The painting of the Forth Rail Bridge will come to an end this December after a ten-year marathon project. Traditionally a job that never ends, the project is due to finish ahead of schedule and the iconic structure will not need another coat for at least 20 years.
Contractors Pyeroy has been blasting away over 40 layers of paint before repairing the steelwork underneath and applying a new tough and long lasting protective coating. And to mark the occasion, the BBC sent a reporter from the popular tea time One Show to find out what was involved in painting the world’s first ever steel bridge, which spans more than 2,500 m over the Firth of Forth and took seven years to build before being opened in 1890.