Matthew Culley M7 RFA

Radiotherapy dosimetrist. OU grad (MSc Med Phys). History. Science. Trains, planes and ships. Scale modelling. Cats. Tea and real ale. RNLI supporter.

[Capel Lofft @CapelLofft]

I enormously enjoyed reviewing a brilliant new biography of bucaneering naval hero and romantic icon Thomas Cochrane for @thetimes by @petermoore. It really is superb: https://t.co/mfDkVGJuJ8

[Alyson Meadowcroft, in memory of Macey, RIP 🌈. @AlysonMeadowcr1]

The Best Boy himself, dearest Robert
Always remembered with great love by all of us who knew him here on Twitter, and especially by dear Betty and Colin @AllotmentCat
Such a special day today,
National Black Cat Appreciation Day
🖤🐾🐈‍⬛❤️
So proud to have been Robert's PA❤️

[Chris Bolton @CcibChris]

July 14, 1960 - A Handley Page Victor (XA930) departing from the de Havilland Aircraft Company aerodrome at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK at 190,000lb all-up weight assisted in a trial take-off by de Havilland Spectre rockets.
credit Geoff Pyne

[Matthew Culley M7 RFA @mattculley8]

@ChimeWhistle There were Intercity Cross Country trains from Paddington to Manchester I’m sure hauled by Class 47s?

[Dr Francis Young @DrFrancisYoung]

Let’s not forget that even if England win against Norway on Saturday they will then immediately have to march 200 miles south and play France without so much as a hydration break

[Matthew Culley M7 RFA @mattculley8]

@ChimeWhistle Felix and Bolt at Huddersfield always knew when a train was coming.

[Brian Groom @GroomB]

On this day 1938, Mallard broke the world speed record for steam locomotives at 126 mph (203 km/h), which still stands. Built at Doncaster, designed by Nigel Gresley, LNER chief engineer. Pic is 'Mallard', painted 1980s by Ann Emily Carr (b.1929).

[Network Rail @networkrail]

👀 Ever wondered what the heat from a steam engine looks like through a thermal camera❓

Our Air Operations team captured this footage while doing some thermal imaging surveys of the overhead lines in Carlisle.

Read about Air Ops:

👉 https://t.co/qGAd1klTBe

@nrairops

[Matthew Culley M7 RFA @mattculley8]

@chris_railway @stephen37292ML I was once travelling on the Cornish Scot, which was so heavily delayed by flooding in Somerset it became the Cornishman forcing me to change to the Sussex Scot at Birmingham.

[Matthew Culley M7 RFA @mattculley8]

@DrFrancisYoung @daviddwill Not Richard Sharpe I hope!

[George The Stourbridge Junction Station Cat @TheStourbridge]

Apparently, when serving at the ticket window, it’s deemed impolite to attempt to yawn so hugely that you are in actual danger of swallowing your own head…….

[21group @21percentgroup]

How to Run a University, UK style

1 Mismanage finances
2 Cut courses & fire staff
3 Leave students struggling
4 Pay yourself a mammoth bonus
5 Leave before disaster is apparent

Repeat till rewarded with knighthood for "services to education"

[Durham Cathedral @durhamcathedral]

Yesterday Tom Holland @holland_tom became the first Bede Librarian at Durham Cathedral🙌

At Evensong yesterday Tom knelt by Bede's tomb in the Galilee Chapel and was inaugurated as Bede Librarian.

[Ed Campbell @edcmpbl]

Tell you what it must have been class if Peter Murrell got your name in the SNP secret Santa

[James Hogg @JamesAHogg2]

John Eric Bartholomew, AKA Eric Morecambe, was born 100 years ago today.

Few people in history have made as many people laugh as Eric, and as someone whose life was dedicated to that purpose, I am sure it is an accolade he would have been incredibly proud of.

For me, Eric’s brilliance lay not just in the laughter he created, but in the anticipation of the laughter to come. That gift was omnipresent, following him like a comedic halo. To see him was to smile instinctively, followed quickly by genuine laughter. His friend Tommy Cooper possessed that same rare quality, and I have many treasured memories of watching them both when I was young.

Thanks to social media, Eric’s work continues to be enjoyed by millions worldwide every day, and appreciation for his immense talent only grows. Long may that continue.

Here he is, with Ernie and Mr Preview, creating some 22 karat TV comedy gold.

God bless Eric Morecambe x

[Matthew Culley M7 RFA @mattculley8]

Replica WW2 spy boat honours espionage group https://t.co/2JTcxSkTUA

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

#OnThisDay 1964: A documentary about the ‘most exclusive club in Britain’ looked at the niche community of steam train owners, who have saved engines from ending up in the breakers-yard. Amongst them was Alan Pegler who spent £3,000 on the decommissioned Flying Scotsman.

[North Yorkshire @visitnorthyork]

The Most Beautiful Churches in North Yorkshire 🧵

1. York Minster