Three women visiting UK from Australia stuck at Eastbourne station after train derailment near Lewes

Three women visiting the UK from Australia were stuck at Eastbourne station on Thursday evening (August 13) following a train derailment near Lewes.

Chloe Oakhill, Skea Brown and Dee Johnson are visiting the UK from Australia, specifically for the Seven Sisters hike.

Chloe said: “It took us a while to get here this morning because that train was delayed too. Now we’re like ‘how are we going to get home?’

“It’s been really confusing. Google Maps says one thing, the train says one thing and now [the station boards] are saying another thing. So yeah, it’s been hard.”

Updates on tonight’s incident can be found in our live blog.

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