and the horses were removed. The three men remained sitting on the carriage roof and a little further east the two stationmasters who had been facing Bury were hit by the bridge as the train passed under it. Wolton and Hartwell were killed whilst Baldwin survived. Fulbourn 1862 There was a fatal accident involving a goods train one mile from the station. Dullingham 1873 On 29 April 1873 the rear portion of the train ran away and came to a stand beyond Six-Mile Bottom station (the bottom of a gradient) because insufficient brakes had been pinned down by the guard. Fortunately there was no loss of life. Fulbourn 1926 On 22 September 1936 an aeroplane made a forced landing on the railway line between Fulbourn and Six Mile Bottom. The Fulbourn signalman was instrumental in saving the life of the pilot. East of Cambridge 1883 On 23 October 1883 a low-speed collision occurred at the junction where the double line from Newmarket became single track. The train from the Newmarket direction failed to stop at a ticket platform. The driver of the other train, seeing the collision was imminent, attempted to draw his train clear but to no avail. His was the only injury (a broken leg) as both trains were lightly loaded. The driver of the Newmarket train was blamed for the accident. Thurston 1944 On 12 January 1944 a freight train service from Ipswich to Whitemoor hauled by USA Engine No. 2363 was approaching Thurston at 12:40 am when the crown of the steel firebox collapsed due to the shortage of water. The fireman H. W. Leek was blown from the footplate by the force of the explosion and suffered severe bruising, burns and shock whilst the driver W. Nicholls sustained serious injuries including a broken thigh and burns on his left side. Soham 1944 The Soham rail disaster where an ammunition train exploded during World War II occurred on 2 June 1944. Dullingham 1973 On 17 May 1973 two Class 31 locomotives struck a track machine killing the operator. Freight train derailment 2007 All traffic on the line was suspended for six months following a freight train derailed on the bridge over the River Great Ouse between Ely and Soham on 22 June 2007. The bridge was severely damaged and closed to all traffic while it was rebuilt. Rail replacement buses operated between Bury St Edmunds, Ely,