Re: Aussie railway slang

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"BEE EFF" <mcreely@pnc.com.au> wrote in message
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| Could be NSW Tezza eg: Mileage Peg/ Kilometer Peg

Yeah, for some reason I read "distance post" as distant signal.

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| Regards
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| BEE EFF
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| Tezza wrote:
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| > "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
| > xaIg6.24$WX1.2196@news0.optus.net.au">news:xaIg6.24$WX1.2196@news0.optus.net.au...
| > | There has been some discussion on uk.railway recently about British
| > | railway slang. (My favourite is YOBBEX refering to a footbal excursion
| > | special.)
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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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| > What part of Australia would that be?
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