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Re: [NSW] WOLO

Subject: Re: [NSW] WOLO
From: "Russell Norton" <russelln@iprimus.com.au>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 13:24:47 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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"David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
3A0FF866.27AA2379@ozemail.com.au">news:3A0FF866.27AA2379@ozemail.com.au...
> Hubert Lam wrote:
>
> > ...what does WOLO stand for?
>
> It stands for:  "It's a hot day, so reduce the speed of trains due to the
> possibility of buckles."

As above. The letters WOLO have no real meaning, it is a remnant from the
old telegram / telegraph days where four letter code words were (and still
are) used. e.g. WOLO, ZONA, WAXY, ZEBU etc.

Russ.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: [NSW] WOLO
  - From: Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>
- Re: [NSW] WOLO
  - From: "Cameron White" <Familia@bigpond.net.au>

References:
- [NSW] WOLO
  - From: Hubert Lam <hubert@imap4.com>
- Re: [NSW] WOLO
  - From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>

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