Railway Bridge Collapse (2/3)
The collapse of Bridge 20 at Auchtermuchty due to the excessive weight of a 26-ton tractor trailer carrying a 30-ton caterpillar-track digger. A railway bridge attendant James Coyle, of Winchburgh, West Lothian, was killed in the disaster. A M Carmichael, the owners of the truck, were fined 1 for failing to make clear their intentions of transporting a weight of over 12 tons over the bridge on 17th July, 1950
Picture No
10411380
Media ID
45534285
Size
4603px x 3474px
(2.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph (2/3)
Date
1950
