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| Tay Bridge 1879 27/12/2012 at 08:08 #39699 | |
Steam Buff
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Hi Just a reminder that 133 years ago (28th Dec) was the famous Tay Bridge Disaster See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Bridge_disaster Log in to reply |
| Tay Bridge 1879 27/12/2012 at 09:33 #39700 | |
postal
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According to the list of rail accidents on Wikipedia, we should see 2 more of these reminders this year when we remember the 55 people who lost their lives in accidents on 28/12/1906 and 30/12/1941.
“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe Log in to reply |
| Tay Bridge 1879 27/12/2012 at 13:36 #39717 | |
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Ron_J
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But today is the 27th...... I think I'm correct in saying that the Tay Bridge disaster remains the only railway accident in the UK where all the crew *and passengers* on the train were killed. Log in to reply |
| Tay Bridge 1879 27/12/2012 at 13:46 #39718 | |
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Ron_J
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But today is the 27th...? To make this post signalling related, one of the signallers at Dundee comes from a long line of railwaymen; his great (great?) grandfather was the fireman on the train that went down with the bridge. Also, they say that on the night of the 28th you can see the track circuits on the diagram in Tay Bridge South light up in sequence as if a Down train is crossing the bridge when there's nothing there. A couple of signallers have also supposedly seen lights out in the darkness on the middle of the river. All I can say to that is I've worked the box plenty of times on the anniversary and I've never seen anything strange. Log in to reply The following user said thank you: postal |
| Tay Bridge 1879 27/12/2012 at 19:18 #39741 | |
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Steam Buff
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[quote="Ron_J" post=39718]But today is the 27th...? Sorry my mistake. My mobile said 28th. Log in to reply |
| Tay Bridge 1879 27/12/2012 at 19:21 #39742 | |
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Steam Buff
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" said:But today is the 27th...?Sorry my mistake. For some reason my mobile said today was the 28th. Log in to reply |
| Tay Bridge 1879 28/12/2012 at 09:57 #39759 | |
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Steam Buff
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Hi As I have mentioned a few accidents on the railways lately why dont we have a a section in the forums just for theses. Called A Day for Remembering for example. Log in to reply |