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The Sun
5 days ago
- The Sun
Major UK train line is shutting for 2 WEEKS in ‘critical' upgrade sparking chaos for holidaymakers
A MAJOR UK train line is set to shut for a fortnight - sparking travel chaos for holidaymakers. Thousands of passengers travelling to Gatwick Airport will be affected due to the closure next month. 1 Works are set to take place between Guildford and Reigate for two weeks in September. Network Rail will be upgrading the crucial line between September 14 and September 27. It means passengers will be forced to make alternative travel arrangements. Four level crossings in the impact area will also be improved. Mark Goodall, Network Rail's Wessex route director, said: 'We are advising passengers who use the North Downs Line between Guildford, Reigate and Gatwick Airport to please note the dates of this upcoming closure. 'Upgrading the signalling is critical to ensuring we're providing a safe and reliable railway and will also increase capacity and allow for additional services to run in future, allowing more passengers across Surrey to connect with Gatwick Airport.' Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
BBC News
01-08-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Fatal M25 crash 'terrifying' for driver, Surrey coroner says
A woman who died in a crash on the M25 in a "terrifying situation" was unable to stop in time as an anti-locking system reduced her car's braking effect, a coroner has Bowen, 48, was travelling on the motorway in January 2022 when her rear offside tyre deflated and detached from the wheel, before she crashed into a stationary lorry on the hard an inquest into her death in Woking, coroner Richard Travers concluded that Ms Bowen died had steered her Toyota Corolla to the hard shoulder between junction eight (Reigate) and nine (Leatherhead), having driven "for at least a few minutes after the tyre deflated", Mr Travers said. He said a tyre warning light probably did illuminate, but that it was not possible to say whether Ms Bowen saw or acted on it.A lorry had pulled onto the hard shoulder due to a tyre issue and the driver heard a "quite a loud bang and felt something hit the back of the lorry", Mr Travers running to the rear, the lorry driver saw a car wedged under it and called 999, but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and Ms Bowen was pronounced dead at the scene. 'Ran out of time' While Ms Bowen may have been able to avoid the lorry, the coroner said: "Without doubt, this would have been a terrifying situation and, I find, it is likely that Ms Bowen simply ran out of time to consider and to take the alternative avoiding action which was available."His conclusion stated that if the brakes had worked effectively, there would have been sufficient time and distance for the car to have stopped before hitting the lorry."The brakes did not work effectively because when the brake pedal was pressed, the vehicle's anti-locking braking system was activated, and it operated to prevent instability, but, thereby reduced the braking effect almost entirely."He said this was an "unintended effect of the system's design" which arose because the specific scenario, of a tyre detaching while the vehicle was being driven, had not been considered as part of the has been approached for eye witness previously told the inquest that he saw Ms Bowen's brake lights come on, but the car did not seem to slow Travers added: "Once on the hard shoulder, she pressed the brake pedal, with increasing force, on a further five occasions, but this did not result in any significant reduction in the Toyota's speed."In consequence, the vehicle did not stop before hitting and under-running the stationary lorry, travelling at a speed of 37.9mph, he crash happened at 07:58 GMT on 11 January 2022 – 17 seconds after the tyre detached and 10 seconds after the car moved on to the hard shoulder, the inquest was Travers added that expert evidence heard during the inquest said the underrun protection bar, which should prevent cars going under it, was "nowhere near strong enough to prevent a collision of this force, or even to reduce the extent of the vehicle underrun".Though bolts used by a separate company to fix the bar were "of a lower grade and strength than was required", Mr Travers said it was clear that the bar would not have been strong enough "even if bolts of the correct strength had been used".Scania, which made the lorry, has been approached for comment.
BBC News
21-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Four weeks of delays due to gas pipe upgrades on A217 in Reigate
Traffic delays are expected in a Surrey town for up to four weeks due to gas network upgrades. The A217 Reigate Hill is closed to southbound motorists from Monday between its junctions with Brokes Road and Birkheads the gas distribution company, said it is replacing old pipes along a section of the road.A company spokesperson "apologised for any inconvenience" and said the closure was "to ensure everyone's safety". The company statement read: "These works are part of a 30-year programme to replace aging gas mains with modern, long-lasting plastic piping to ensure a continued safe and reliable supply of gas to local homes and businesses. "Once completed, the upgraded network will serve the community safely and reliably for many decades to come."The company said the new plastic pipe would have a lifespan of 80 motorists should follow the signed diversion route via Raglan Road. Light vehicles should then continue via Croydon Road and Rushworth Road, while HGVs must follow a separate diversion route via A242, A23, and A25. Debbie Davis, a nearby cafe owner, told BBC Radio Surrey: "Inevitably it is going to affect us as the diversions are looking widespread."It's just another thing we've got to contend with. But I'm sure the customers will get to us." Bradley Lock, Reigate resident, said: "I don't think the bus I take to work will be running for a month which will make things quite difficult."In January, another road in the town, Gatton Park Road, was closed for four months for water mains replacement.
BBC News
20-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Six people in hospital after two-car crash in Reigate
Six people have been taken to hospital after a crash in Surrey, police have crash happened at 13:30 BST on Saturday at Gatton Bottom in Reigate, near to the junction with Reigate people had "serious injuries" according to Surrey Police, while the other three people were taken "as a precaution".The road was closed in both directions between A23 London Road and A217 Reigate Hill for several hours on Saturday afternoon. Surrey Police said the crash involved two cars - a Suzuki and a Range asked witnesses or anyone with relevant footage of the crash to contact the force.
BBC News
20-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Plans for 300 new homes in Reigate approved
Plans for a new development which includes 300 homes in a Surrey town have been approved by the local well as the homes, the site off Sandcross Lane in Reigate will have a 65-bed care facility, three traveller pitches and a scout development was approved by ten votes to one by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, despite opposition from local residents who said it was an unsuitable use of the former green belt Savills told the Local Democracy Reporting Service it would provide "much needed" family housing. Simon Buckingham, Park Lane Residents Association chairperson, said his group had objected to the plans for more than five said the development suffered from a "woeful inadequacy of local healthcare provision".Details of the layout across the 14.9 hectare site are yet to be determined - but it is expected the tallest buildings could reach up to four stories in said the homes would go a considerable way to helping the council meet its housing targets.
