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Landslide causes train derailment

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    More than 400 passengers were guided to safety along railway tracks after a landslip onto a line in Surrey caused their train to be derailed.

    The 1059 GMT Southern service from Bognor Regis to London Victoria remains stuck between Merstham and Coulsdon South, to the north of Redhill.

    The front carriage remained upright although its wheels "jumped the rail".

    There were no reports of any injuries, but rail services were predicted to be disrupted for the rest of Saturday.

    Full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6258993.stm
     
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    Abseil checks follow derailment

    Abseil teams are due to inspect the sides of a railway embankment where a landslide caused a train to derail.

    The train was removed by Network Rail and Southern engineers late on Saturday, but the line between Redhill and Purley will remain shut on Sunday.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6260483.stm
     
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