UPDATE: 8ft icicle removed from Balcombe tunnel

An 8ft icicle in Balcombe tunnel which caused problems for rail passengers yesterday has been removed.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Mar 2018, 10:22 BST
Updated 2nd Mar 2018, 11:09 BST
Picture supplied by Patrick on twitter @BlackjackFitPicture supplied by Patrick on twitter @BlackjackFit
Picture supplied by Patrick on twitter @BlackjackFit

A spokesman for Southern confirmed to the Middy this morning that the icicle had been removed overnight.

Patrick, who was part of the team working in the tunnel, managed to take these striking pictures.

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Services were running at a reduced speed yesterday due to the enormous icicle, and trains were reportedly affected between Brighton and Gatwick.

Read our original story here.

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