Sorry to say we've had a problem between #Robertsbridge + #Battle on @Se_Railway's #Hastings line all morning - and it is likely to continue for the rest of the day. The issue is a cable fault around Mountfield (pictured) 1/ 
The cable is 37-core - which means 37 individual strands - and the fault is affecting 2 level crossings, 4 signals and 7 train detection circuits in the area below. It's a 600metre length cable and we have a team of 7 on site trying to narrow down the failure. /2
Our cables on this route are hidden in troughs so the team is walking the line looking for obvious external damage. It may not be obvious - it could be inside the sheathing - so they are also testing each "core" to see which ones are misbehaving. /3
What that adds up to is that this could be a lengthy process and we are sourcing a length of 600m cable so if we have to replace the whole thing, then we can. Meanwhile, @Se_Railway are running buses between #Battle and #Robertsbridge /4
In the meantime, please accept our apologies for the disruption to your journeys. We'll report back on this feed when we know more about the damage and the timescale for fixing - however disruption is likely all day. For travel info go to: southeasternrailway.co.uk/travel-informa…
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