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Wootton bridge collapse
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Date11 June 1861
~07:15
LocationLeek Wootton, Warwickshire
CountryEngland
LineCoventry to Leamington Line
OperatorLondon & North Western Railway
CauseBridge failure
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers0
Deaths2
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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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