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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by batiudrami on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:04AM (#35624120)
Rail uses “up” and “down main” where up is in the direction of the port or main terminus.
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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by iggldiggl on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @12:05PM (#35629872)
In Germany it's just direction "a" (kilometrage increasing) and direction "b" (kilometrage decreasing), though I think that usage isn't quite as prominent as Up/Down is in the UK and UK-influenced countries. In Romania AFAIK they're calling them direction "X" and direction "Y" instead.
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