Perth, River Tay, West Railway Bridge View from WSW showing part of curved SSW front with train crossing

Description Perth, River Tay, West Railway Bridge View from WSW showing part of curved SSW front with train crossing

Date 23/4/1966

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 587187

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Part of Perth Viaduct, also known as West Railway Bridge, Perth, Perthshire (Perth and Kinross council area) This viaduct was built over the river Tay to replace a timber-arched structure constructed to link the Dundee and Perth Railway with the Scottish Central Railway. It has plate girder spans on cylindrical masonry piers, with a central solid masonry section This view shows part of the southern section of the viaduct, with an Aberdeen to Glasgow train crossing it, hauled by a diesel-electric locomotive built by the North British Locomotive Co Ltd, Glasgow. This was one of the first large plate-girder bridges in Scotland. The south-most span was originally a swing span, to allow for the passage of masted vessels up the Tay. A footbridge runs beside the railway track. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H66/14/2A

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/587187

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap