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Re: GSR up coming changes

Subject: Re: GSR up coming changes
From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 10:56:29 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)
References: <9417rt$an5$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3a644f2a.1653228@news.chariot.net.au> <942vkq$s9h$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <943t89$j1k$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3a67b8d6.5605436@news.chariot.net.au>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:28914

"Taliesin Walker" <taliesin@chariot.net.au> wrote in message
3a67b8d6.5605436@news.chariot.net.au">news:3a67b8d6.5605436@news.chariot.net.au...
> On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:47:38 GMT, James C. <james_ccj@my-deja.com>
> wrote:
>
> >3 and half years ago when I heard the name <Great Southern Railway> I
> >though that was silly as well.........
>
> It is, and I guess that is why most people refer to them as GSR.

They probably had one eye on the old (and now re-used) names of railways in
Britain - Great North Eastern Railway, Great Southern Railway, Great Western
Railway, etc.


Daniel
--
Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
Melbourne public transport FAQ http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/

References:
- GSR up coming changes
  - From: "James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>
- Re: GSR up coming changes
  - From: taliesin@chariot.net.au (Taliesin Walker)
- Re: GSR up coming changes
  - From: petercook2705@my-deja.com
- Re: GSR up coming changes
  - From: "James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>
- Re: GSR up coming changes
  - From: taliesin@chariot.net.au (Taliesin Walker)

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