Cludgie's Eye On Edinburgh

Firth of Forth & The Bridges

Cludgie — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:34:32 +0000

Photos from Firth of Forth, The Forth Rail Bridge and Road Bridge.

Rail Bridge
Total length 2,528.7 metres
Opened 4 March 1890

The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, to the east of the Forth Road Bridge, and 14 kilometres west of central Edinburgh. It was opened on 4 March 1890, and spans a total length of 2,528.7 metres. The bridge connects Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, with Fife, leaving the Lothians at Dalmeny and arriving in Fife at North Queensferry; it acts as a major artery connecting the north-east and south-east of the country

Road Bridge
Total length 2,512 m
Opened 4 September 1964

The Forth Road Bridge is a suspension bridge in east central Scotland. The bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting the capital city Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry. The bridge replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians across the Forth

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Firth Of Forth
The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea, between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian to the south. It was known as Bodotria in Roman times.

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Sources
Road Bridge Wiki
Rail Bridge Wiki
Firth Of Forth Wiki

Edinburgh to London by lawnmower

Cludgie — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:14:08 +0000

1959, A group of students have been remembering the time they made a 400-mile trip on a lawnmower that was built in Suffolk. They drove from Edinburgh to London to test a Ransomes Matador produced in the old factory on Ipswich waterfront. The machine had a top speed of three miles an hour. The journey took four days and three nights and ended with a ceremony in Hyde Park

Image found on the Lost Edinburgh Facebook Site
description and video below from BBC

Edinburgh Zoo Gets Pandas

Cludgie — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:36:14 +0000

A historic agreement was signed today (10 January 2011) which will bring two giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo, the first giant pandas to reside in the UK for 17 years. Witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, and Vice Premier of China, Li Keqiang, the agreement was signed at Lancaster House in London by Donald Emslie, chairman of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which owns Edinburgh Zoo, and the Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA)

The giant pandas, Tian Tian and Yangguang, a breeding pair born in 2003, will be under the custodianship of RZSS at Edinburgh Zoo, a world leader in animal conservation. The project represents the culmination of five years of political and diplomatic negotiation at the highest level and it is anticipated the giant pandas will arrive in their new home as soon as a date is agreed.

Check the Zoo page for full article