Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of a steam train locomotive crossing a viaduct on Rannoch Moor on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to the Scottish Highlands, Britain, United Kingdom. The Rannoch Viaduct lies on the West Highland Railway Line and is 227 yards long. It comprises a lattice girder structure, which follows a gentle curve, supported by nine locally quarried granite piers. Given the boggy ground conditions, deep foundations were required to reach the boulder clay which lay beneath the peat. Like the rest of this railway, its construction was overseen by Sir Robert McAlpine, born 1847, died 1934, but the viaduct was designed by engineers Formans & McCall of Glasgow, built by Lucas & Aird of London, England, with steel work by Alexander Findlay & Co of Motherwell. This section of the line was opened in 1894. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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