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Subject: Re: Change of Gauge.....
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 04:41:24 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
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David Bromage (dbromage@fang.omni.com.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> Chris Brownbill (cbrnbill@enternet.com.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:

> > I'd be interested in other observations of this type.

> The up/down terminology was inherited from canals.

I thought of a few more.

A train is docked in a platform.
Locos are stabled after use.
White lamps on the front and red lamps on the back were used by coaches.

Cheers
David

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