http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Forth Road Bridge Footway/Cycle way closed from 6pm to 1:30am tonight. en Tue, 19 May 2026 15:11:11 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253827 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:03:36 +0000 wingpig 253827@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From some of the comments on the FB page showing a stream of it nosing out of the dock you'd think it was about to be filled with venomous snakes then dropped into the surface of Venus, not just taken out to sea for some sea trials. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253812 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:47:44 +0000 gembo 253812@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>nit so often we make things taht big these days. we should make more fuss when it tries to get back in? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253809 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:37:24 +0000 Arellcat 253809@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/VZmYDM"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4213/35436041791_4e8d4227e1.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="https://flic.kr/p/VZmYDM">Titan</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253802 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:15:56 +0000 chdot 253802@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tides are in (roughly)12 hour cycles, presumably key thing was getting it out of Rosyth in daylight.</p> <p>A week would have made a lot of difference to the number of people seeing it move down the Forth in the light.</p> <p>However, it does look remarkably ugly! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253796 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:47:56 +0000 Arellcat 253796@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>QE had to wait for low tide in order to pass underneath the bridges. Even then they had to lower one of the masts. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253795 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:45:00 +0000 I were right about that saddle 253795@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I'd have thought a bigger deal would have been made of it, and a daylight setting sail.</em></p> <p>Maybe the passage under the bridges was tide-dependent? <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/hms-queen-elizabeth-running-outdated-windows-xp-software-raising/">Or maybe it just took that long for the XP computers to boot up?</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253793 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:37:16 +0000 Baldcyclist 253793@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perfectly justifiable that the bridge was closed for this, and for the period of time.</p> <p>What's not justified is the amount of notice that was given, especially as this had been planned well in advance. Mind you I just left my bike at work and got the train, so just minor annoyance.</p> <p>I must admit to being a little disappointed at the timing, I'd have thought a bigger deal would have been made of it, and a daylight setting sail. I'd planned to take the wee fella down to the beach to watch it go past. As it was it was too late for me too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253790 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:17:50 +0000 Frenchy 253790@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Queen Elizabeth has now cleared the Forth Bridge.</em></p> <p>Sentences that should only be read <em>after</em> morning coffee, when fully aware of the context. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253789 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:54:11 +0000 Arellcat 253789@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I cycled out to Society Road for about 20.15, and went a bit past Hopetoun House. The amount of traffic along the coast was very considerable indeed; I took my little purple recumbent instead of the torpedo because I suspected I might otherwise get stuck. Good views of the big boat.</p> <p>Came back along the NCN and was thoroughly out-powered by a guy in trainers, riding a slightly-better-than-BSO. I was also giving my new HRM a whirl. Topped out at 170bpm, and averaged about 116 over 28 miles.</p> <p>Queen Elizabeth has now cleared the Forth Bridge. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253788 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:27:21 +0000 HankChief 253788@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Went through Dalmeny - traffic was non existent :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253787 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:23:57 +0000 chdot 253787@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Edinburgh Council (@Edinburgh_CC)<br /> 26/06/2017, 22:43<br /> Those heading to S Queensferry to watch HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier set out - be aware, traffic is v heavy + you may not get access</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253786 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:05:39 +0000 HankChief 253786@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>South Queensferry is hooching tonight... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253773 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:40:06 +0000 StepRam 253773@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm going with the paper airplane theory. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253770 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:10:33 +0000 chdot 253770@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Forth Road Bridge (@forthroadbridge)<br /> 26/06/2017, 16:07<br /> Hot tar has been spilled from a vehicle on the northbound carriageway - a sweeper is on its way to clean it up. Lane 1 is closed meanwhile.</p> <p>"</p> <p>No danger/threat then(?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863&page=2#post-253769 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:07:47 +0000 chdot 253769@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Ministry of Defence (@DefenceHQ)<br /> 26/06/2017, 17:25<br /> Amazing time-lapse footage of @HMSQnlz leaving the wall. Next phase is to anchor up before proceeding to pass under the Forth Bridges. </p> <p><a href="http://pic.twitter.com/cxGxWLLeFE" rel="nofollow">http://pic.twitter.com/cxGxWLLeFE</a></p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253767 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:45:38 +0000 chdot 253767@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Forth Road Bridge (@forthroadbridge)<br /> 26/06/2017, 3:35 pm<br /> That's @HMSQnlz on its way out of the Rosyth dock now! </p> <p><a href="http://pic.twitter.com/GMF8TPPCCE" rel="nofollow">http://pic.twitter.com/GMF8TPPCCE</a></p> <p>"</p> <p>"</p> <p>Forth Road Bridge (@forthroadbridge)<br /> 26/06/2017, 3:56 pm<br /> @cluranderson @HMSQnlz It won't be past the Forth Bridge until after midnight!</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253766 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:44:03 +0000 minus six 253766@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>cops closed it early, around 3pm.</p> <p>queues of commuting cyclists trying to cross</p> <p>amey got no advance warning whatsoever, so no extra vehicles or drivers deployed to ferry bikes over</p> <p>SMIDGAF from the cops this time, without grins </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253756 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:06:04 +0000 barnton-to-town 253756@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't think "contempt for taxpayers", in this context, is even remotely close to Mrs May's business of the day today! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253746 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:30:58 +0000 dessert rat 253746@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>'bloody SNP, lowered the bridge when the dropped the toll, typical'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253745 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:28:40 +0000 steveo 253745@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not sure about the world, wouldn't like to sail past where ever they keep the US carrier fleet but if I were China I'd be curious why we built a big boat then engineered some excuse why we couldn't get it out dry dock. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253742 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:06:54 +0000 paddyirish 253742@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So, if it can't get out, does that mean that the inner Forth will be the best protected bit of coast in the World? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253741 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:05:38 +0000 jonty 253741@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Are we sure it's for security and not for avoiding a big crush on the bridge as folk try to watch (and safety as it actually goes underneath.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253739 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:03:06 +0000 chdot 253739@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>It will leave Rosyth at high tide which is expected at 4.30pm but will then have to wait until low tide at 10.30pm to begin its pass under the bridge.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/bridge-paths-closed-as-new-ship-sets-sail-1-4486482" rel="nofollow">http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/bridge-paths-closed-as-new-ship-sets-sail-1-4486482</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253737 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:49:05 +0000 wingpig 253737@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hopefully not too briefly if they're worried about their mast poking the bridges' undersides; they ought to be going slowly. Presumably they also don't want non-vehicle-enclosed people within earshot of any grinding or screeching or swearing noises. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253736 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:42:54 +0000 chdot 253736@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"briefly" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253735 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:41:23 +0000 biketrain 253735@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't even think about trying to view this from on the water. The carrier will be heavily guarded by security boats I am told.</p> <p>I also expect the FRB will be closed briefly to all traffic as the big boats passes under the bridges. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253733 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:34:21 +0000 gibbo 253733@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot</p> <p><em>Presume vehicle carriageways shut too... </em></p> <p>C'mon, a driver can't do the same damage as someone wielding a bicycle. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253732 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:33:48 +0000 chdot 253732@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thought that this <em>was</em> about War. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253730 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:32:14 +0000 paddyirish 253730@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote>"Presume vehicle carriageways shut too... "</blockquote></p> <p>but that would be declaring WAR on the motorist </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17863#post-253728 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:18:29 +0000 chdot 253728@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Presume vehicle carriageways shut too... </p>