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[General] Railway language - trivia warning!
- Subject: [General] Railway language - trivia warning!
- From: "Ronald BESDANSKY" <ronbest@bigpond.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 16:27:34 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com)
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:19236
I am curious as to whether some British railway terms are being / have been
used here:
On / off (of signals)
Bobby (signaller)
Link (driver's table)
Top link ("best" driver's table)
One on (said by flagperson when warning of approaching train)
Rgds
Ron Besdansky
(Computer system project manager and rail enthusiast)