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From the lens Brunel's Great Western Railway.

Great Western Railway - Lens of the Day 15th-20th May 2009

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And thank you to everyone very much for all their kind comments while this lens was Lens of the Day! It's also given me a chance to look at some of your fascinating lenses.

Lens of the Day 15th-20th May 2009

  • susannaduffy Sep 29, 2009 @ 8:09 pm | delete
    Superb work! Blessed by a Squid Angel today. (squidoo.com/september-blessings )
  • dannym29 Aug 10, 2009 @ 3:10 pm | delete
    great lens really interesting and informative!
  • Stazjia Jul 29, 2009 @ 10:11 am | delete
    This is a brilliant lens and I've featured it on my latest lens, Local Time and Railway Time. I've always been an admirer of Brunel. With a name like Isambard Kingdom Brunel he had to be a great man and achieve great things!
  • whitemoss Jul 5, 2009 @ 2:45 am | delete
    I love this lens.I'm a big fan of Brunel and love railways!
  • ratso Jun 30, 2009 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Fantastic work on this most impressive lens ! 5*****
  • Ramkitten Jun 23, 2009 @ 7:28 pm | delete
    This is a great lens! I've featured it (along with another of your train lenses) at Colorado's Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad under "More Scenic & Historic Train Lenses On Squidoo."
  • Jimmie Jun 19, 2009 @ 11:12 pm | delete
    You're officially blessed!
  • charlino Jun 7, 2009 @ 6:48 am | delete
    Interesting, informative, and well presented. Thank you for sharing.
  • Jun 6, 2009 @ 4:13 am | delete
    Wow! That's very interesting! Thank you and nice work!
    Sam(antha)
  • iwalkuwalk Jun 5, 2009 @ 1:07 am | delete
    great work!! btw, I am new here. What can i do here? Can I post articles ? or write blog entry?
  • AbbasAbedi Jun 2, 2009 @ 2:52 pm | delete
    Excellent Lens. 5*

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  • jo-c Jun 1, 2009 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    This is a brilliant resource for all train lovers. well done.
  • metu May 28, 2009 @ 1:13 pm | delete
    good lens
  • stargazer00 May 25, 2009 @ 2:24 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD!
  • rydigga May 23, 2009 @ 6:53 pm | delete
    Sensational lens written in great detail. Great job!
  • Cumberland May 21, 2009 @ 8:02 pm | delete
    What a fascinating and interesting lens. I truly enjoyed reading it and I checked out a few of the links. Thanks for broadening my knowledge. 5 Stars.
  • BevsPaper May 21, 2009 @ 7:02 am | delete
    Fantastic lens and well deserved LOTD! I lensrolled this to two of my railroad lenses and gave you 5*s.
  • BestHomeCourses May 20, 2009 @ 4:19 am | delete
    Great Lens. Reminds me of Great Railway Journeys on the BBC.

    I would love to take a long trip on a railway someday. The Orient Express would be nice but I am considering the closer to home Empire Builder. Chicago to Seattle through Glacier National Park. What a trip that will be.

    James
  • eccles1 May 19, 2009 @ 8:26 pm | delete
    What a great lens I love trains !!
  • roysumit May 19, 2009 @ 12:03 pm | delete
    A well deserverd LOTD. Nicely crafted and compiled with beautiful pics. Made me nostalgic about the steam trains which I rode many a times during my early years. Thanks for sharing and five stars from me.
  • Concerned May 18, 2009 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    Trains. The first Internet!
  • coollikeme May 18, 2009 @ 7:22 pm | delete
    CHO CHO!! love trains
  • ShortSaleRealtor May 18, 2009 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    great lens high 5 for you
  • TopStyleTravel May 18, 2009 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    Great lens on these nostalgic trains. Very detailed and informative lens. Five stars. Train vacations are a great way to experience this wonder. Congrats on LOTD!
  • Somaliboy May 18, 2009 @ 11:40 am | delete
    I loved it man !
  • S. Doss May 18, 2009 @ 11:40 am | delete
    Great lens , Lot of great information !!!
  • mukunda22 May 18, 2009 @ 11:32 am | delete
    The other night we were visiting a restaurant next to the Susquahanna River which has a great train track next to it!!

    A train went by and we pretty much stood before it in awe!!

    Great lens and congrats on LOTD!!
  • bluehawk May 18, 2009 @ 8:35 am | delete
    Fascinating read! I've loved trains since I was a little kid! This was a very fun lens to read! Thank you!
  • Encourger May 18, 2009 @ 7:06 am | delete
    Great lens. Have enjoyed going on steam trains and ending the journey with a black face!
  • geoalehay May 18, 2009 @ 4:13 am | delete
    Hey, great lens! Has given me an excellent idea for travelling.
    Well done!

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  • jmsp206 May 18, 2009 @ 2:57 am | delete
    I love old trains!Great lens!
  • frans240 May 18, 2009 @ 12:33 am | delete
    Awesome , Vivid and informative. Wish my dad was still here for him to see.. he was crazy about trains, especially the steam trains.
  • TheWhistler May 17, 2009 @ 5:23 pm | delete
    Love trains, great lens, thanks.
  • gemgh May 17, 2009 @ 5:20 pm | delete
    Love the history, adore all the wonderful pictures. Great job doesn't cut it. I give you five stars!
  • Sadheeskumar May 17, 2009 @ 11:51 am | delete
    Interesting lens. I can see your hard work in this lens. Well done. Five stars to you.
  • MrMalinger May 17, 2009 @ 8:45 am | delete
    Very nice work, absorbing and entertaining; I used to sit and watch those leviathan things pulling through my local station on the way to the seaside at Whitby N. Yorks. Even travelled on them a few times before they were taken away for good; I for one was heartbroken.
  • lilkon May 17, 2009 @ 8:28 am | delete
    Born next to the Nickel Plate R.R. in 1929, my first breaths were of the sulfer coal smell dispersed when the trains passed under the bridge. Trains of the U.K. are treasures. My heart skips a beat when I see them. Great lens!
  • easymoneydaily May 17, 2009 @ 7:20 am | delete
    The quality of this lens is stunning. The amount of effort and work that you must have put into it shines through. It truly deserve to be blessed by a squid Angel. Well done.
  • Shedbuilder May 17, 2009 @ 5:24 am | delete
    Excellent! Bring back steam.
  • Roy de Vos May 17, 2009 @ 4:57 am | delete
    Well done with really interesting information.
  • susanelainegalloway May 17, 2009 @ 3:38 am | delete
    Hello,
    I love Steam Engines always have, the chuck a chuck noise love it well done.

    Sue.
  • Hameed May 17, 2009 @ 1:29 am | delete
    Brilliant work. Well researched and informative. Good stuff. You deserve to be congratulated.
  • NAIZA May 17, 2009 @ 1:12 am | delete
    Congratulations for LoTD! Well deserved and very educational. :-)
  • grace antoinette May 16, 2009 @ 11:44 pm | delete
    wow, your lens is very nice and interesting!! Thank you for the amazing stories about railways.
  • chefkeem May 16, 2009 @ 11:36 pm | delete
    Excellent lens - blessed by a Squid Angel tonight. :-)
  • ajgodinho May 16, 2009 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    Wow, you put in a lot of work and detail into this lens!...excellent work!
  • Frankster May 16, 2009 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    Excellent lens with great information. It well deserves the Lens of the Day. Congrats! 5 stars and I'm a FAN! Bear Frankster aka Bearmeister aka Cat-Woman
  • site-builder May 16, 2009 @ 7:56 pm | delete
    Bravo! Fantastic job... Great pictures and videos - whether your a train lover or not.
  • K_Linda May 16, 2009 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    Trains are wonderful! Very well-done and informative lens. Congratulations on LOTD! 5*
  • poutine May 16, 2009 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    Quite an extended list here. A big 5
  • Mickie_G May 16, 2009 @ 5:02 pm | delete
    The perfect lens! You put a lot of work into this article and it shows!
  • Wysiwigs May 16, 2009 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    Great lens! Lots of interesting information and very well laid out. I'm emailing this one to my dad; he's a huge train buff :o)
  • janices7 May 16, 2009 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    Very informative lens! Congrats on LOTD.
  • Tipi May 16, 2009 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    I have never been on a train and would love to do that one of these days. I'd take a trip out west. - Great lens and congratulations on lens of the day....good for you!
    Susie
  • mazbond May 16, 2009 @ 2:07 pm | delete
    A great lens thanks for sharing. I love the old steam trains.
  • packman57 May 16, 2009 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    Congrats on Lens of the Day! Well deserved. What a great informative page. Thanks
  • Shar May 16, 2009 @ 1:44 pm | delete
    Nice lens! I enjoyed my visit...shar
  • betsy49 May 16, 2009 @ 12:24 pm | delete
    What a great history lesson. Congratulations.
  • rms May 16, 2009 @ 12:13 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LotD!
  • Oosquid May 16, 2009 @ 11:53 am | delete
    Fantastic lens, I have bookmarked and favorited it. With a hat like that Brunel had to be a success in everything that he did :0) 5 stars
  • Jewelsofawe May 16, 2009 @ 11:52 am | delete
    Great lens! Congrats on lens of the day!
  • pepper0617 May 16, 2009 @ 11:48 am | delete
    Always had a thing for trains, growing up so close to them. This is a great lens with lots of historical value, which will become a great resource. It would get my vote for lens of the day. Good luck.
  • sittonbull May 16, 2009 @ 11:36 am | delete
    My grandfather took me as a small child on a train ride and to watch the trains come in to the station, load up and pull out again. It was fascinating to me then as is the rail transportation system in Europe is today. Excellent lens and congratulations on LOTD.
  • May 16, 2009 @ 11:29 am | delete
    Bravo!
  • Iron1 May 16, 2009 @ 11:25 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD,! Excellent lens...keep up the good work!
  • sha2 May 16, 2009 @ 9:48 am | delete
    Agree very interesting lens, amazing to be able to make so many lenses and variety of information.
  • CreativeArtist May 16, 2009 @ 8:20 am | delete
    Great lens. The turntable was a great concept.
  • mbgphoto May 16, 2009 @ 7:37 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD and 5*!
  • May 15, 2009 @ 10:51 pm | delete
    Excellent Lens!
    5*****Stars and Favoured!

    Best wishes
    Marisa Angelis
    Artist Designer Writer Poet Philanthropist Humanitarian Promoter
    Four Nominations including "Australian of the Year 2003" Short List
  • Kelly May 15, 2009 @ 10:21 pm | delete
    Very impressive! You make your love of trains contagious. Love the art, too!
  • May 15, 2009 @ 10:03 pm | delete
    Congrats on lens of the day! :)
  • 24websurf May 15, 2009 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens! Congrats on LOTD!
  • AnxietyAttackHelp May 15, 2009 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    My father in law is really in to trains. I printed all the information! How in depth, this took alot of research and hard work. Thumbs up to you!!
  • CherylK May 15, 2009 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    Beautifully done. Congratulations on LOTD...a well-deserved honor.
  • kab May 15, 2009 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    Think about how drastically the train changed the world. Wow. Great lens!
  • paperfacets May 15, 2009 @ 5:13 pm | delete
    Congrats. Lens and info is superb coverage. Anybody looking on the web about GWR should read this. Deserves LOTD.
  • partybuzz May 15, 2009 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    My 15 year old grandson has loved trains for over 10 years! His goal is to be a train engineer. He especially loves steam trains. I'll pass on this link to him! Great lens! Congrats on LOTD!
  • AdriennePetersen May 15, 2009 @ 11:42 am | delete
    Very interesting lens! 5 stars and congrats on LOTD!
  • genglo May 15, 2009 @ 10:44 am | delete
    What a wonderful lens. Very informative! Congratulations on earning the Lens of the Day honor. It is well-deserved.
  • ComTecOne May 15, 2009 @ 9:51 am | delete
    Very Nicely Done!
  • blue22d May 15, 2009 @ 9:01 am | delete
    Love your "Brunel's Great Western Railway". I love the old train engines. I am a native California and the first time I went to the Sacramento Train Museum I was in seven heaven. What was amazing how they displayed many of the big engines. They had put them up 3 & 4 stories with cranes. It was so exciting to see these big guys. Five stars and a lensroll.
  • Astrieanna May 15, 2009 @ 8:53 am | delete
    Congratulations on LotD!
    This is a really informative lens.
  • GrowWear May 15, 2009 @ 8:44 am | delete
    Great LOTD. Congratulations!
  • Joan4 May 15, 2009 @ 8:20 am | delete
    Congratulations on Lens of the Day!
  • Peggy707 May 15, 2009 @ 8:12 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD!
  • FoxMusic May 15, 2009 @ 5:36 am | delete
    Congrads on Lens of the Day!!
  • aj2008 May 15, 2009 @ 3:17 am | delete
    Congratulations on your LOTD!
  • mulberry May 15, 2009 @ 3:01 am | delete
    Wonderful lens, a LOTD that's well deserved!
  • Spook May 15, 2009 @ 2:56 am | delete
    I went to boarding school in Africa a long way away from where I lived and always went by train. Consequently, I have always loved trains, but it has been a long time since I last went on one. Great lens and congratulations on LOTD.
  • KimGiancaterino May 14, 2009 @ 9:35 pm | delete
    Wow... great job! Congratulations on LOTD. Squid Angel Blessed.
  • kiwisoutback May 14, 2009 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD!
  • Janusz May 10, 2009 @ 6:03 pm | delete
    Wow! really cool! I was wondering why all the Angels were gathering around this Lens. Blessed by another Angel :)
  • MobyD May 9, 2009 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    Great lens! Another 5 stars and another Angel blessing!
  • kiwisoutback May 8, 2009 @ 7:39 am | delete
    This is really interesting. Great photo picks. Let's make that a third Squid Angel blessing!
  • spirituality May 8, 2009 @ 5:17 am | delete
    Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
  • 0ctavias0fferings May 7, 2009 @ 5:14 am | delete
    Fabulous work on this lens, it must have taken ages to put together 5* and a sprinkling of Angel Dust

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