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North British Railway
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The North British Railway was one of the two biggest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping. It was established in 1844, with the intention of linking with English rai
North British Railway Coat of Arms
North British Railway Coat of Arms
The Tay Bridge
The Tay Bridge
The Forth Bridge – a joint undertaking; the NBR had a 35% share
The Forth Bridge – a joint undertaking; the NBR had a 35% share
Waverley Station, Edinburgh with the North British Hotel on the left
Waverley Station, Edinburgh with the North British Hotel on the left
Tay Bridge disaster
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The Tay Bridge disaster occurred during a violent European windstorm on Sunday 28 December 1879, when the first Tay Rail Bridge collapsed as a North British Railway passenger train on the Edinburgh to
North British Railway
…but for many years the journey involved a ferry crossing of the Forth and the Tay. Eventually the North British built the Tay Bridge, but the structure collapsed as a train was crossing in high wind. The company survived the setback and opened a second Tay Bridge, followed soon by the Forth Bridge, which together…
A contemporary illustration
A contemporary illustration
Original Tay Bridge from the north, c. 1878
Original Tay Bridge from the north, c. 1878
Original Tay Bridge from the south
Original Tay Bridge from the south
A photograph of the bridge, showing four rails; the inner two guard rails are unpolished.
A photograph of the bridge, showing four rails; the inner two guard rails are unpolished.