| Derailment, Wickford,14th August 2026 Posted by grahame at 15:33, 14th August 2026 |     |
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Train derails near Wickford in Essex
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A Greater Anglia train has derailed near Wickford in Essex, the BBC understands.
We'll bring you more as we get it.
published at 15:11
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A Greater Anglia train has derailed near Wickford in Essex, the BBC understands.
We'll bring you more as we get it.
Train has derailed, Network Rail confirms
published at 15:30
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Network Rail has just confirmed to us that a train has derailed.
"We are dealing with a derailment incident in Anglia, [region] and we are working quickly to understand the situation and to provide assistance where needed," a spokesperson says.
"We will provide further information in due course.”
published at 15:30
15:30
BREAKING
Network Rail has just confirmed to us that a train has derailed.
"We are dealing with a derailment incident in Anglia, [region] and we are working quickly to understand the situation and to provide assistance where needed," a spokesperson says.
"We will provide further information in due course.”
| Re: Derailment, Wickford,14th August 2026 Posted by IndustryInsider at 16:41, 14th August 2026 | |
Minor derailment apparently. Train has stayed upright.
| Re: Derailment, Wickford,14th August 2026 Posted by TaplowGreen at 18:22, 14th August 2026 | |
Also one at Clapham this morning.......perhaps these things come in threes?
| Re: Derailment, Wickford,14th August 2026 Posted by stuving at 18:35, 14th August 2026 | |
Also one at Clapham this morning.......perhaps these things come in threes?
But there was also a derailment on the Volks Electric Railway yesterday ...
(currently at https://x.com/imjustbrighton_)
| Re: Derailment, Wickford,14th August 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:50, 14th August 2026 | |
From the BBC live:
'The train swung wildly,' says passenger on board derailed service in Essex
Summary
A passenger on board a derailed train in Essex tells the BBC it "swung wildly for about 10 seconds"
Emergency services are responding at the scene after a London-bound train carrying up to 45 passengers partially came off the tracks in Wickford - what we know so far
British Transport Police says "the rear carriages of a train derailed in an upright position" at 14:12 BST, adding there are no reported injuries - its statement in full
National Rail says major disruption is expected "until further notice"
It comes a day after a separate train derailment in Lewes, Sussex - the cause of that incident is still being investigated
Responding to the derailment, the Department for Transport says Britain's railways are "amongst the safest in the world"
Summary
A passenger on board a derailed train in Essex tells the BBC it "swung wildly for about 10 seconds"
Emergency services are responding at the scene after a London-bound train carrying up to 45 passengers partially came off the tracks in Wickford - what we know so far
British Transport Police says "the rear carriages of a train derailed in an upright position" at 14:12 BST, adding there are no reported injuries - its statement in full
National Rail says major disruption is expected "until further notice"
It comes a day after a separate train derailment in Lewes, Sussex - the cause of that incident is still being investigated
Responding to the derailment, the Department for Transport says Britain's railways are "amongst the safest in the world"
| Re: Derailment, Wickford,14th August 2026 Posted by ChrisB at 15:15, 20th August 2026 | |
Still ongoing, no reopening date yet available.
| Re: Derailment, Wickford,14th August 2026 Posted by Trowres at 15:47, 23rd August 2026 | |
Still ongoing, no reopening date yet available.
Normal services still not expected before 26th August. (1st September for the Haywards Heath and Lewes service affected by a more severe derailment).
Coincidentally, I came across a report from 1966 referring to a derailment of a Glasgow-London sleeper train on the Kilmarnock Line. The train, 22:10 from Glasgow on 13th August, consisted of a class 40 diesel, 13 coaches and 2 vans.
In really foul weather, overflowing streams had covered the rails with rubble. The train was proceeding with caution, but the loco and carriages were derailed and ran for about 200 yards, with loco and several carriages ending up leaning against the cutting walls.
This was early hours of a Sunday morning. In the days before GSM-R radio, the crew had to protect the train and eventually find a phone to summon help. [In the prevailing weather this was a horrendous task].
At 03:00, the area manager arrived (on a loco commandeered from a circus train
). Buses and a 2 car DMU arrived at 06:00-ish and 06:25 to provide transport for the passengers (unclear how many, but the passengers were taken to Dumfries "where hotels in the area had been asked to provide 300 breakfasts".So that was the first 6 hours of 14th August. The report continued:
"The train was back on the rails early on August 15th, and the line was reopened to traffic the following day. Over 300 tons of stones and rubble were cleared from the line".
[Accompanying photos showed two large rail-mounted cranes lifting the class 40; also 6 of the coaches, of which 5 were leaning by various angles]
