Aussie railway slang

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

There has been some discussion on uk.railway recently about British
railway slang. (My favourite is YOBBEX refering to a footbal excursion
special.)

It was interesting to note different meanings the Brits give to certain
words. For example, "peg" means a semaphore signal, whereas in Australia
it often refers to distance post.

So apart from gunzel, what is uniquely Australian railway slang? Some
terms came from the old telegraph codes, e.g. a train can be Amexed
(cancelled). Bona (engine and van) is another.

Cheers
David