Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day
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Rail operators have apologised after a report into last Thursday’s derailment in East Sussex found a track defect on the approach to where the train derailed on the hottest day of the year so far.
上周四东萨塞克斯脱轨事件的报告发现，在今年迄今为止最热的一天，火车脱轨处的轨道存在缺陷，铁路运营商对此表示歉意。
An interim report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said CCTV images showed the “track geometry irregularity” existed before the incident near Lewes injured 30 people.
铁路事故调查处 (RAIB) 的一份临时报告称，闭路电视图像显示，在刘易斯附近发生导致 30 人受伤的事故之前，就存在“轨道几何形状不规则”。
The watchdog published an image that appeared to show the track had buckled – something that can happen in high temperatures – before the Southern train derailed.
监管机构发布了一张图像，似乎显示在南方火车脱轨之前，轨道已经弯曲——这种情况在高温下可能会发生。
It said its investigation was taking weather conditions into account, as well as the status of the track, embankment, condition of the train and the effectiveness of any measures taken to mitigate the hot temperatures.
该公司表示，其调查考虑了天气条件、轨道、路堤、火车状况以及缓解高温措施的有效性。
The report said there had been “a sustained period of hot and dry weather” and that the ambient air temperature at the time was about 27C, according to the nearest weather station to the site.
报告称，根据距事发地点最近的气象站的数据，当时“天气持续炎热干燥”，当时的环境气温约为 27 摄氏度。
In a joint statement, Network Rail and Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR), which runs Southern, said they were “very sorry that this happened on our railway”.
英国网络铁路公司（Network Rail）和运营南方铁路的大泰晤士联线铁路（GTR）在一份联合声明中表示，他们“对我们铁路上发生的这种情况感到非常遗憾”。
“We also recognise the ongoing impact the incident has had on customers, local communities and railway colleagues,” said Lucy McAuliffe, Sussex route director at Network Rail, and John Whitehurst, chief executive at GTR.
Network Rail 苏塞克斯路线总监露西·麦考利夫 (Lucy McAuliffe) 和 GTR 首席执行官约翰·怀特赫斯特 (John Whitehurst) 表示：“我们还认识到该事件对客户、当地社区和铁路同事造成的持续影响。”
“Safety is and will always remain our highest priority. While Britain’s railway is one of the safest in the world, when incidents like this occur it is essential that we understand exactly what happened and identify any lessons that can be learned.” The stretch of railway between Lewes and Haywards Heath is scheduled to remain closed until at least the end of service on 26 August.
“安全是并将永远是我们的首要任务。 虽然英国的铁路是世界上最安全的铁路之一，但当发生此类事件时，我们必须准确了解发生的情况并找出可以吸取的教训。” 刘易斯 (Lewes) 和海沃兹希思 (Haywards Heath) 之间的铁路段计划保持关闭，至少到 8 月 26 日服务结束为止。
That will give time for the train to be recovered – a complex job involving the derailed carriages being lifted by crane – and for recovery teams to make sure evidence is preserved. The incident happened on 13 August amid the UK’s fifth heatwave of the summer, during which two trains derailed in less than 24 hours.
这将为恢复火车（一项涉及用起重机吊起脱轨车厢的复杂工作）和恢复团队确保保留证据留出时间。 该事件发生在8月13日，正值英国夏季第五次热浪期间，两列火车在不到24小时内脱轨。
The second derailment occurred on Friday when the rear carriages of a Greater Anglia train came off the track “in an upright position” at Wickford railway station in Essex, with no reported injuries. The embankment on which the railway sits near the Lewes derailment site is made of clay, meaning it is “sensitive to variations in water content and may undergo movement as moisture levels change”, the RAIB said.
第二次脱轨事故发生在周五，当时一列大安格利亚列车的后车厢在埃塞克斯郡威克福德火车站“直立”脱离轨道，没有人员伤亡报告。 RAIB 表示，刘易斯出轨地点附近的铁路路堤是由粘土制成的，这意味着它“对含水量的变化很敏感，并且可能会随着湿度的变化而发生移动”。
It added that “although, at this stage, there is no evidence to indicate that a significant embankment slip occurred before the accident, there is evidence that some movement had previously taken place”.
它补充说，“尽管现阶段没有证据表明事故发生前发生了严重的路堤滑移，但有证据表明之前发生了一些移动”。
RAIB investigators said they had received “several reports of rough riding” from passengers on other trains in the same location.
RAIB 调查人员表示，他们收到了同一地点其他列车上乘客的“多起粗暴乘车报告”。
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR). said it was also “investigating the circumstances of the incident” but declined to comment further.
铁路和公路办公室 (ORR)。表示也在“调查事件的情况”，但拒绝进一步置评。
Unlike the RAIB, the ORR’s remit is to look into potential “breaches of health and safety law” and it has the power to prosecute on those grounds. The train was travelling at about 65mph – within the 70mph speed limit – as it approached the site of the incident, with about 150 people onboard.
与 RAIB 不同，ORR 的职责是调查潜在的“违反健康和安全法”的行为，并有权据此提起诉讼。 当火车接近事发地点时，列车时速约为 65 英里/小时（在 70 英里/小时的限速范围内），车上约有 150 人。
Three carriages ended up on their side, trapping passengers and injuring 30 people, including 20 who required hospital treatment, the RAIB said.
RAIB 表示，三节车厢最终侧翻，乘客被困，30 人受伤，其中 20 人需要住院治疗。
“Significant damage was caused to the train and to railway infrastructure,” the watchdog added. James MacCleary, the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, said the early findings “raise serious concerns”, and the fault on the track was “deeply concerning”.
“火车和铁路基础设施受到严重损坏，”监管机构补充道。 刘易斯选区的自由民主党议员詹姆斯·麦克利里 (James MacCleary) 表示，早期调查结果“引起了严重担忧”，赛道上的故障“令人深感担忧”。
“I travel this line very regularly and reported to the authorities just how bumpy this section of track had become.
“我经常沿着这条线路行驶，并向当局报告了这段路段的崎岖程度。
We cannot assume that this is related, but that makes the current findings even more troubling.” The Department for Transport said: “Safety remains the absolute priority across our rail network, and we will ensure the industry acts on any findings in the Rail Accident Investigation Branch’s full report when published.”
我们不能假设这是相关的，但这使得目前的发现更加令人不安。” 英国交通运输部表示：“安全仍然是我们铁路网络的绝对优先事项，我们将确保行业在铁路事故调查处完整报告发布后对任何调查结果采取行动。”
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