Passenger Train Crossing Forth Railway Bridge On History Visit To Firth Of Forth Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland short evening 4K late Summer early Autumn travel video clip of the sight and sounds of a diesel passenger train crossing the cantilever Forth Railway Bridge on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Firth of Forth at North Queensfery in Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. This Scottish bridge connects Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, with Fife, and Perthshire, leaving the Lothians at Dalmeny and South Queensferry arriving in Fife at North Queensferry; it acts as a major artery connecting the north east and south east of the country. The bridge is an iconic Scottish landmark. 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. The Firth of Forth, Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe, is the estuary, firth in Scots, of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth. It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south. Firth is a cognate of fjord, a Norse word meaning a narrow inlet. It was known as Bodotria in Roman times. In the Norse sagas it was known as the Myrkvifiörd. 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. According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of Autumn or Fall always falls on September 1. If you follow the astrological calendar, however, Autumn or Fall begins on Saturday, September 23. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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