Last month I was fortunate to be invited on a tour of the Forth Bridge. After a short briefing by one of the engineers who works on the bridge (“Oh and I have to ask, is anyone afraid of heights?”) I walked with a small group of other visitors to the foot of the North Queensferry cantilever.
(This photo is from http://www.railtravelcenter.com/Gallery4-35.htm)
From there a shaky little winch lift took us to the top.
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