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I am currently considering building a scale model of the Forth Rail Bridge for my model railroad. If anyone can send information regarding the bridge's length, height, height above water, etc, it would be most helpful. Please respond to: aol.com@hthalcott Thank you,

 Harvey T. Halcott

(Note that the above email address has been modified to make it confusing to spammers. Please switch what is before and what is after the @ sign if you wish to respond to Mr Halcott. -- Derek Ross | Talk)

I have located this information and added it to the article. --Colin Angus Mackay 15:09, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Article name 2 References 3 GA Re-Review and In-line citations 4 Large images causing problems in Firefox? 5 70 foot diameter feet? 6 Nice 7 What a cool image! 8 Name again

[edit] Article name

I dont understand why this article isnt at Forth Bridge. The only other Forth Bridge isnt called the 'Forth Bridge' but the Forth Road Bridge, and the dab link at the top of the page sorts that out. Any reason not to move the article? ::Supergolden:: 13:15, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

I think the present name is fine. Guinnog 19:03, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm open to persuasion, but at present I tend to support Supergolden's proposal. This article appears to have been unilaterally moved from Forth Bridge on 12 January 2006 (making that the dab page). I am not aware of any discussion having taken place prior to this.--Mais oui! 19:16, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

I would have thought that Forth Rail Bridge would be best. bruce89 21:52, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

It's name is the Forth Bridge, I can't think why it needed to be moved in the first place, again, without discussion having taken place. Fraslet 23:41, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Its name was the Forth Bridge. Most people now call it the Forth Rail Bridge. Wikipedia describes rather than prescribes usage. I am fine with the article named as it is and would resist moving it again. Guinnog 23:57, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Local useage is still very much "The Forth Bridge". I do not for a moment imagine the number of developments in the area with views of the Rail bridge using bridge in their name are reffering to the suspension bridge.Turtel 09:27, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] References

The references section needs to be formatted better. Use the <ref></ref> tags. DFH 14:30, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA Re-Review and In-line citations

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[edit] Large images causing problems in Firefox?

Not sure if this is just me, but when I view this article in Firefox, it starts to use up massive amounts of memory and there is a noticeable performance impact, however Internet Explorer handles it fine. I can only assume it is because of the massive panoramic image of the bridge, the only major difference between this article and most. Is it possible to get a lower resolution version to use in the article and just link to the high resolution version from there? QmunkE 20:48, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 70 foot diameter feet?

Is that accurate? They don't look that big on photographs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.8.152.13 (talk) 16:12, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

The main vertical steel tubes of the three main towers are 12 feet in diameter, and it is the granite piers that they stand on which are 70 feet in diameter. That part of the article is badly worded, but having said that, if a list of dimensions is going to be provided, it would be better to provide a simple drawing which shows which part of the structure is which. 82.29.215.250 (talk) 18:58, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

They wanted that bridge to be sturdy!!!! - Denimadept (talk) 19:22, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nice

good work!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.224.116.72 (talk) 23:26, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

seconded! - Denimadept (talk) 04:40, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What a cool image!

It looks forboding! - Denimadept (talk) 22:25, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Name again

No need to disambiguate. It is commonly referred to this as well and so distinguishes between the two bridges. Alternatively, it could be named Forth Rail Bridge. Simply south (talk) 16:28, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

You didn't format the WP:RM correctly, but your request has not been opposed, so I will just move it for you anyway. Regards, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 01:32, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

To echo Simply South; the colloquial name is "Forth Rail Bridge", or failing that [when already talking in a railway context] "Forth Bridge", but not the current article name of "Forth Railway Bridge". WP:GHITS, whilst not canonical in all things agrees with this naming. —Sladen (talk) 14:57, 3 June 2008 (UTC)