Forth Bridge gets long-lasting paint job

[bikkuri bahn]

Scotland can stop painting its Forth Rail Bridge

At least for 25 years or so. A new long-lasting paint for the famous span means the once-endless job no longer is.

 

By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

 

January 26, 2012, 4:29 p.m.

Reporting from South Queensferry, Scotland—

Crossing Scotland's iconic Forth Rail Bridge takes just two minutes. Painting the Victorian-era wonder takes forever. Or so the story goes.

 

Since it opened in 1890, the massive steel structure over the Firth of Forth estuary has been both blessing and curse. For train travelers, it was a boon, allowing them to speed across the swirling water from Edinburgh to points north. To the men charged with keeping the bridge looking red and cheerful, though, it was a boondoggle, a never-ending endeavor that became the stuff of legend.

 

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-scotland-bridge-20120127,0,5383266.story

[westfalen]

I'll have to go back and get some more shots now it won't be covered in scaffolding anymore.

[cteno4]

Just in time to see nice and clean on my may visit!

 

Jeff