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Railway line between Tonbridge and Edenbridge shut until at least Tuesday due to track ‘defect’ (www.kentonline.co.uk)
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[–] Syd@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Expansion and contraction of the rail can pull it free from the spikes. This isn't that uncommon of an issue in extreme temperature differences.