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
Simon Tay Simon Tay Simon Tay Seong Chee () is a Singaporean law professor, author, and former Nominated Member of Parliament. Tay was born on 4 January 1961 in Singapore. His father, Tay Seow Huah, was a senior civil servant. Tay graduated with a LL.B (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1986. During his time as an undergraduate, Tay served as the President of the NUS Students' Union for three terms. In 1993, Tay went on to pursue an LL.M. from Harvard University as a Fulbright Scholar. There, he won the Laylin Prize in 1994 for the best