Re: The Fish and Chips

["Glen O'Riley" <glen.orileyDES@PAMlinx.iwarp.com>]

Ah good, my grandfather was asking the other day if I caught a goldfishbowl
(Tangara) to Newcastle. After I said no, they don't really run up there, my
uncle said something about it being the same train as on the Fish and Chips
run. I had no idea what he was talking about so this gives me some insight.
Was this run a V set?


"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Bob Horgan" <rhorgan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Can somenone tell me where this name originated from??
>
> The original driver of the main Sydney to Mt. Victoria commuter train was
> John Herron and he was known as the "Big Fish" - the train he drove hence
> got the nickname "The Fish" (don't ask me why, since a heron is a bird -
> perhaps they thought his name was Herring.)
>
> When a second train was put on, to service Sydney to Springwood, it
acquired
> a nickname of "The Chips" (Fish and Chips). This train was later extended
> further up the mountains.
>
> After a while, these names became official and the trains even carried
> headboards with these names on them.
>
> there was a train known as "The Heron" from Emu Plains to the City, but
> since Emu Plains has become just another Sydney suburb, it has fallen into
> disuse, and no longer appears in the timetable.
>
> Dave
>
>