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Ely Bridge Damaged By Derailed Train
« on: June 23, 2007, 10:18:56 AM »
Two rail trucks full of ballast were left dangling over a bridge crossing a river in Cambridgeshire after a train derailed (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/6229906.stm

The rail line , mostly used by freight trains , was closed near Ely station but no-one was hurt.

Eleven of the EWS train's 37 trucks fell on to their sides with two hanging over a bridge over the River Ouse.

The train involved was travelling from Mountsorrel in Leicestershire to Chelmsford in Essex carrying aggregates.
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Re: Ely Bridge Damaged By Derailed Train
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2007, 10:52:19 AM »
Network Rail says the Ely to Bury St Edmunds line , which has been shut since the accident , could remain closed until the end of the year (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/6923539.stm
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Re: Ely Bridge Damaged By Derailed Train
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2007, 10:42:14 AM »
The operation to replace the rail bridge at Ely damaged by derailed EWS wagons has cost £500,000 so far (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/08/rail_crash_bill_tops_500000_an.html#more
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Re: Ely Bridge Damaged By Derailed Train
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2007, 03:14:06 PM »
Work has begun to rebuild the rail bridge (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7026227.stm
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