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Wraysbury railway bridge collapse -1988

Posted on November 2, 2025November 2, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

I came across some old photos in a cupboard (genuine colour images dating from 1988) of the structures in place after the Wraysbury railway bridge collapse.   The bridge failed because contractors took insufficient care of the local land drainage infrastructure.

The first image below shows the nearby iron bridge (similar and constructed about 1850) that was unaffected by the events of 1988.

The image below shows the new railway bridge constructed from adjacent concrete boxes

The image below records that pumping is still required to reduce the groundwater levels.

 

The image below shows the first stop-log construction after the collapse that was used ultimately to control the ordinary watercourse level.

You can find the detailed previous story here

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DATCHET

The name "Datchet" is thought to be Celtic in origin, and the last part may be related to cet ("wood"). In the Domesday Book it is called "Daceta".lla. Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when King Ethelred made small grants of land here.

HORTON

The village name "Horton" is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hortune.

WRAYSBURY

The village name was traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury; it is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Wïgrǣd's fort'. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wirecesberie and as Wiredesbur in 1195. The name is seen again as Wyrardesbury in 1422.

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