Re: Aussie railway slang

["Ron Bennell" <rbennell@teleport.com>]

AFAIK a Stick is a specific type of 2 position home signal in VR that has an
electric latch that is to reset the signal.

Ron

"keith malcolm" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> > 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.
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> Stick is the local term for a signal, a peg is the staff.
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> Dave Malcolm
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> > Cheers
> > David
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