LUCS Digital Archive
114 LUCS R0026 Eastern M8 canal diversion
Newly excavated eastern M8 canal diversion
114 LUCS R0028 Eastern M8 canal diversion
Water held back by earth dam on eastern M8 canal diversion
114 LUCS R0030 M8 Bridge under construction
M8 Bridge under construction looking west
114 LUCS R0031 M8 Bridge under construction
M8 Bridge under construction looking west
114 LUCS R0032 Eastern end of M8 canal diversion
Eastern end of M8 canal diversion not yet connected to canal
114 LUCS R0033 Eastern M8 canal diversion
Complete eastern M8 canal diversion
114 LUCS R0034 New M8 Bridge
Almost completed M8 Bridge looking west
114 LUCS V1383 M8 Bridge construction
M8 Bridge construction looking west
114 LUCS V1407 M8 bridge construction
M8 bridge and diverted canal almost complete looking north
115 LUCS A2544 M8 opening celebrations on 7th May 2000
View from Victoria as she approaches M8 Bridge during its opening celebrations on 7th May 2000
115 LUCS A2545 Mel and Ronnie meet at M8 Bridge opening
Ronnie Rusack (left) on Pride of Union From Ratho and Mel Gray (right) on Victoria from Linlithgow shake hands as their boats meet to celebrate the removal of the M8 blockage on 7th May 2000
115 LUCS A2546 Victoria about to go under new M8 Bridge
Victoria about to go under new M8 Bridge during opening celebrations on 7th May 2000
115 LUCS R0020 M8 blockage, view from west
Work about to start on M8 blockage looking east
115 LUCS R0021 Work started on M8 blockage,
Work started on M8 blockage looking east
115 LUCS R0022 M8 works almost complete
M8 works almost complete looking east
115 LUCS R0023 M8 Bridge almost complete
M8 works almost complete looking east
115 LUCS R0027 Western M8 canal diversion
Excavation of western M8 canal diversion
115 LUCS R0035 Completed M8 works
Completed M8 works looking east
115 LUCS R0042 Celebration flottila at M8
Eastern celebration flottila at M8 from St Magdalene
115 LUCS R0043 Victoria and Pride of Union at M8
Victoria and Pride of Union heading their respective flotillas meet at M8 during the opening celebrations
115 LUCS V1087 Aerial view of M8 canal blockage
View of M8 canal blockage. Motorway over canal opened in 1971
115 LUCS V1154 Aerial view of M8 canal blockage
View of M8 canal blockage. Motorway over canal opened in 1971
115 LUCS V1386 M8 bridge construction
M8 bridge construction looking east
126 LUCS A2541 View from Victoria in M8 flottila
View from Victoria of crowds in Broxburn watching eastern flottila on its way to M8 Bridge on 7th May 2000
128 LUCS A2534 Victoria in M8 flottila
Victoria and Seagull Trust boat St John Crusader II in M8 eastern flottila at Port Buchan on 7th May 2000
128 LUCS A2535 St Magdalene in M8 flottila
St Magdalene in M8 eastern flottila at Port Buchan on 7th May 2000
128 LUCS A2536 Crowds at Port Buchan
Crowds at Port Buchan whilst M8 eastern flottila is stopped there on 7th May 2000
128 LUCS A2537 M8 flottila at Port Buchan
M8 eastern flottila at Port Buchan on 7th May 2000. This will join the western flottila at the M8 Bridge to celebrate is opening.
128 LUCS H0064 Barge at Port Buchan
Barge at Port Buchan
132 LUCS R0015 Rebuilding Greendykes Rd Bridge
Rebuilding Bridge 27 at Greendykes Road. The road had to be raised here to ensure boats had sufficient headroom. View looking north