The Fall Of The Tay Bridge
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The Fall Of The Tay Bridge
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Author : David Swinfen
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2016-10-20
The Fall Of The Tay Bridge written by David Swinfen and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-20 with History categories.
It took 600 men six years to build, and was one of the longest bridges in the world. On its completion in 1878, famous visitors, including the Emperor of Brazil, Prince Leopold of the Belgians and Queen Victoria herself, came to pay homage to this marvel of Victorian engineering. Then, on the night of 28 December 1879, the unthinkable happened. Battered by an apocalyptic storm, the thirteen 'high girders' of the rail bridge over the Tay estuary fell headlong into the river below, carrying with them a train with all its passengers and crew. There were no survivors. What caused the fall of the Tay Bridge, and who was really to blame? Returning to the subject since the first edition of The Fall of the Tay Bridge in 1994, David Swinfen has meticulously analysed new evidence and now presents a solution to the riddle which has perplexed historians and engineers for generations: what really brought the bridge down?
The Fall Of The Tay Bridge
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Author : D. B. Swinfen
language : en
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Release Date : 1998
The Fall Of The Tay Bridge written by D. B. Swinfen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Bridge failures categories.
The Beautiful Railway Bridge Of The Silvery Tay
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Author : Peter R. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-05-30
The Beautiful Railway Bridge Of The Silvery Tay written by Peter R. Lewis and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-30 with Social Science categories.
Over 125 years ago, barely a year and a half after the Tay Railway Bridge was built, William McGonnagal composed his poem about the Tay Bridge Disaster, the poem about Britain's worst-ever civil engineering disaster. Over 80 people lost their lives in the fall of the Tay Bridge, but how did it happen? The accident reports say that high wind and poor construction were to blame, but Peter Lewis, an Open University engineering professor, tells the real story of how the bridge so spectacularly collapsed in December 1879.
Tay Bridge Disaster
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Author : Robin Lumley
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2013-11-01
Tay Bridge Disaster written by Robin Lumley and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-01 with Social Science categories.
On Sunday, 28 December 1879, the 5.27 mail and passenger train from Burntisland to Dundee went out across the world's longest bridge on a black, fierce night, only to be dashed to pieces in the River Tay as the bridge collapsed during one of the worst storms in Scottish history. The Tay Bridge Disaster remains to this day the worst catastrophic failure of a civil engineering structure in Britain – the land equivalent of the Titanic sinking. In this book, author Robin Lumley brings a poignant human perspective to the fateful night in 1879 that shook Britain and the world of engineering to their core and sent a nation into mourning for the seventy-five souls lost to the dark, freezing waters of the River Tay. Packed full of personal tales and offering technical appendices for those who wish to further their specialised knowledge, Tay Bridge Disaster: The People's Story is a must-read for anyone interested in this tragic event in Scottish and British history.
The Tay Bridge Disaster
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language : en
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Release Date : 1880*
The Tay Bridge Disaster written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880* with Ballads, English categories.
Battle For The North
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Author : Charles McKean
language : en
Publisher: Granta Books (Uk)
Release Date : 2006
Battle For The North written by Charles McKean and has been published by Granta Books (Uk) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Presenting a dramatic and scandalous story of the building of the Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th century railway wars, this work explores the complicated reality underlying the Victorian pursuit of progress.
Bridge Is Down
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Author : Andre Gren
language : en
Publisher: Silver Link
Release Date : 2006-06-01
Bridge Is Down written by Andre Gren and has been published by Silver Link this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-01 with Bridge failures categories.
The collapse of the Tay Bridge in 1879 was one of Britain's most notorious railway disasters. This title presents the transcripts of the Committee of Inquiry, held in 1880 which reveal the accounts of people concerned, from the bridge's designer to railway staff.
Calum S Road
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Author : Roger Hutchinson
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2011-05-01
Calum S Road written by Roger Hutchinson and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'An incredible testament to one man's determination' – The Sunday Herald Calum MacLeod had lived on the northern point of Raasay since his birth in 1911. He tended the Rona lighthouse at the very tip of his little archipelago, until semi-automation in 1967 reduced his responsibilities. 'So what he decided to do', says his last neighbour, Donald MacLeod, 'was to build a road out of Arnish in his months off. With a road he hoped new generations of people would return to Arnish and all the north end of Raasay'. And so, at the age of 56, Calum MacLeod, the last man left in northern Raasay, set about single-handedly constructing the 'impossible' road. It would become a romantic, quixotic venture, a kind of sculpture; an obsessive work of art so perfect in every gradient, culvert and supporting wall that its creation occupied almost twenty years of his life. In Calum's Road Roger Hutchinson recounts the extraordinary story of this remarkable man's devotion to his visionary project.
The High Girders
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Author : John Prebble
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
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The Tay Bridge Disaster New Light On The 1879 Tragedy
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Author : John Thomas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
The Tay Bridge Disaster New Light On The 1879 Tragedy written by John Thomas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Railroad accidents categories.
