West Sussex rail delays after lorry collides with bridge near Barnham
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All train lines were blocked after the incident, which was reported just before 12.30pm on Wednesday (July 20).
A spokesperson for Southern Rail said: “Specialist engineers will have to check the infrastructure before we run a regular service via Barnham again.”
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Hide AdSouthern said the lorry had been moved by 1pm ‘and we're now just waiting on confirmation that the bridge is structurally sound’.
People were told to plan ahead before travelling, ‘especially if you are relying on connections’.
As of 1.20pm, trains were able to run at ‘line speed' via Barnham station.
However this has ‘affected a number of train en-route’, Southern said.
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Disruption was expected until 4pm but, just after 5pm, Southern said residual delays remain.