Heavy rain blamed for derailing

HEAVY rain was last night blamed for causing a landslide that led to a passenger train derailing on one of Britain's busiest routes.

The front two sets of wheels on the first carriage of the 10.56 Brighton to London Victoria service came off the tracks just north of Merstham tunnel, near Redhill, Surrey.

One man was treated at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill for whiplash and some of the 105 passengers were said to be shocked.