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Re: Aussie railway slang



Rail Roamer wrote:

> Gumby , Gumbies = throw back to railway staff (VIC) when they had lovely
> green uniforms and compared staff to the plasticine character. Commonly
> thrown about by graffiti artists.

And Pokey was the name given to the National Bus company drivers when 
they first appaered with their red uniform.  Pokey was the red horse in 
Gumby from memory.