Rail Chaos Reigns as Summer Heat Brings Track Troubles The scorching summer heat has been wreaking havoc on Britain's rail network for weeks.
The latest derailment in Essex, which occurred on a Greater Anglia service from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street in Wickford on Friday, left over 60 passengers stranded and sparked widespread travel chaos.
This incident follows another derailment just 24 hours earlier in East Sussex, where two passengers were seriously injured.