Scotland can stop painting its Forth Rail Bridge
At least for 25 years or so. A new long-lasting paint for the famous span means the once-endless job no longer is.
By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times
January 26, 2012, 4:29 p.m.
Reporting from South Queensferry, Scotland—
Crossing Scotland's iconic Forth Rail Bridge takes just two minutes. Painting the Victorian-era wonder takes forever. Or so the story goes.
Since it opened in 1890, the massive steel structure over the Firth of Forth estuary has been both blessing and curse. For train travelers, it was a boon, allowing them to speed across the swirling water from Edinburgh to points north. To the men charged with keeping the bridge looking red and cheerful, though, it was a boondoggle, a never-ending endeavor that became the stuff of legend.
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