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The first '''Tay Bridge''', designed by [[Sir Thomas Bouch]] (1822-1880), carried the [[North British Railway]] (now the East Coast Main Line) across the [[Firth of Tay]] between Wormit in [[Fife]] and [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]], and was opened on 1 June 1878 by [[Queen Victoria]]. On the night of Sunday 28 December 1879, during a violent gale, part of the bridge collapsed, precipitating a crossing train into the waters below with the loss of more than 75 lives.

The first '''Tay Bridge''', designed by [[Sir Thomas Bouch]] (1822-1880), carried the [[North British Railway]] (now the East Coast Main Line) across the [[Firth of Tay]] between Wormit in [[Fife]] and [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]], and was opened on 1 June 1878 by [[Queen Victoria]]. On the night of Sunday 28 December 1879, during a violent gale, part of the bridge collapsed, precipitating a crossing train into the waters below with the loss of more than 75 lives.

The event was comemmorated by the Scottish poet [[William Topaz McGonagall]], in his poem ''[[The Tay Bridge Disaster]]''.

The event was comemmorated by the Scottish poet [[William Topaz McGonagall]], in his poem [http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/poems/pgdisaster.htm ''The Tay Bridge Disaster''].

The Tay Bridge was rebuilt to a stronger design and opened on 13 July 1887. It remains in service; piers from the earlier bridge can be seen as one crosses.

The Tay Bridge was rebuilt to a stronger design and opened on 13 July 1887. It remains in service; piers from the earlier bridge can be seen as one crosses.