Rule 55

Rule 55 was an operating rule which applied on British railways in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was superseded by the modular rulebook following re-privatisation of the railways. It survives, very differently named: the driver of a train waiting at a signal on a running line must remind the signaller of its presence.

Ding-ding, and away

Ding-ding, and away is a slang expression used by the UK media and railway enthusiasts to describe a type of operating incident in the British railway industry where the guard of a train standing at a platform gives a "ready to start" bell code to the

The Broken-Link Handicap

The Rudyard Kipling story "The Broken-Link Handicap" was first published in the first Indian edition of Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888, and in subsequent editions of that collection

Canadian Volunteers

The Canadian Volunteers was a unit composed of pro-United States citizens or inhabitants of Upper Canada which fought for the United States of America during the Anglo-American War of 1812

Route knowledge

Route knowledge is one of the core skills together with train handling and a full understanding of railway rules, which operating crew must possess in order to be able to drive a train safely

Operation Simba

Operation Simba, and the subsequent fighting around high ground near Sarfait, was the longest running conflict of the Dhofar Rebellion. On 17 April 1972, a battalion of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces (SAF) landed by helicopter to establish a position

Daniel Pring

Daniel Pring was an officer in the British Royal Navy. He is best known for the part he played in the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States

Most Highly Derogatory Order of the Irremovable Finger

The Most Highly Derogatory Order of the Irremovable Finger, abbreviated to MHDOIF, was a spoof decoration for military incompetence, which was "awarded" to members of the Royal Air Force during World War II

Send Him Victorious

Send Him Victorious is a political thriller, written in 1968 by Andrew Osmond, a former officer of Gurkha troops and diplomat, and Douglas Hurd, a former diplomat who later became an MP and Cabinet minister

Naseby order of battle

The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Naseby during the First English Civil War

Jakub Landovský

Jakub Landovský, is a Czech politician, lawyer, and university pedagogue, who is currently an ambassador to NATO since 5 August 2019. He had served as the Deputy Minister of Defense from 2015 to 2019