Re: Query from the Deep North

["John Kerr" <jkerr@gil.com.au>]

Tin-hare was applied to all sorts of vehicles but not specially to QR
railmotors.
In the gulf, railmotors were known as Panhards because the first one was a
converted Panhard car. The name was transferred and stuck for about 20
years.   John Kerr
John McCandless wrote in message <38e9b4aa.0@news.topend.com.au>...
>On the Normanton-Croydon "Gulflander" page of QR's new website, I see that
>they refer to the railmotor there as a "Tin Hare."  AFAIK, this nickname
>belongs to CPH railmotors of NSW, doesn't it?   It's interesting how the
>"Fondly referred to as...." claims often have no bearing on reality, isn't
>it?  ;-).
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>John McCandless
>Never play leapfrog with a unicorn...
>Cloncurry Qld Au
>http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Port/3150/index.htm
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