Spring Railway Bridge Firth Of Forth On History Visit To South Queensferry Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K windy Spring travel video of a cargo ship sailing below and a diesel passenger train crossing the Forth Railway Bridge, on ancestry, family history visit to South Queensferry near Edinburgh. The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles West of Edinburgh City Centre. It is considered an iconic structure and a symbol of Scotland, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was designed by the English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker. Trains that go over the bridge include Edinburgh to Perth, Perthshire; Dundee and Aberdeen. A few East Coast rail services to and from Kings Cross, London, England. Fife Circle services, Newcraighall and Glenrothes Services. Queen Street Glasgow to Kirkcaldy, Fife. The Firth of Forth, Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe, is the estuary or firth of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth. It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south. It was known as Bodotria in Roman times. In the Norse sagas it was known as the Myrkvifiörd. An early Welsh name is Merin Iodeo, or the " Sea of Iudeu." Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. The date for astronomical spring is Sunday 20th March 2022, ending on Tuesday 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, spring will start on Tuesday 1st March. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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