River Tay 1942 filmed version of the book recreates the bridge's catastrophic collapse. The rail bridge was rebuilt, with the replacement bridge opening on 11 June 1887. A passenger and vehicle ferry service operated across the River Tay between Craig Pier, Dundee and Newport-on-Tay in Fife. In Dundee, the ferries were known as "the Fifies". The service was discontinued on the opening of the Tay Road Bridge on 18 August 1966. The last vessels to operate the service were PS "B. L. Nairn" and two more modern ferries equipped with Voith Schneider Propellers, MVs "Abercraig" and "Scotscraig". The Tay is mentioned in
Daniel Tay Games, voicing Pedro De La Hoya in "Bully" and Bill Blue in "". Daniel Tay Daniel Tay (born December 17, 1991) is an American actor best known for his role as Michael Hobbs in "Elf". Tay was born in New York City, New York on December 17, 1991. Tay's acting debut was at the age of 11 in "Elf" as Michael Hobbs. The same year, he appeared in "American Splendor" as Young Harvey Pekar. His other acting roles include "Artie Lange's Beer League" as Max and "Brooklyn Rules" as Young Bobby. Tay was the voice of the titular character Doogal