Tay Bridge Disaster
Dundee helped families of Piper Alpha victims in a tale of two tragedies
July 6 2023
Tay Bridge Disaster: The Movie – how iconic film brought catastrophe to big screen
April 11 2023
Heritage: Exploring the hidden gems of Broughty Ferry – including a ‘secret’ graveyard
January 14 2023
Poetry: ‘I’d hate to write anything that the ordinary man and woman couldn’t relate to’, says Ian Nimmo White
December 11 2021
Perth Theatre reopens with story of Tay Bridge disaster in The Signalman
September 24 2021
‘He died doing his duty’: Memorial campaign for police officer killed by unexploded mine
May 29 2021
India’s Golden Bridge will forever be linked with the Tay Rail Bridge Disaster
May 16 2021
City fathers spurned Dundee poet William McGonagall’s bid to upstage Robert Burns
October 15 2020
The Tay Rail Bridge Disaster report which ruined engineer Sir Thomas Bouch’s reputation
June 29 2020
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We remember when the Poet Laureate of Paton’s Lane left Dundee to seek ‘fame and fortune’ in London 140 years ago
June 22 2020
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The Tay Ferry Disaster of 1815 which killed 17 people and prompted drastic changes to ‘poorly equipped’ service
June 2 2020
Tay Bridge Disaster salvage operation was scene of first underwater communication in Britain 140 years ago
May 5 2020
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Remembering the ill-fated engine which plunged twice into the icy depths of the River Tay
April 28 2020
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Collectors ‘long excited’ by mail recovered following the Tay Bridge Disaster of 1879, says Dundee historian
January 18 2020
Memories of Dundee diver tasked with retrieving bodies and mail bags the day after the Tay Bridge Disaster
January 11 2020
Mother of Tay Bridge Disaster train stoker ‘watched in horror’ from Dundee home as tragedy unfolded
January 6 2020
FEATURE: Tay Bridge Disaster 140th anniversary – Why human impact of tragedy is still being felt
December 28 2019
Descendent of Tay Bridge Disaster victim praises trustees for the memorials to the 59 souls ‘known to have died’
December 28 2019
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The winter storm which shook Courier Country
January 31 2018
What really caused the Tay Bridge disaster?
November 29 2016