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Re: CityRail - nothing else quite like it

Subject: Re: CityRail - nothing else quite like it
From: Ray McDermott <raymcd@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 22:40:34 +1100
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Tezza wrote:

"sean" <sean@hello.springwood.rail> wrote in message
3a09443b$0$19419$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:3a09443b$0$19419$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> Wouldn't it be better of calling them 'inter urbin' ? i know CityRail use to
> call em that, it still says on the Emu Plains old indercater 'Inter Urbin'
> Service going towards da City.
Platform stopping indicators (painted markings) show IU for Inter Urban.

I believe Urban is derived from the Latin word Urbanus meaning City.
Therefore, does not Inter-Urban = Inter-City ?

Ray

References:
- CityRail - nothing else quite like it
  - From: "Bradley Torr" <btorr@bigpond.SPAMTRAP.com>
- Re: CityRail - nothing else quite like it
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>
- Re: CityRail - nothing else quite like it
  - From: "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>
- Re: CityRail - nothing else quite like it
  - From: "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>
- Re: CityRail - nothing else quite like it
  - From: billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)
- Re: CityRail - nothing else quite like it
  - From: "sean" <sean@hello.springwood.rail>
- Re: CityRail - nothing else quite like it
  - From: "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>

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