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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 10/7/2012: Brunel's railroad

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 10/7/2012: Brunel's railroad
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:58:30 -0400
A well captured interesting bit of history.  Thanks for sharing.

Chuck Norcutt


On 7/10/2012 4:14 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> We are spending the last day of our UK trip at our son's place in
> Bath before all four of us fly back to Alicante tonight. I woke up
> early and went for a walk in my son's not very interesting
> neighbourhood. And yet, I took my picture of the day during this
> walk--one of Britain's and hence the world's oldest rail lines,
> connecting Bath with Bristol and built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in
> 1839-1840. By coincidence, I am reading a book about the arrival of
> the railroad in Bath in 1840 and the impact it had on the local
> economy and society. Fascinating piece of social history.
>
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=1956365831&k=TNkwJQg&lb=1&s=XL>
>
>  Cheers, Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman (sent from somewhere)
>

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