THE FORTH 'RAILWAY' BRIDGE
A visit to the north side of the Forth Bridge at North Queensferry in April 2009Page Two of Three Pages
West side of the bridge looking south towards Edinburgh, across the Firth Of Forth
The old pier cobblestones are being reset. The pier closed in 1966 when the new road bridge was opened. It must have been quite a treck from here to the station at track level off to the far left.
A 3-Car Class 170 about to leave the north end of the bridge, heading for Aberdeen
The west side, on Battery Road that goes below the bridge to the coastal side of North Queensferry
Ditto
The west side of the northern viaduct with a two-Car Diesel unit running northwards
Left: North End Viaduct. Note the floodlights at the base of the tower. Right: The east side of the bridge looking south towards Edinburgh. The painting job
continues but the new 'shiney' paint will last up to 24 years before repainting is due again. Ending the days of continuous painting.
The buisiest area of the present painting & maintainance
The Worker's buildings and equipment. This image demonstrated the vastness of the connecting tubes and cross members.
Left: A workshop and mess room up on the high girders. Right: Eastern side of the northern end Viaduct.
North Queensferry from below the Forth Railway Bridge. With the old ferry pier, and road suspension bridge in the background.
The new suspension bridge will eventally fill this scene even more in the near future
Two views of the north end viaduct
Western side of the bridge on Battery Road with South Queensferry seen on the right
Workmen add scale to the immence structure
A blowup from the photo above of the workmen at the top of the bridge
A central view giving height and scale to the arches
Further evidence of the fastness of the spans and the size f the workforce that maintains the bridge
The northmost centre span between the two main arches. There are two of these. The island in the foreground was a Battery during
the wars. The fortifications can be seen. The Pentland hills are in the background.
Telephoto view of a 2-Car Class 170 unit travelling north on the high girders
The western side of the Forth Bridge, looking south towards Edinburgh, from the old ferry pier
A closer telephoto view
The western side of the Forth Bridge, looking south towards Edinburgh, from the old ferry pier
