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Re: Why is it called "up"?

Subject: Re: Why is it called "up"?
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 06:25:59 GMT
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Telltelljb@netozemail.com.au wrote:
> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
> > 
> > Alice Springs to Adelaide is up. Adelaide to Broken Hill is down. Broken
> > Hill to Sydney is up.

> I am aware of this colonial throwback from the mother
> country, David.
> What about the Ghan between SA, Vic and the NT.?  

> No wonder National Rail Corp are squealing, imagine
> which way, UP or DOWN one of their trains would be from
> Brisbane to Perth via Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.!!
> Not too mention a little bit of train renumbering
> through the Premier State with its own rules.!

Up/down is useful for local controllers. If you're crossing borders,
that's when the national train identification system is useful, e.g. 7MA2.

Cheers
David

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