What the records say
- When
- 13 Aug 2026
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 50.88° N, 0.00° W
- Description
- train derailment in England
- Deaths
- 0
- Injured
- 30
- Cause
- derailment
Lewes derailment
2026 rail crash in East Sussex, England
At 15:54 BST on 13 August 2026, a Southern service train, operated by Greater Thameslink Railway, derailed near Lewes railway station in East Sussex. Three carriages of the train, which was en route to Eastbourne from London Victoria, left the tracks, turned onto their sides and slid part-way down the embankment. Thirty people were injured, two of these seriously.
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