The Tay Bridge Disaster on the Firth of Tay near Dundee, Scotland from December of 1879. Winds were partly to blame but the chain of failures was long, and completely preventable at many points along the way.

Locomotive Nicknamed "Diver":    • A Locomotive Named "Diver" | Afterwords  

The History of The Forth Bridge:    • Built From Deadly Lessons Learned  
The Quebec Bridge Collapse:    • Ego in Engineering: The Quebec Bridge...  
The UK's Railway Safety Turning Point:    • Tragic Turning Point: The Armagh Rail...  

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