EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 9 MIN
Alan Ross – Celebrating the Forth Bridge
from Great Rail Tales · host Railway 200
Alan Ross, Engineering and Asset Manager for Network rail in Scotland takes us a journey over the iconic Forth Bridge. From his first impressions as a 17 year in awe of the bridge, through to today he was part of the team who made the case for why the bridge should be recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. At just under 2.5km in length, with 6.5 million rivets, standing 110m high and weighing in at over 53,000 tonnes there is only 1 single span cantilever bridge in the world that is bigger. This iconic Scottish monument plays a key role in the transportation of goods and people. But the bridge is more than that to people, as Alan describes, it has an emotional connection to people.
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Alan Ross, Engineering and Asset Manager for Network rail in Scotland takes us a journey over the iconic Forth Bridge. From his first impressions as a 17 year in awe of the bridge, through to today he was part of the team who made the case for why the bridge should be recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. At just under 2.5km in length, with 6.5 million rivets, standing 110m high and weighing in at over 53,000 tonnes there is only 1 single span cantilever bridge in the world that is bigger. This iconic Scottish monument plays a key role in the transportation of goods and people. But the bridge is more than that to people, as Alan describes, it has an emotional connection to people.
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