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<p>Oversized lorries hit rail bridges five times a day, almost 2000 every year.</p><p>
</p><p>On average, each bridge strike costs the taxpayer £13,500, adding up to £23m
a year in damages and delays.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail recovered £6m in the last
financial year from insurers for compensation for bridge strikes, while in previous
years the recovery rate was typically between £3-5m. The rate of recovery is rising
following legal precedents that allow full recovery of costs to compensate train operators
for delays.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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