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| Rainfall floods railway station | Rainfall floods railway station |
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| A city station is closed, some trees are down in a beauty spot and several homes are without power as the heavy rainfall continues to batter the UK. | A city station is closed, some trees are down in a beauty spot and several homes are without power as the heavy rainfall continues to batter the UK. |
| Network Rail shut down electricity at Southampton Central Station after the tracks were flooded. It will remain closed until at least 1700 BST. | |
| London to Weymouth and London to Poole services are terminating at Eastleigh, for South West Trains (SWT) buses. | London to Weymouth and London to Poole services are terminating at Eastleigh, for South West Trains (SWT) buses. |
| Meanwhile, about 100 Hampshire homes are without power. | Meanwhile, about 100 Hampshire homes are without power. |
| The water is a couple of feet deep in the tracks Network Rail | The water is a couple of feet deep in the tracks Network Rail |
| Seventy properties are affected in Holt and Mannington in Wimborne and 30 households in Shirley in Southampton. | Seventy properties are affected in Holt and Mannington in Wimborne and 30 households in Shirley in Southampton. |
| Southern Electric said their engineers were "working to restore supplies as quickly as possible". | Southern Electric said their engineers were "working to restore supplies as quickly as possible". |
| Trees that have come down across Brockenhurst in the New Forest have led SWT to divert its replacement buses as a precaution. | |
| "So far five buses have been laid on and we are hoping to lay on more," a spokesman for SWT said. | "So far five buses have been laid on and we are hoping to lay on more," a spokesman for SWT said. |
| "The buses are running between Bournemouth and Southampton Airport/Eastleigh - bypassing Brockenhurst because of the trees down in the New Forest area. | "The buses are running between Bournemouth and Southampton Airport/Eastleigh - bypassing Brockenhurst because of the trees down in the New Forest area. |
| "The situation could continue for the next three hours." | "The situation could continue for the next three hours." |
| About 100 homes across the region are without power | About 100 homes across the region are without power |
| Network Rail said it had "people who deal with specific flooding issues on site" at Southampton Central railway station. | Network Rail said it had "people who deal with specific flooding issues on site" at Southampton Central railway station. |
| "The first reports of flooding came in at 7.30am," a spokesman said. | "The first reports of flooding came in at 7.30am," a spokesman said. |
| "The water is a couple of feet deep in the tracks. Because of the hill coming down from the city centre the drains are overflowing onto the tracks." | |
| The spokesman added the company would have to wait until the water subsides before assessing the situation - which would be at least three hours. | The spokesman added the company would have to wait until the water subsides before assessing the situation - which would be at least three hours. |
| "We will repair and test - where necessary - equipment that may have been affected by the water like signalling and points," the spokesman said. |