Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 9 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "The First Rail Bridge" xDecade: "1870s" x Search term Filter by Format Artifact (1)Photograph (6)Poster (1)Picture (1)Filter by Area Wormit (7) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Tay Rail Bridge Engineers: Window Glass Signatures An astonishing photograph of the signatures etched into glass of three of the engineers on the first Tay Rail Bridge. They are Albert Grothe (chief engineer), Frederick Reeves and ___ Neuzille. The signatures are still on the window of the house in East Newport where Reeves was staying and they are dated 9 October 1874. Tay Bridge Disaster Collage Board A series of pictures representing the new bridge in operation, the Tay Bridge Disaster and the aftermath. First Tay Rail Bridge View from south of first Tay Rail Bridge. Fourteen columns out from this side the column design changes from brick to lattice ironwork. Also note how the Newport line branches off out over the river. Building First Rail Bridge A view of the first Tay Bridge under construction. In the foreground is the Wormit Foundry where many of the faulty columns were cast. Wormit Foundry The Wormit Foundry on Bay Road. The foundry was established half-way through construction of the first rail bridge when the column design was changed from solid brick to lattice cast iron. In the public inquiry which followed the disaster, it was found that there were serious flaws in the standard of work carried out at ... First Rail Bridge Train Information Information on the trains on the first rail bridge, giving details on frequency, destinations and prices. First Rail Bridge from North View from the north of the first Tay Rail Bridge showing the fairly sharp curve at the Dundee end of the bridge. The very slender nature of the bridge is apparent. Document Box which originally contained Papers relating to Perth's Opposition to the building of the Tay Bridge This restored document box once held the papers from 1870 relating to Perth's opposition to the building of the original Tay Bridge. The box was rescued from a skip outside the Old Council Chambers in Perth and restored. The papers it contained are in the City Archive. First Tay Rail Bridge under Construction. Lovely view of Tay Rail Bridge under construction. In the foreground is the Wormit Foundry, where defective ironwork was produced. There's no sign at the time this photograph was taken of the branch line that would come off the bridge and carry the Newport Railway.