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James Moncur

How the new Tay Rail Bridge was built - dramatic pictures show the astonishing feat of engineering in the 1880s

A series of amazing images show how the new Tay Bridge was built in the 1880s.

The construction of the second crossing followed the tragic rail disaster in 1879 when the original bridge collapsed resulting in the deaths of 75 people.

The set of black and white photos are stored in the University of Dundee archive here.

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