Wootton bridge collapse
The Wootton bridge collapse occurred on 11 June 1861, when the rail bridge over the road between Leek Wootton and Hill Wootton in Warwickshire collapsed under the weight of a passing goods train on the line between Leamington Spa and Kenilworth owned by the London and North Western Railway Company. The train had passed over the bridge safely in the morning with a full load of coal, and was returning to Kenilworth with the empty wagons at 7 am. The 30 ton locomotive fell through the deck of the bridge onto the road below, and the tender crashed into the cab, killing both driver and fireman instantly. Many of the empty wagons behind were dragged into the gap to form a pile almost up to the height of nearby telegraph poles.
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- enThe Wootton bridge collapse occurred on 11 June 1861, when the rail bridge over the road between Leek Wootton and Hill Wootton in Warwickshire collapsed under the weight of a passing goods train on the line between Leamington Spa and Kenilworth owned by the London and North Western Railway Company. The train had passed over the bridge safely in the morning with a full load of coal, and was returning to Kenilworth with the empty wagons at 7 am. The 30 ton locomotive fell through the deck of the bridge onto the road below, and the tender crashed into the cab, killing both driver and fireman instantly. Many of the empty wagons behind were dragged into the gap to form a pile almost up to the height of nearby telegraph poles.
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- enEngland
- Date
- 11 June 1861
- Deaths
- 2
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- Footnotes
- List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom
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- enThe Wootton bridge collapse occurred on 11 June 1861, when the rail bridge over the road between Leek Wootton and Hill Wootton in Warwickshire collapsed under the weight of a passing goods train on the line between Leamington Spa and Kenilworth owned by the London and North Western Railway Company. The train had passed over the bridge safely in the morning with a full load of coal, and was returning to Kenilworth with the empty wagons at 7 am. The 30 ton locomotive fell through the deck of the bridge onto the road below, and the tender crashed into the cab, killing both driver and fireman instantly. Many of the empty wagons behind were dragged into the gap to form a pile almost up to the height of nearby telegraph poles.
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- Wootton bridge collapse
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- enWootton bridge collapse
- Latitude
- 52.32
- Line
- Coventry to Leamington Line
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- Board of Trade
- Cast iron
- Category:1861 disasters in the United Kingdom
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- Coventry to Leamington Line
- Dee bridge disaster
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- Kenilworth
- Leamington Spa
- Leek Wootton
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- London & North Western Railway
- London and North Western Railway
- Norwood Junction rail accident
- Railway Inspectorate
- Tay Rail Bridge
- Tender (rail)
- Warwickshire
- Location
- Leek Wootton
- Warwickshire
- Longitude
- -1.56
- Name
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- London & North Western Railway
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