{"product_id":"tay-bridge-disaster-9780752499468","title":"Tay Bridge Disaster","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Sunday, 28 December 1879, the 5.27 mail and passenger train from Burntisland to Dundee went out across the world's longest bridge on a black, fierce night, only to be dashed to pieces in the River Tay as the bridge collapsed during one of the worst storms in Scottish history. \u003c\/b\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTay Bridge Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e remains to this day the worst catastrophic failure of a civil engineering structure in Britain  the land equivalent of the Titanic sinking. In this book, author Robin Lumley brings a poignant human perspective to the fateful night in 1879 that shook Britain and the world of engineering to their core and sent a nation into mourning for the seventy-five souls lost to the dark, freezing waters of the River Tay. Packed full of personal tales and offering technical appendices for those who wish to further their specialised knowledge, \u003ci\u003eTay Bridge Disaster: The People's Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone interested in this tragic event in Scottish and British history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404699869527,"sku":"9780752499468","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tay-bridge-disaster-9780752499468","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}