More disruption hits trains in Sussex

Trains in East and West Sussex have been hit with disruption, a railway company has announced.

Southern Railway says a fault with the electric third rail in the Brighton area means some lines are blocked on Monday.

Trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised, with disruption expected to last until mid-morning, the company says.

Network Rail apologised to customers for the "really difficult morning".

It said its engineers had been working hard on site since the early hours.

There were no updates from Southern about whether the issues were resolved at 11:00 BST.

Fewer lines will be open than usual between Brighton and Preston Park as a result of the fault.

Southern services between Seaford and Brighton will not run. Other trains will serve the part of the route between Lewes and Brighton, but will be busier than usual, the company says.

Gatwick Express services are only running between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria, with customers being advised they can use Thameslink services from Brighton at no extra cost.

Thameslink services were also facing delays and cancellations, though the company said just before 9:00 its services were no longer being disrupted.

Southern urged customers to allow at least 30 minutes of extra time for journeys on affected routes.

"Please check journey planning tools, and when travelling, check station screens and listen to announcements," it said.

Affected customers can be entitled to compensation if they experience delays.

The disruption comes after major disruption on Thursday, which saw South Western Railway, CrossCountry, Southern, Gatwick Express, the London Overground, Great Western Railway and Thameslink all delay or cancel services.

Problems were then blamed on an issue affecting communications between trains and signallers.

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