A truck wedged under Harlaxton Road bridge in Gratham

Bridge bashing remains Britain’s national sport

Crash bash wallop. Another day, another truck wedged under Harlaxton Road Bridge at Grantham on the East Coast Main Line Image from Network Rail

Foster’s Bridge in Ketton finally got certified for traffic after being out of action for most of the month due to a particularly damaging bridge strike. After all, when half the structure comes crashing down around your ears, that’s pretty damaging. It might not be quite up there with the Ever Given grounding in the Suez, but the social and economic impact of that moment of inattention will be substantial and had everyone up the creek for three weeks.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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A truck wedged under Harlaxton Road bridge in Gratham

Bridge bashing remains Britain’s national sport

Crash bash wallop. Another day, another truck wedged under Harlaxton Road Bridge at Grantham on the East Coast Main Line Image from Network Rail

Foster’s Bridge in Ketton finally got certified for traffic after being out of action for most of the month due to a particularly damaging bridge strike. After all, when half the structure comes crashing down around your ears, that’s pretty damaging. It might not be quite up there with the Ever Given grounding in the Suez, but the social and economic impact of that moment of inattention will be substantial and had everyone up the creek for three weeks.

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