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braveheart

Senior Member

Edinburgh

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10-05-2016, 01:05 PM

Forth Rail bridge.

A train entering the bridge from Dalmeny station.

Bruce

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Wollongong, Australia

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10-05-2016, 01:10 PM

Re: Forth Rail bridge.

What happened to the first three bridges?

Meg

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Worcestershire

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10-05-2016, 01:15 PM

Re: Forth Rail bridge.

Very impressive Jim . I looks like it was constructed from giant Meccano

glad I wasn't the one responsible for putting it together

Eliza

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England

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10-05-2016, 01:35 PM

Re: Forth Rail bridge.

Was you standing on the track to take that ?

They make good photo subjects , i have one of our station at night , tried to take one when the train was going through but it was to fast .

Nom

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Northumberland

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10-05-2016, 02:01 PM

Re: Forth Rail bridge.

A painters dream job, never ending.

braveheart

Senior Member

Edinburgh

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Posts: 553

10-05-2016, 03:07 PM

Re: Forth Rail bridge.

Originally Posted by Meg ->

Very impressive Jim . I looks like it was constructed from giant Meccano

glad I wasn't the one responsible for putting it together

Lots of people died making it, it's a very impressive icon.

braveheart

Senior Member

Edinburgh

Joined: Sep 2012

Posts: 553

10-05-2016, 03:08 PM

Re: Forth Rail bridge.

Originally Posted by Eliza ->

Was you standing on the track to take that ?

They make good photo subjects , i have one of our station at night , tried to take one when the train was going through but it was to fast .

There is quite a long platform in the station which is very handy.

braveheart

Senior Member

Edinburgh

Joined: Sep 2012

Posts: 553

10-05-2016, 03:14 PM

Re: Forth Rail bridge.

Originally Posted by Nom ->

A painters dream job, never ending.

It used to be that painters were there on a permanent basis but in 2002 it was painted from end to end with a new paint that apparently will last for many years.