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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Laura Pollock

UNBELIEVABLE: Network rail issues statement after two train derailments in two days | History Defined

Emergency services near the scene where a Greater Anglia train derailed south of Wickford railway station in Essex (Image: PA)

INVESTIGATIONS into two train derailments in two days “will look at all possible causes and factors”, a Network Rail boss said, adding the hot weather had “presented exceptional challenges to the railway”.

It comes after a second train derailed less than 24 hours after two passengers were seriously injured when a Southern Rail service came off the tracks in East Sussex.

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