Re: Why is it called "up"?

["< Tell >" <telljb@netozemail.com.au>]

Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote:
>
> Up and down match the direction of travel on a train-control graph; these
> usually have the capital city (based on UK) as the top line of the graph.
> For domestic trains in Victoria, I use up and down; for interstate trains
> I use eastbound/westbound and northbound/southbound for simplicity and
> ease of understanding.


I agree, UP and Down is an accepted way for Urban and
Intrastate train working purposes, problem is, it was
used and over-used by various historical and topical
monthly "authors".  It should have not gone outside of
the system/employee time tables.  

Question, does NSW still "re-number" ARTC numbered
trains when they cross said NSW borders.

----Tell
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