Reply to post: Re: BS: not Bovine Excrement, but British Standards.

When you think of a unit of length, do you think of Antony Gormley's rusty anatomy?

Martin an gof Silver badge

Re: BS: not Bovine Excrement, but British Standards.

On the railways, distances are still measured in miles and chains. The nominal start point is a particular set of buffers at a terminus, and everything is measured from there. If you read (for example) RAIB reports, they talk of 'the set of points at 108m6ch' or whatever.

M.

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