Date: 07/06/2011

IT might be more than 120 years old, but the Forth Rail bridge is about to get an extension - of sorts. The iconic railway bridge is set to get a permanent new addition, underneath one of its arches, as a result of the 'never-ending' task of painting the bridge drawing to a close. [From Dave Scott]

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No apologies for another picture of what is already Britain's most photographed (and famous) railway structure. From a distance the use of plastic sheeting to enclose the ever-moving scaffolding adds a touch of Lego to the original Meccano. Photographed looking south across the Forth on 22 February 2009.
Location: Forth Bridge
Company: Forth Bridge Railway
22/02/2009 David Panton

View from the north shore on 1 June 2009 with EWS 67025 about to leave The Forth Bridge and run into North Queensferry station with the evening locomotive-hauled Fife Circle service.
Location: Forth Bridge
Company: Forth Bridge Railway
01/06/2009 Bill Roberton

View west showing work in progress on the north pier in the summer of 2007. The deck behind the tarpaulin is 150ft from the river.
Location: Forth Bridge
Company: Forth Bridge Railway
12/06/2007 Brian Forbes