As i already mentioned, i loved traveling by train in the UK. It's not like in Hungary. the first and most obious difference is the quality and frequency (!) of services and the cleannes of coaches. and what i liked the most: it's the athmosphere that pervades the railway in England, the place where it was born. the legendary Great Western Railway is still runnig services, near Birmingham I've seen a steam locomotive that was fuelled with coal. here we are:
but to be honest, this time i wanted to present the pictures i took during my journey from Exeter to St Ives in Cornwall. i don't have to tell you that it was amazing. Cornwall is one of the most popular holiday place
i like this one. lonely tree.
a bay near Exeter.
this is one my favourite pics. one of the many favourites :)
this place was called Red Cliff. i wonder why
this is Cornwall county already.
and this is the famous Royal Albert Bridge. This bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. I don't know if any of you have heard about his name, but he made a huge contribution to the developing of railway in England and thus, to the English economy and its role as a world-power. His numerous bridges are still stunning and he created the Great Western Railway that aimed at stretching railway towards Bath, Bristol and Exeter.
'Brunel's solo engineering feats started with bridges — the Royal Albert Bridge spanning the River Tamar at Saltash near Plymouth...'
'The Royal Albert Bridge was designed in 1855 for the Cornwall Railway Company, after Parliament rejected his original plan for a train ferry across the Hamoaze — the estuary of the tidal Tamar, Tavy and Lynher. The bridge consists of two main spans of 455 ft (139 m), 100 ft (30 m) above mean high spring tide, plus 17 much shorter approach spans. Opened by Prince Albert on 2 May 1859, it was completed in the year of Brunel's death.'
source: Wikipedia.org
but to be honest, this time i wanted to present the pictures i took during my journey from Exeter to St Ives in Cornwall. i don't have to tell you that it was amazing. Cornwall is one of the most popular holiday place
i like this one. lonely tree.
a bay near Exeter.
this is one my favourite pics. one of the many favourites :)
this place was called Red Cliff. i wonder why
this is Cornwall county already.
and this is the famous Royal Albert Bridge. This bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. I don't know if any of you have heard about his name, but he made a huge contribution to the developing of railway in England and thus, to the English economy and its role as a world-power. His numerous bridges are still stunning and he created the Great Western Railway that aimed at stretching railway towards Bath, Bristol and Exeter.
'Brunel's solo engineering feats started with bridges — the Royal Albert Bridge spanning the River Tamar at Saltash near Plymouth...'
'The Royal Albert Bridge was designed in 1855 for the Cornwall Railway Company, after Parliament rejected his original plan for a train ferry across the Hamoaze — the estuary of the tidal Tamar, Tavy and Lynher. The bridge consists of two main spans of 455 ft (139 m), 100 ft (30 m) above mean high spring tide, plus 17 much shorter approach spans. Opened by Prince Albert on 2 May 1859, it was completed in the year of Brunel's death.'
source: Wikipedia.org
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