Linklater's Scotland:The Iconic Forth Bridge, Currently Undergoing a Gbp 100 Million Restoration, Stands As Testament to the Vision of Its Creators

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I STOOD atop the First Wonder of Scotland, and marvelled. Right up there, on the very summit of one of the three great double cantilevers of the Forth Bridge, I looked north to the sweep of the Lomond Hills and south to Arthur's Seat. Then I looked down.

It was a mistake. I am not, in general, afraid of heights, but when there is nothing but a thin piece of scaffolding between you and the swirling green waters of the Firth of Forth, 100m below you, a strange quirk of the imagination says, "Go on, jump. Just think of it, a couple of reverse flips and then a clean dive into the sea. What a way to go!" Your knees go weak. Your grip on the scaffolding tightens.

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Linklater's Scotland:The Iconic Forth Bridge, Currently Undergoing a Gbp 100 Million Restoration, Stands As Testament to the Vision of Its Creators

And then it begins to vibrate. Way down below, a miniature Hornby Dublo-sized train is approaching the centre of the bridge. It lets off a double hoot and, in a well-rehearsed safety drill, the men in orange jackets standing by the track acknowledge its arrival with a wave, then turn their backs on it and grip the hand-rail as i...

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