Rail accident

Wootton bridge collapse

11 Jun 1861 · 52.32° N, 1.56° W

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When
11 Jun 1861
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
52.32° N, 1.56° W
Description
1861 railway incident in England
Deaths
2

Wootton bridge collapse

1861 railway incident in England

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.

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