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[[File:Tay Bridge before collapse.jpg|thumb|right|The bridge, just before it | [[File:Tay Bridge before collapse.jpg|thumb|right|The bridge, just before it collapsed. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Weeping Angels of Mons]]'')]] | ||
The '''Tay Bridge''' was a railway bridge | The '''Tay Bridge''' was a [[railway]] [[bridge]] which crossed the [[River Tay]] towards [[Dundee]]. | ||
On [[28 December]] [[1879]], the bridge | On Sunday, [[28 December]] [[1879]], the bridge collapsed and the train which was on it crashed, killing about a hundred people, including [[Wullie Cairns]] and [[Joe Logue]], who were sent back in time by a [[Weeping Angel]]. [[29 December|The next day]], ''[[The Dundee Herald]]'' reported on the disaster. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Weeping Angels of Mons]]'') | ||
Someone saw a red light on the other side right after the collapse of the bridge. This mysterious light has become known as [[Phantom Light]] among railroad workers. In [[1920]], a [[Signalman (The Mouthless Dead)|signalman]] relayed this story to the [[Second Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'') | Someone saw a red light on the other side right after the collapse of the bridge. This mysterious light has become known as [[Phantom Light]] among railroad workers. In [[1920]], a [[Signalman (The Mouthless Dead)|signalman]] relayed this story to the [[Second Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mouthless Dead (audio story)|The Mouthless Dead]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Scottish locations]] | [[Category:Scottish locations]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 16 September 2022
The Tay Bridge was a railway bridge which crossed the River Tay towards Dundee.
On Sunday, 28 December 1879, the bridge collapsed and the train which was on it crashed, killing about a hundred people, including Wullie Cairns and Joe Logue, who were sent back in time by a Weeping Angel. The next day, The Dundee Herald reported on the disaster. (COMIC: The Weeping Angels of Mons)
Someone saw a red light on the other side right after the collapse of the bridge. This mysterious light has become known as Phantom Light among railroad workers. In 1920, a signalman relayed this story to the Second Doctor. (AUDIO: The Mouthless Dead)
