Worth also mentioning Box Tunnel that he built further up the line -
have a quick look here
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/VirtualArchive/box-tunnel/
Cheers
Jez from Bath (once upon a time)
On 10/07/2012, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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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