Britain’s 10 most-bashed railway bridges have been revealed. Network Rail said the bridges were all hit by road vehicles at least 10 times in the year to the end of March.
Stonea's road bridge near Manea, Cambridgeshire, suffered the most frequent damage, being hit 33 times in just 12 months. This was followed by Lower Down’s Road bridge in Wimbledon, south-west London (18 strikes) and Harlaxton Road bridge in Grantham, Lincolnshire (17 strikes).
There were 1,833 bridge strikes across Britain’s rail network in 2021/22, according to Network Rail. They cost the government-owned company nearly £12 million in compensation payouts for delays.
