Tay Bridge

The Tay Rail Bridge is a railway bridge over the Firth of Tay between Wormit, Fife and the City of Dundee, both in Scotland. It is to the west of the Tay Road Bridge.

The original Tay Rail Bridge was constructed in the 19th century to a design by the railway engineer Sir Thomas Bouch. After its opening by Queen Victoria, it collapsed on December 28, 1879 while a train was running on it. 75 lives were lost.

The Victorian poet William Topas McGonagall wrote the famous (infamous?) poem The Tay Bridge Disaster.

A modern railway bridge now spans the Frth of Tay....