Obstruction on track and staff unavailability cause rail disruption in Sussex
Rail passengers across Sussex faced a series of disruptions on Thursday evening (July 2).
Southern Rail reported an obstruction on the track between Brighton and Portslade. A post on social media, at 8.49pm, said that power to the rack had been cut and no trains in this area were able to run until further notice.
By 9.09pm, Southern confirmed all lines had reopened and trains were able to run safely between Brighton and Portslade. However, passengers were warned trains could be delayed by around 20 minutes or be subject to short notice alterations.
Just under an hour later, at 10.04pm, Southern reported that services between Brighton and Angmering had been delayed due to signalling staff being unavailable.
Southern warned that passengers may need to leave up to 60 minutes extra to complete their journey.
The line reopened at 11.13pm, before services returned to normal by 11.37pm.
Southern also reported that a road vehicle had collided with a bridge at Amberley at 10.07pm.
The rail operator cautioned that the incident may disrupt trains between Horsham and Arundel – but an inspection at 10.32pm confirmed services were able to run as normal over the bridge.