Sir Thomas Bouch

Sir Thomas Bouch was a 19th-century British engineer known for designing railway bridges and the first successful railway steam locomotive. His most notable work was the original Tay Bridge in Scotland, which was an innovative structure at the time. However, the bridge failed tragically in 1879 during a storm, resulting in a significant loss of life. The disaster revealed flaws in Bouch's design, leading to his reputation suffering. Despite this, he contributed to railway engineering, but the Tay Bridge failure remains his most well-known and unfortunate legacy.