NEW flooding problems caused by rising groundwater levels affecting signalling are delaying trains in Redhill, Merstham, Coulsdon South, Purley and Gatwick Airport.
The problems at Coulsdon South appear to be caused by the emergence of the Coulsdon Bourne, a watercourse that only appears at times of exceptionally wet weather. Eight houses in Reddown Road, near Coulsdon South Station have had floodwater rising in their gardens and the householders affected are concerned it may be creeping towards...
