Re: Why is it called "up"?

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Telltelljb@netozemail.com.au wrote:
> "HXP1" <hxp1@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Not in the railways.  Up is usually towards the capital city.  Down is
> > therefore travelling away from the capital city.  So a through train from
> > Melbourne to Sydney travels in the down direction as far as Albury, then
> > travels in the up direction.
> > 
> > Queensland is different.  Up is basically south.  So a train starting at
> > Wallangarra (QLD/NSW border) travels down to Brisbane, & keeps on going down
> > as it heads for Cairns.

> With GSR's expansion of the Ghan over to the East Coast
> on a national network through 2 States and a Territory,
> the use of up and down means NOTHING.

Alice Springs to Adelaide is up. Adelaide to Broken Hill is down. Broken
Hill to Sydney is up.

cheers
David