Britain's Greatest Bridges
The Forth Rail Bridge
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6
Engineer Rob Bell sets out on a journey to discover how six of Britain's most stunning bridges were designed and built. Completed in 1890, the Forth Rail Bridge now carries around 200 trains every day. The last of the great Victorian engineering triumphs, it has grown to symbolise Scotland as much as Edinburgh Castle, bagpipes or kilts. But, as Rob learns, this incredible engineering achievement was born from the tragedy of the 1879 Tay Bridge disaster, and 73 deaths were connected with its construction and immediate aftermath
Britain's Greatest Bridges airs on Channel 5 +1 at 4:00 AM, Tuesday 7 January. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language, audio description.)
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Rob Bell
Presenter
Phil Stein
Producer
Ed Booth
Series Producer
Andra Heritage
Executive Producer