Stonea bridge is top of the bashes with 33 impacts in 21-22 according to Network Rail.
Other Anglia structures at Abbey Farm in Thetford and Coddenham Road bridge in Needham Market also make it to the top 10 list with a surprise return entry by the Stuntney Road bridge in Ely.
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This year, the Stonea Road bridge on the B1098 has the unflattering title of the most bashed bridge in Britain, taking the top spot from Coddenham Road bridge the year before. Located in Cambridgeshire, the Stonea bridge was struck 33 times in the year ending March 2022, amounting to £10,526 in unnecessary train delay and cancellation costs.
The other “big hitters” on the list in Anglia include the bridge at Abbey Farm in Thetford with 15 strikes to its name last year, and Stuntney Road bridge in Ely makes the top ten list again with 12 strikes despite a new bypass having been opened in 2018.
Most struck railway bridges in Britain 2021/22:
Stonea Road, Stonea, Cambridgeshire 33 strikes
Lower Down’s Road, Wimbledon, London 18 strikes
Harlaxton Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire 17 strikes
Abbey Farm, Thetford, Norfolk 15 strikes
Stuntney Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire 12 strikes
Harefield Road, Brakespeare Road South, West Ruislip, London 12 strikes
Station Road B4105, Berkswell, Solihull 12 strikes
Station Road, Langley, Berkshire 12 strikes
St John’s Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire 11 strikes
Coddenham Road, Needham Market, Suffolk 10 strikes
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