Re: railway sign?

[craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)]

In <387e7e3b@occy.pnc.com.au> "Ann Tuckey" <atuckey@pnc.com.au> writes:

>I was wondering if anybody knows if the following sign is of railway
>origin,if so what it means and where it may have come from.
>It is a metal sign,painted yellow,with black writing,and measures 46cm x
>31cm.
>It says:
>                       BLUE
>                         D/D
>                       STOP
>                       HERE
>                               2'72      (numbers in small print)

Could be one of the original signs specifying the stopping point for V-set
intercity trains, dating perhaps back to February 1972. The V-sets have
been around since the very early 1970's I believe, so that's one plausible
explanation.

Regards,

Craig.
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