Train Routes That Go Over Long Bridges.

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  1. mortal1234

    mortal1234 Well-Known Member

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    One of my favourite things about Fife Circle is being able to cross over the amazing Forth Rail Bridge. It would be amazing if more routes had this. There’s just something pleasant about driving across a massive bridge. It’s like you’re going into new mysterious land or something can’t quite describe it haha. There aren’t that many more routes in the UK that have trains going over long bridges I don’t think. There’s the Tay Bridge also but again that’s in Scotland.

    Doesn’t even have to be UK. Can be anywhere worldwide. :). Think I’ve seen one or 2 in China now that I think about it.

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    Forth Rail Bridge over the Firth of Forth
    Tay Bridge over the River Tay to Dundee
    Glenfinnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands
    One in Plymouth called the “Saltash Bridge”
     
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  2. Killer-Of-Night

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    Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge, not really "Big" but very long, at almost 6 miles (9.3km)
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  3. mortal1234

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    That’s awesome. Very Narrow looking bridge. Not for the faint hearted I bet !!!. 6 miles is insane !!!.
     
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    Kassel-Wurzburg has some fairly long bridges, I think London Commuter's Ouse Valley Viaduct also counts. Also Spirit of Steam.

    How long is long?
     
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    mortal1234 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah that’s true. Doesn’t feel like it but that’s because you’re going at very high speed but that still counts. Just any decent bridge that stands out. Suspension bridge. Long Viaducts etc. anything with a nice design to them.
     
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  6. Gianluca

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    Arosalinie have also a bridge whit stunning wiew, between Langwies and Litziruti, i always put the external camera when crossing it
     
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    Purely in TSW:

    As above, BML has the Ouse Valley Viaduct which is a good one.

    The upcoming Manchester Commuter from ATS will also have the Stockport viaduct. With the signal setup at Stockport, good chance we’ll be sat atop the viaduct on a few runs.

    The old NEC NY has Hell Gate bridge, but of course you’d need to go back to TSW2020 for it.
     
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    although those are not long, if Vienna Stammstrecke ever got made + some regional line connected to it, then there is a super cool section between Handelskai and Floridsdorf, mostly on steel bridges over Danube and its branches, with glorious views :) ... also the Ostbahn section between Praterkai up to Stadlau is mostly elevated or on bridges, with equally cool views :)
     
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    There is the viaduct into Truro down in Cornwall. Bloody lovely.
     
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