Dundee City Council
With the loss of all 75 lives on board the fateful passenger train, the Tay Bridge disaster of 1879 was not just a catastrophe, it was (and remains) the worst structural disaster in British history.
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Forensic Engineering: The Tay Bridge Disaster in more depth:
The Tay Bridge Disaster: Context
Dundee Central Library
The Tay Bridge disaster was a product of its time - how did the race to build railways start a journey that would end in... Read more : The Tay Bridge Disaster: Context
The Tay Bridge Disaster: Design of the bridge
Dundee Central Library
About the design of the Tay Bridge, part of the BBC/OU's programme website for Forensic Engineering Read more : The Tay Bridge Disaster: Design of the bridge
The Tay Bridge Disaster: Timeline
St Andrew's Valentine Collection
Timeline of events related to the Tay Bridge disaster, part of the BBC/OU's programme website for Forensic Engineering Read more : The Tay Bridge Disaster: Timeline
The Tay Bridge Disaster: The Board of Trade Inquiry
North British Railway / National Archive Scotland
Details of the Board of Trade Inquiry into the Tay Bridge Disaster, part of the BBC/OU's programme website for Forensic Engineering Read more : The Tay Bridge Disaster: The Board of Trade Inquiry
The Tay Bridge Disaster: Aftermath
St Andrew's Valentine Collection
The aftermath of the Tay Bridge Disaster, part of the BBC/OU's programme website for Forensic Engineering. Read more : The Tay Bridge Disaster: Aftermath
Tay Bridge Theories: Bill Dow
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Bill Dow gives his expert view on how The Tay Bridge came to collapse Read more : Tay Bridge Theories: Bill Dow
Tay Bridge Theories: Peter Lewis
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Peter Lewis's theories about the Tay Bridge Disaster, part of the BBC/OU's programme website for Forensic Engineering Read more : Tay Bridge Theories: Peter Lewis
Tay Bridge Theories: Tom Martin
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Tom Martin believes the Tay Bridge would have fallen, train or no train Read more : Tay Bridge Theories: Tom Martin
Centre of gravity
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Why is centre of gravity important? And why might ignoring it cause problems? Read more : Centre of gravity
Trajectory explained
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Why is trajectory important? And how can it play a role in discovering the cause of disaster? Read more : Trajectory explained
The Tay Bridge Disaster: Weigh Up the Evidence
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Explore the evidence, and come to your own conclusions about the collapse of the Tay Bridge. Read more : The Tay Bridge Disaster: Weigh Up the Evidence
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