides]

For the people in the know , What sort of speed would of it be doing at the time ?

[119]

ChevronB19 said:

I love how you break stories such as this, followed up with my information is .

Possible, but not confirmed. And I hope everyone is ok.

You re a total loon.

It was confirmed on the bbc website 20 mins before your post.

Nothing like making yourself look silly again.

Edited by 119 on Thursday 13th August 18:04

[markh1973]

119 said:

ChevronB19 said:

I love how you break stories such as this, followed up with my information is .

Possible, but not confirmed. And I hope everyone is ok.

You re a total loon.

It was confirmed on the bbc website 20 mins before your post.

Nothing like making yourself look silly again.

Edited by 119 on Thursday 13th August 18:04

More or less silly than MilesGiles claiming "my information " again?

[119]

markh1973 said:

119 said:

ChevronB19 said:

I love how you break stories such as this, followed up with my information is .

Possible, but not confirmed. And I hope everyone is ok.

You re a total loon.

It was confirmed on the bbc website 20 mins before your post.

Nothing like making yourself look silly again.

Edited by 119 on Thursday 13th August 18:04

More or less silly than MilesGiles claiming "my information " again?

Was his information incorrect?

[hidetheelephants]

It wasn't his information.

[butchstewie]

Even AI says the tracks are warped.

Fingers crossed everyone is safe.