Weaving some magic: £9.6m brings history of mills to life

The famous Stanley Mills reopen:

Weaving some magic: £9.6m brings history of mills to life
The Herald – Mar 22, 2008
It was an engine of the Industrial Revolution, driven by the tremendous power of the River Tay and the might of hundreds of ordinary workers.

Ride the Tay Rail Bridge in 1897

Excellent news!

History film footage goes online
Glasgow Evening Times – Mar 19, 2008
There is even film from the 19th century – shot from a steam locomotive as it pulls away from Wormit station in Fife and crosses the Tay rail bridge in 1897

Go here to watch the film:

http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=2100&search_term=tay%20bridge&search_join_type=AND&search_fuzzy=yes

Lorry drivers cause bridge mayhem

Lorry drivers are being told they are causing havoc by trying to cross the Tay Road bridge when the high wind warning signs are on.

Bridge staff are no longer stopping motorists at the tollbooths because the crossing fees have been scrapped.

If high-sided vehicles try to pass then all the bridge traffic has to be stopped while they are turned around.

The forecast is for high winds this weekend and drivers are being urged to take note of any warning signs.

‘Don’t approach’

Deputy bridge manager, John Shiels, said: “We’ve got the problem of either trying to turn them or stopping them at the bottom of the ramps, which is in traffic in the main arterial road.

“That’s not to be encouraged, it’s quite dangerous for our staff, the travelling public, to the lorry drivers who’re trying to manoeuvre.

“If you’re in any doubt about the winds, don’t approach the bridge.

“Particularly this past month has been very susceptible to gusts coming down the river.

“One minute it can be 40 mile an hour, the next minute it’s 70 mile an hour and you get what happened on the Forth Bridge the other week when a lorry got blown over.”

Lorry drivers cause bridge mayhem
BBC News – Mar 7, 2008