Mystery of derailed Lewisham freight train solved

Remember the freight train that tipped over and messed up your Lewisham commute last year? Here’s why it happened (with technical details)

I never expected to use Rail Technology magazine as a source for writing stories about Lewisham. But it’s the first publication with the lowdown on why that freight train that caused so much havoc for commuters derailed in the first place.

Cast your mind back to a little more than a year ago when conditions were quite similar to now: wintry days with a few flurries of snow .

The incident below happened in the early hours of January 24, 2017 and commuting from Lewisham practically ground to a halt for several days. Continue reading “Mystery of derailed Lewisham freight train solved”

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