Tim L-GšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¦ Profile picture
šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¦Husband&step dad.Ex Royal Navy Officer. NAFO trains brigade, Intercity Division. Cricket nut. Him/Driver/ShipmatešŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¦
Sep 10, 2024 ā€¢ 9 tweets ā€¢ 3 min read
At Stonehaven an off duty member of Train Crew, having just been involved in the crash, walked over a mile to the nearest Signal Box to raise the alarm. The Driver was killed instantly. Image When the train breaks down Iā€™m the on site Engineer. Iā€™ll use my technical knowledge & experience to fix things. If I canā€™t I will call the actual engineering people for advice on how to get moving again. If not I will have to arrange for an ā€˜assisting trainā€™ to rescue us.
Sep 10, 2024 ā€¢ 7 tweets ā€¢ 2 min read
A lot of nonsense talked on here about Train Drivers. They just push buttons, they donā€™t steer, only go in straight lines, a monkey could pull a lever. Theyā€™re overpaid and lazy. Robbing from pensioners. šŸ§µon a little of what the job actually involves. When you get on my train I am responsible for your safety. When your kids are old enough you can drop them at the station and let them go out by themselves somewhere, I am responsible for their safety.
Feb 19, 2024 ā€¢ 13 tweets ā€¢ 3 min read
SEADšŸ§µtime again. Going to look at F4G Wild Weasels in Gulf War 1. A lot to cover so going to it break into 2 or 3 threads. Saddam Husseinā€™s forces invaded Kuwait in August 1990. Iraq had a modern Integrated Air Defence System (IADS), which had been assembled by Ericsson. It was based on a French design called KARI (Iraq backwards in French).
Aug 11, 2023 ā€¢ 17 tweets ā€¢ 5 min read
šŸ§µfollowing the release of the UK Ministry of Defence Service Enquiry into the loss of F35B Lightning ZM152 from HMS Queen Elizabeth during the Carrier Strike Group 2021 deployment. Focus for šŸ§µis on workforce issues, principally insufficient personnel leading to fatigue. The UK F35 workforce was insufficiently resourced from inception. This has led to an inability to generate the required Operational Capability. This is not just about Pilots, itā€™s the entire workforce. Image
Aug 20, 2022 ā€¢ 11 tweets ā€¢ 5 min read
Been meaning to research this for a while. So a šŸ§µon how Bulk Carriers are operated in their market place. It might provide some clarity as to how shipments of grain end up at a given destination. There are several parties to the Bulk Carrier trade. These are:
The ships operator
The ship & its Master
Cargo seller (shipper)
Cargo buyer (receiver/consigned)
Charterer
Insurer
Agent
Jun 30, 2022 ā€¢ 12 tweets ā€¢ 4 min read
šŸ§µof my initial thoughts on Russia abandoning Snake Island.
Firstly it is a much needed and significant morale boosting victory for Ukraine. Russia put significant resources into the Battle for Snake Island, and lost. Russia tried to make Snake Island and air defence and command and control platform following the sinking of the Moskva. But itā€™s an island, not a ship, and islands canā€™t move and that made it vulnerable.
May 15, 2022 ā€¢ 12 tweets ā€¢ 4 min read
How are all the air assets we are tasked and coordinated? How does everyone know where to be an when? A šŸ§µon how NATO tasks air assets. NATO has two Combined Air Operations Centreā€™s (CAOCā€™s) in Europe. One is in Uedem in Germany and the other in Terrejon in Spain.