From ferries to bridge tolls, from the Forth Road Bridge to the Queensferry Crossing, generations have made the journey by car, bus, bike taxi … and boat.
The news this week that a ferry could run from Leith to Kirkcaldy sparked memories of previous sailings which were a daily occurrence until the Forth Road Bridge opened in 1964.
These pictures look back through the decades at just how much has changed travelling from the capital to the Kingdom.
These pictures look back through the decades at just how much has changed travelling from the capital to the Kingdom.
![South Queensferry - Cars queue for ferry with the Forth Rail Bridge in background](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmEyNzljZGI0LTkyMWUtNDU4ZC04MzAzLTNiNjExN2RiODZhZDowOGEyYTczZC0yMDYwLTQ5YzgtOWQzNi0wYmVkODIwMDVkZDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
25. Memories of crossing the Forth
South Queensferry - Cars queue for ferry with the Forth Rail Bridge in background Photo: Unknown
![Cars queue at South Queensferry to board the ferry across the Forth in the days before the Forth Road Bridge.](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjUyM2E5N2E4LTNiMDEtNDFmNy1iM2NjLTA4MDAyZmI4NmNmMDo5MmU3ZjQwOC1hMjZhLTQ2ZTgtYTZlYS0yYjRlMTFkYTBmMTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
26. Memories of crossing the Forth
Cars queue at South Queensferry to board the ferry across the Forth in the days before the Forth Road Bridge. Photo: Unknown