Forth Bridge Railway
Introduction
The Forth Bridge is still in use by trains today. The bridge is owned by Network Rail. ScotRail and other Intercity services use the bridge. The Forth Bridge Railway was joint-owned by a number of railway companies and ran from Inverkeithing station to Dalmeny station. The bridge is also known as The Forth Rail Bridge by some to distinguish it from the 1960s Forth Road Bridge. A new Inverkeithing station was opened just to the north as the former Inverkeithing [1st] station was left on a branch, rather than the main line.
Dates
| / /1873 | Forth Bridge Railway Forth Bridge Railway authorised |
| / /1873 | Forth Bridge Railway Authorised. (Not proceeded with.) |
| / /1876 | Forth Bridge Railway Extension of time granted. (Not proceeded with.) |
| / /1879 | Forth Bridge Railway Sir Thomas Bouch loses the contract to build the Forth Bridge after collapse of his Tay Bridge [1st]. |
| / /1883 | Forth Bridge Railway Construction of Bridge, designed by Henry Fowler and Benjamin Baker, begins. Contractor; William Arrol & Co. |
| / /1886 | Forth Bridge Railway The three towers of the bridge start being erected. |
| / /1887 | Forth Bridge Railway The towers are complete. |
| /03/1890 | Forth Bridge Railway Opened to goods. |
| 04/03/1890 | Forth Bridge Railway Bridge opened by HRH Prince of Wales driving the last rivet. |
| /06/1890 | Forth Bridge Railway Opened to passengers. |
| 01/01/1948 | British Railways
Forth Bridge Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
Great Western Railway
Southern Railway Britains railways are nationalised. |
| / /2000 | Forth Bridge Railway Painting of the Forth Bridge's northern approach spans begins. |
| / /2005 | Forth Bridge Railway Jamestown Viaduct [Inverkeithing] strengthened. |
| 12/01/2005 | Forth Bridge Railway All First ScotRail services over the Forth Bridge are cancelled during a severe storm. |
| 09/12/2011 | Forth Bridge Railway Painting of the Forth Bridge completed. Network Rail suggests no further painting to be required until 2031-36. A glass flake epoxy paint used by Balfour Beatty. |
| /02/2019 | Forth Bridge Railway A gantry is installed below the Forth Bridge for repairs to stress defects. |
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This junction is south of Dalmeny station. Lines from Edinburgh (Saughton Junction) and the west (Winchburgh Junction) meet before passing through Dalmeny station and crossing the Forth Bridge.
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See also
Forth Bridge Connecting Lines (North British Railway)
John Furnevel 16/06/2008
John Furnevel 26/08/2008
Malcolm Chattwood 15/06/2023
John Furnevel 26/06/2008
This is a two platform station located just south of the Forth Bridge on its southern approach embankment. It was briefly known as Forth Bridge when first opened (signs read 'Forth Bridge for South Queensferry'). The station retains several of its original buildings. The main station building, of typical North British Railway design, is on the northbound platform. A sandstone former ...
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David Panton 15/09/2021
John Furnevel 08/09/2008
David Bosher 18/08/2021
David Panton 19/08/2020
This double track bridge consists of three double cantilevers approached by viaducts at either end. Overall it is 1.5 miles long. The bridge crosses the Firth of Forth between Dalmeny and North Queensferry. The bridge is known for its red colour, originally from the red oxide paint used.
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Network Rail 21/06/2021
John Yellowlees 27/03/2023
John Furnevel 04/03/2015
This is a two platform station with a footbridge and original building on the southbound platform. The smaller building on the northbound platform has not survived. To the immediate south is the Forth Bridge and to the north the North Queensferry Tunnel.
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David Panton 19/08/2020
Mark Bartlett 31/07/2021
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Bill Roberton 29/03/2023
John Furnevel 26/08/2008
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Bill Roberton //1987
David Panton 23/12/1994
Bill Roberton /04/1990
Ewan Crawford 11/12/2004
This signal box was located on the west side of the line north of North Queensferry Tunnel.
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Bill Roberton 14/06/2023
Bill Roberton //1991
John Furnevel 19/06/2006
Network Rail 02/11/2021
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Bill Roberton 31/05/2021
Bill Roberton 18/08/2019
Bill Roberton 07/12/2015
Bill Roberton 14/05/2018
This junction is south of Inverkeithing station. Lines to the Forth Bridge and Rosyth Dockyard divide here. The signal box here closed in 1972, control being taken over by Inverkeithing Central Junction signal box.
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Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway
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Bill Roberton 02/09/2023
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Bill Roberton 02/09/2023
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Bill Roberton 12/10/2023
Bill Roberton //1983
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