Re: [NSW] A few things I saw today (Thursday)

["Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@NO.CANNED.HAM.hotmail.com>]

thanks

Chris Stratton <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au> wrote in article
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> "Jonathan Boles" <mousewithglasses@NO.CANNED.HAM.hotmail.com> wrote in
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> > > * Dunno. We have the Fish, the Chips and The Heron out here... Who makes
> the
> > > names up?
> > >
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> > OK: Way back last century, there was a guy called John Herron, who drove
> steam
> > trains up in the Blue mtns. His name was misspelt to Heron, and was given
> to
> > today's service from Hornsby to Springwood via Shore. When he drove locos,
> his
> > nickname was the Big Fish, hence the name of his train which is passed on
> > today, The Fish. A service was setup a little later to complement the
> Fish, so
> > it was only natural to call it the Chips. the Fish and Chips are express
> > services Mount Victoria/Lithgow to Sydney. I am pretty sure all this is
> > correct. Also, can anyone tell me the source of the "Newcastle Flyer"
> train?
> >
> The reason for the Fish nickname was that Herron became Herring in typical
> nickname fashion, which then became the Fish or Big Fish.
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> Regards,
> Chris Stratton
> Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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