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Disruption continues at Waterloo | Disruption continues at Waterloo |
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Passengers travelling from London's Waterloo Station faced a second night of disruption as engineers worked to repair track damaged in a derailment. | |
A section of the line was broken when two carriages came off the rails as a train approached the station in south London on Tuesday evening. | |
The carriages stayed upright and no-one was hurt but services were affected. | The carriages stayed upright and no-one was hurt but services were affected. |
South West Trains said the train had been moved but warned passengers to expect disruption on Thursday morning. | |
Delays and cancellations | Delays and cancellations |
A spokeswoman said trains were unable to access platforms one to four due to the damaged track. | A spokeswoman said trains were unable to access platforms one to four due to the damaged track. |
The last two carriages of the South West Trains service from Dorking came off the tracks as it entered the station at 1830 BST. | The last two carriages of the South West Trains service from Dorking came off the tracks as it entered the station at 1830 BST. |
Passengers were led to safety through the other carriages and through the driver's cab at the rear of the train. | Passengers were led to safety through the other carriages and through the driver's cab at the rear of the train. |
A Network Rail spokeswoman said an investigation had begun into the derailment. | A Network Rail spokeswoman said an investigation had begun into the derailment. |