{"id":56190,"date":"2025-05-19T17:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukdepartureboards.co.uk\/store\/?p=56190"},"modified":"2025-05-19T17:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:46:48","slug":"ruislip-lido-railway-displays-miniature-railway-timetables-on-their-uk-departure-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukdepartureboards.co.uk\/store\/ruislip-lido-railway-displays-miniature-railway-timetables-on-their-uk-departure-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruislip Lido Railway displays miniature railway timetables on their UK Departure Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ruislip Lido Railway Classic Departure Board\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/De_81WCA9Wo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Mathew Streeton a volunteer from Ruislip Lido Railway said they had a new API for their miniature railway and if we would like to integrate with it, we jumped at the chance! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathew Streeton says &#8220;What began as just an idea has become a reality, thanks to UK Departure Boards and my work colleague Andrew, who built the Barlow platform. 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