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Scottish Railway Preservation Society Steam Train Excursion crosses The Forth Rail Bridge |
© Peter Stubbs peter.stubbs@edinphoto.org.uk Photograph taken May 18, 2008
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Forth Rail Bridge |
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Steam-hauled Excursion © This photograph is of the second of these two excursions crossing the Forth Rail Bridge at 5pm on Sunday May 18, 2008. Here Loco No 61994 'The Great Marquess' with its 9 coaches crosses the Forth Bridge, heading north to Fife. The pier in the foreground is Hawes Pier where the car ferries sailed from to North Queensferry, until the Forth Road Bridge opened in 1964. The van parked on Hawes Pier belongs to Forth Tours, the company that operates Sightseeing Tours, Dance Cruises, Sunset Cruises and trips to the island of Inchkeith in their boat 'Forth Belle'. These were the first steam-hauled excursions for several years to be allowed to cross the Forth Bridge. [Metro: May 19, 2008]. |
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Scottish Railway Preservation Society Excursions
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Two Excursions There were two Scottish Railway Preservation Society steam train excursions from Edinburgh Waverley station on Sunday May 18, 2008. Both trains were hauled by Loco No 61994 'The Great Marquess'. The trains departed from Edinburgh Waverley station at 10.20 am and at 4.12pm. Both followed the same route: - around the Edinburgh South Suburban Line - across the Forth Rail Bridge - around the Fife Circle Line, via Aberdour, Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline - return across the Forth Rail Bridge - and back to Edinburgh Waverley station via the South Suburban Line. |
