This view contrasts the old and the new. The sturdy columns of the new bridge exaggerate the fragility of the first.
Postcard view of steam train on railway bridge, with Wormit station in foreground.
Postcard view showing steam train on Tay Rail Bridge with Wormit Station in foreground.
This postcard is of a drawing of the railway bridge and Wormit Station, viewed from Hillside Terrace.
Postcard view of Tay Rail Bridge and Wormit Station. Card gives bridge statistics.
Spectacular firework display marking the centenary of the railway bridge. Fireworks were let off from a moving train slowly crossing the bridge, and from barges in the water below when the train passed through the High Girders.
Lovely view towards the rail bridge from the hill above Woodhaven. Just off centre is the old Wormit School. In the inter-war years the scene would change with the building of Mars Gardens and Woodhaven Avenue. The Newport railway line can also be seen, crossing the bridge over Flass Road.
A wintry view from West Newport looking past the Mars training ship towards the new railway bridge. Probably photographed around 1890.
A postcard view looking south of the girders about to be hoisted into place on the replacement bridge. The stumps of the old bridge pillars clearly visible. They were left as protection for the new column bases.
A set of photographs showing the construction of the replacement rail bridge between 1880 and 1887. The final photograph shows the crowd of onlookers on the Esplanade at Dundee as the bridge is load-tested. Note several bare-footed children.
Looking over railway bridge from south, with Tay Bridge South signal box in foreground.
It's reassuring to see how sturdy the replacement bridge looks beside the remains of the first one. The second bridge has stood the test of time.
View of the Tay Rail Bridge from above Wormit station. James Jack's plumber's workshop just visible on Bay Road below.