Railway Bridge Collapse (3/3)
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
10411381
Media ID
45534290
Size
4524px x 2717px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph (3/3)
Date
1950
