Re: OT Mel/Vic's station and location abbreviation

["Michael Wierzbinski" <wizzer1865@optusnet.com.au>]

"Railway Rasputin3" <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> > Why is it that all Victorian station names are 3 letters long, in
> capitals
> > and hard to pronounce? (Is it "Msee" or "Mkee")

I think its got to do with the resavatios system, i think you;ll find
thewhole country is reduced to 3 letters
> http://www.railpage.org.au/vicsig/general/station-codes.html
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> BMS=Broadmeadows
> MCE=Melbourne Central
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> This abbreviation is use for signalling, staff and working timetable.
> So you don't have to waste time and looking for space to type out stuff
> like <Macaulay Light Repair Center> or <North Melbourne Stabling
> Sidings>
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see above
i couls be wrong though :-\
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