Re: Richmond station [Vic.] renamed

[Railway Rasputin3 <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <39D1F1CE.E1C2A1C1@enternet.com.au>,
  Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote:
> Good one - although Pic Nic was a couple of miles east of current
Richmond.
>
> To avoid confusion though, lets just call the place Turd - that's what
the signs
> say without actually saying it.

I think Picnic is just as bad as Vodafone Areana




> Roderick Smith wrote:
> >
> > Hot on being renamed from Hillside, Connex has revived a name from
the
> > past by renaming Richmond to Picnic [originally the terminus of the
line
> > in an early privatisation, before the bridge over Yarra River to
enter
> > Hawthorn was constructed].
> > As at Tues.26.9, the station was covered with 'Picnic' signage.
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Roderick B Smith
> > Rail News Victoria Editor
>

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Cheers

RR3


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