Battle for the North: The Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th Century Railway Wars

By (author): "Charles McKean"
Genres:Nonfiction books  History books  Engineering books  Railways books  
Publish Date: January 2006
Battle for the North: The Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th Century Railway Wars
ISBN1862079404
ISBN139781862079403
AsinBattle for the North: The Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th Century Railway Wars
Original titleBattle for the North: The Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th-Century Railway Wars: The Building of the Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th Century Rail
The first Tay Bridge collapsed into the sea in 1879. Its fall shook society's confidence in Victorian engineering. This book follows the career of engineer Thomas Bouch, ostracised from the engineering community when his bridge crashed into the Firth of Tay. It also offers conclusions about why the first Tay Bridge collapsed.