Interesting reading. Was on what must be one of the last trains through the affected section, joining the 1524 from Plumpton (had originally planned to get the 1624 and, as events turned out, am profoundly glad of finishing my business early!). We were held before Keymer Junction due to a, 'track circuit problem' ... impressive queue of traffic at the level crossing once we got going. It was only when making my connection at Haywards Heath that it became clear that something serious was happening. Reasons given included, 'power failure', 'emergency engineering work' and, eventually, 'a fire' ... interesting how all the reasons given, including track circuit problems (have no doubt that several hundred volts applied to the wrong place in a track circuit will cause problems!), were honest attempts to simply describe the problem.
Credit to staff on the ground for responding to the cancellations, with a rail replacement coach appearing very quickly. Fellow passengers assure me that the route to Three Bridges was slightly idiosyncratic, yet we got there and staff at Three Bridges were equally helpful in directing people in the right direction for onwards services.
