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Alloa, Forth Rail Bridge View of central swinging section of bridge and control
SC 605748
Description Alloa, Forth Rail Bridge View of central swinging section of bridge and control
Date 28/1/1968
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 605748
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Forth Rail Bridge, Alloa, Clackmannan This bridge was opened in 1885 by the Alloa Railway, a subsidiary of the Caledonian Railway, and supplanted a ferry from South Alloa to Alloa. It was designed by Blyth & Westland, and had bowed truss spans carried on cast-iron piers. There was an opening span near the Alloa end. This shows the swing span from the south end with the cabin on its gantry above the centre of the span. This contained the steam engine and boiler to turn the span, and the necessary controls. Note the chimney poking through the roof. This photograph was taken on the last day of services to Alloa on 29 January 1968. The spans were then removed, leaving the piers. The engine, built at St Rollox Works, was taken to the Glasgow Transport Museum, and is now in the Scottish Maritime Museum at Irvine. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H68/422/2B
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/605748
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