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Re: Why is it called "up"?

Subject: Re: Why is it called "up"?
From: "Ron Bennell" <bennell@microed.com.au>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 23:09:15 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Interpacket Group Inc.
References: <392bd534.93736122@news.mpx.com.au>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:10301

Its not confusing.  You're looking with the wrong frame of reference!

The term comes from Britain I AFAIK where, on the train control graph, the
home station was at the top of the sheet, and so trains went UP the sheet
when travelling there.

<greg@mpx.com.au> wrote in message 392bd534.93736122@news.mpx.com.au">news:392bd534.93736122@news.mpx.com.au...
> A few years ago I was at Chatswood station on Sydney's north shore,
.....>
> Why the confusing terminology?
>

References:
- Why is it called "up"?
  - From: greg@mpx.com.au

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