Re: Australians (was Re: "Pendennis Castle")

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

< Tell > wrote in message ...
>"Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> Back in the days when the SAR existed, SA locos at Broken Hill  were
>> regularly referred to as "Crowie engines". After all, they had the crow
>> emblem on them so how could you blame us.
>
>
>Barry puleeeeeease, not a crow mate.
>
>You are actually referring to the much revered SAR
>"piping shrike" emblem which is a magpie.
>
>SAR gunzels will be having fits.!  :)
>
Oh, I forgot to mention, the SAR guys hated us using that terminology.  So
we used it all the more :-)


Barry Campbell