Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Goole railway swing bridge" in English language version.
In 1988, it was struck by a 356 tonne ship causing two of the approach spans to move up to 6m out of line. Part of the superstructure was replaced
cc.443 "Shortly before Christmas 1973, a ship collided with the railway bridge at Goole and demolished one of the central spans of the bridge, which was as a consequence out of action for nine months. That caused great inconvenience to railway passengers because Goole was at the end of a branch line. It also proved expensive for British Rail"
Peter Snape: British Rail has failed consistently over the years to receive adequate compensation for damage caused to the bridge, and it now says that it will cost approximately £2 million to repair the bridge. Because British Rail says that it cannot afford £2 million and there is no other source of funding for the project, it has initiated the closure procedure for that stretch of railway line
In 1988, it was struck by a 356 tonne ship causing two of the approach spans to move up to 6m out of line. Part of the superstructure was replaced