2. Railways

Forth Bridge Afternoon II

Another hot sunny afternoon and me and Floppy dog head for North Queensferry on the north side of the Firth of Forth for another Forth Bridge Afternoon, luverly. 2/6/2006
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    Another coal working loaded with imported foreign coal shakes the metalwork of the bridge. 66083 fronts 7G18 1300 Hunterston to Longannet power station.
    The afternoon sun glints off the side of 66083, nice. What isn't so nice is the residents of North Queensferry complained about small coal particles raining down from passing trains. So now they are coated with a sticky gel to stop this happening. You just can't make it up can you?!
    The passage of the coal trains break up the monotony of the procession of turbostars and sprinters. 66126 fronts 6J15 1500 Longannet to Hunterston.