Along the River Tay

Walking today with the club, from Hazelton to Wormit along the banks of the River Tay. We were here a week ago but on the other side of the river at Dundee/Broughty Ferry, this time we were on the Fife side of the river.

My picture shows us walking towards the Tay Rail Bridge, in the distance. This bridge replaced the bridge which collapsed on a very stormy night in 1879, and you can still see the remains of the old stanchions, directly under the bridge.

The Tay Bridge disaster occurred during a violent storm on 28 December 1879 when the bridge collapsed while a train was passing over it from Wormit to Dundee, killing all aboard. The bridge - designed by Sir Thomas Bouch - used lattice girders supported by iron piers, with cast iron columns and wrought iron cross-bracing. The piers were narrower and their cross-bracing was less extensive and robust than on previous similar designs by Bouch.

Our weather was dry, but very dull with little light for photography, but I quite liked this shot. The last time we did this walk it was in pouring rain, so we felt quite lucky.