The subsequent public inquiry revealed that the contractors to the railway company sacrificed safety and durability to save costs. Sloppy work practices, such as poor casting of the metal, and the re-use of girders dropped into the estuary during construction, were factors in the bridge's collapse.
The subsequent public inquiry r,evealed that the contractors to the railway company sacrificed safety and durability to save costs. Sloppy work practices such as poor casting of the metal, and the re-use of girders dropped into the estuary during construction, were factors in the bridge's collapse.