This is a manned model ship course for captains and maritime pilots. โWhile computer simulators are common, manned models provide a physical reality that digital programs often struggle to replicate perfectly, particularly regarding fluid dynamics and the "feel" of a ship.
@Tarka_Man Ian, the main line + loop both seem to have a short straight section between the crossover and the platform, rather than continuing to curve. Do you know why?
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With thanks to those at work...
Today's blogpost rounds-off the #Railway200 year with a thank-you to the people who make the railway happen - including over Christmas and the New Year.
https://t.co/0kxC20Cfnf
โ As 2025 draws to a close, we just want to say thank you.
Thank you for your visits, your curiosity & your questions.
๐ This is a place of stories. Stories passed down. Stories uncovered.
And every time you walk through our gates, you add one of your own.
Happy birthday to Ivor The Engine, the little Welsh railway engine from the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company, who first appeared on our screens today in 1959. Toot-toot!
#onthisday#otd#wales
While most are carving the turkey, some are still keeping the watch. โ๏ธ To everyone @RoyalNavy at sea or alongside this Christmas โ thank you for your keeping the ship safe and steady. ๐
#OnThisDay 187 years ago the London & Greenwich Railway extended from Deptford to a temporary Greenwich station, this handsome George Smith permanent structure followed in 1840; one of the oldest railway station buildings on earth. Image: Doyle of London https://t.co/bwFye3ynNJ
#OnThisDay 160 years ago the Metropolitan Railway opened Farringdon Street (Farringdon), Aldersgate Street (Barbican) and Moorgate Street (Moorgate). Today's Farringdon replaced the 1863 terminus, which became a goods station. Image: Gordon Edgar https://t.co/w4hn4bdLIi
Looks like someoneโs made a break for it ๐ฌ๐
This playful dolphin popped by HMS Stirling Castle while alongside โ weโre pretty sure it has escaped from a sea life centreโฆ but weโre keeping an eye on it just in case! ๐โ