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Rail lines reopen after freight train breakdown | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services were disrupted on Monday morning | |
Trains running through Surrey and Sussex are returning to normal after a morning of disruption due to a broken down freight train, rail operators have said. | |
Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services were all disrupted until 12:00 GMT on Monday. | |
The freight train broke down between East Croydon and London Victoria but disruption affected services in the South East to and from the capital. | |
Gatwick Express services between London Victoria and Brighton, via Gatwick Airport, were among those suspended earlier. | |
Southern services between Reigate and Victoria and stopping services between Gatwick and Victoria were also cancelled, as well as services from Eastbourne and Epsom. | |
Trains between Portsmouth Harbour/Bognor Regis and Victoria only ran as far as Gatwick Airport, the operator added. | |
Ticket acceptance was in place between Southern, Thameslink, South Western Railway, Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains during the disruption. | |
Passengers who arrived at their destination more than 15 minutes late will be entitled to compensation, operators said. | |
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