The calm after the storm - the great gap in the centre of the rail bridge where the high girders had been. The caption on photograph seems to be stating the obvious!
Fallen girders in the water after the Tay Bridge disaster. Interesting to note how little building there was in the Wormit area even after the first bridge had been in operation.
When the fallen girders were located on the river bed, it was found that much of the train was still within them. The carriages were completely empty, an indication of the strength of the current out in the river that night.
The family of Henry Noble pose outside their home at Woodside, Queen Street. Henry Noble was the maintenance inspector on the ill-fated first railway bridge. However there was no question of any fault attributed to him at the Public Inquiry, and he continued to work as inspector during construction of the replacement bridge.
A new water supply had been brought over the new bridge from Dundee to Newport and Tayport. Here we have the Illustrated London News artist's impression of the severed pipe and rails.
James Duncan was the first stationmaster at East Newport station. In this newspaper cutting he recalls the night of the Tay Bridge Disaster and his early days at Newport.
An account of the events of the Tay Bridge Disaster 28 December 1879.
The shore at Broughty Ferry became the landing ground for an enormous collection of personal effects and luggage. Here we have the Illustrated London News artist's impression of the scene.
Newspaper article with memories of the Tay Bridge Disaster 50 years after the event.
A series of pictures representing the new bridge in operation, the Tay Bridge Disaster and the aftermath.
Very dramatic artist's impression of the Tay Bridge Disaster. 1879. From the Illustrated London News.
Postcard showing four views of Tay Bridge Disaster: the salvaged engine; the completed railway bridge before disaster; the fallen girders; and the completed bridge from the north.
Memorial at Wormit Bay to the 59 known victims of the Tay Bridge Disaster. Unveiled and dedicated 28 December 2013.
Columns from both the old bridge and the new bridge, showing the contrast between them.
After the disaster the engine was raised from the river, and taken to Glasgow for repairs. These repairs cost just £50. The engine then steamed on for another 40 years, during which time her drivers affectionately referred to her as 'The Diver'.
This walking stick, which originally belonged to Mr A B Robertson, was made from wood from the luggage rack of a carriage involved in the Tay Bridge disaster.
A newspaper cutting describing the career of Mr A B Robertson, original owner of a wooden walking stick made from a luggage rack from the train involved in the Tay Bridge disaster.
Cushion made from upholstery recovered after the Tay Bridge disaster in 1879.
The engine was found on the river bed and was taken to Glasgow for repairs, which cost just £50, astonishingly little even in 1880, and surely a great tribute to the engine's original Scottish builders. It was soon back on the lines, and steamed on for another 40 years, during which time the drivers always ...
Information board on Tay Bridge Disaster positioned overlooking the railway bridge at Bridgehead Place, Wormit.
Looking from West Newport probably very soon after the Tay Bridge Disaster. The Mars training ship is in the foreground with the broken bridge beyond. Boats from the Mars were among the first on the scene of the disaster. The calm water contrasts with the storm on the night of the disaster.
