Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks to you and Daniel. The information age is great! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Burleson" <leica at jayburleson.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 10/7/2012: Brunel's railroad > Per Wikipedia, UK trains generally keep to the left. > > Jay, who is enjoying learning something new today... > > On 7/10/2012 10:24 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote: >> I would think so. Sweden went over to right-hand traffic on the roads >> back in the 60's, but they didn't change the train tracks. Trains >> still have left-hand traffic in Sweden. >> >> Daniel >> >> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> wrote: >>> Nice one! Do they drive on the left track? >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" >>> <photo at frozenlight.eu> >>> To: "lug Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" >>> <olympus at thomasclausen.net> >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 3:14 AM >>> Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 10/7/2012: Brunel's railroad >>> >>> >>> >>>> 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) >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Jay, > Dripping on the shutter button here in Seattle > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >