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Re: Aussie railway slang

Subject: Re: Aussie railway slang
From: "Sam Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au>
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 07:29:53 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)
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Graeme <grimegrime@hotmailnospam.com> wrote in message
3a8380a0@news.iprimus.com.au">news:3a8380a0@news.iprimus.com.au...
>
> "Mark Bau" <markbau@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> B6A8BFD0.1035%markbau@earthlink.net">news:B6A8BFD0.1035%markbau@earthlink.net...
> > Amex, Bona, Agne et al are not slang at all, they were code words used
in
> > official telegraphic transmissions.

AMEX - Cancel

The following are on Staff and Ticket only.
ACRE - Arrived Complete at (Eg TD 1242 ACRE at 0942)
APIX - Departure at
AMAS - Carrying Master Key
AGNE - Permission requested To Occupy the line outside the home signal
AUDI - Permission to occupy the line outside the home signal granted
AWAK - Line clear Outside the home signal.

Sam

References:
- Aussie railway slang
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: Aussie railway slang
  - From: Mark Bau <markbau@earthlink.net>
- Re: Aussie railway slang
  - From: "Graeme" <grimegrime@hotmailnospam.com>

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