Editing Thomas Bouch (section)

===Aftermath of the disaster===

====South Esk Viaduct====
After the inquiry, Bouch rapidly removed and reinforced similar lugs on the new bridge he had built, the [[South Esk Viaduct]], at [[Montrose (Angus)|Montrose]], but after another inspection, the bridge was demolished and replaced.

====Tay Bridge====
The remains of the original Tay bridge were demolished and replaced by an entirely new design by [[William Henry Barlow]] and his son Crawford Barlow. Some of the [[wrought iron]] girders were re-used in the new double track bridge by cutting them in half and re-welding to form wider structures for the track. The brick and masonry piers from the old bridge were left as [[Breakwater (structure)|breakwater]]s for the new piers, which were [[monocoque]]s of wrought iron and steel.

==== Forth Bridge ====
Bouch's design for a [[suspension bridge]] to take a railway across the [[Firth of Forth]], had been accepted and the foundation stone laid, but the project was cancelled following the [[Tay Bridge disaster]]. One of the piers still remains at the site. A different design, a [[cantilever bridge]], was drawn up by [[Benjamin Baker (engineer)|Sir Benjamin Baker]] and [[Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet|Sir John Fowler]]. The [[Forth Bridge]] was completed in 1890.