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Tay Bridge Disaster

Bridge collapse and train wreck.

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Statements about Tay Bridge Disaster

Coordinate Location

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56.4385°N 2.9883°W
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56.4373°N 2.9884°W

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Instance Of

Point in Time

12/28/1879

Image

Location

Tay Rail Bridge
Dundee

Operator

Item Operated

Number of Participants

70
Unnamed
:bug: P11279

Number of Deaths

75
Unnamed
:bug: P459
60
Unnamed
:bug: P459
46
Unnamed
:bug: P459

Investigated By

Has Cause

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

Scotland

Historic County

Angus
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Bridge Failure
Train Wreck
NBR 224 and 420 Classes
Unnamed
:bug: P2802
Unnamed
: 1
North British Railway
Structural Failure
Henry Cadogan Rothery
Together With
:
William Yolland
Together With
:
William Henry Barlow