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'A tale of irresponsibility and inexperience' THE TIMES<BR><BR>'Graphically written with a sense of dramatic construction' SCOTSMAN<BR><BR>On December 28th 1879, the night of the Great Storm, the Tay Bridge collapsed, along with the train that was crossing, and everyone on board...<BR><BR>This is the true story of that disastrous night, told from multiple viewpoints:<BR><BR>The station master waiting for the train to arrive - who sees the approaching lights simply vanish.<BR>The bored young boys watching from their bedroom window who witness the disaster.<BR>The dreamer who designed the bridge which eventually destroyed him.<BR>The old highlanders who professed the bridge doomed from the outset.<BR>The young woman on the ill-fated train, carrying a love letter from the man she hoped to marry...<BR><BR>THE HIGH GIRDERS is a vivid, dramatic reconstruction of the ill-omened man-made catastrophe of the Tay Bridge disaster - and its grim aftermath.
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