Re: Aussie railway slang

["Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com>]

"runaway" <whipfest@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
3a8b0dde@news.iprimus.com.au">news:3a8b0dde@news.iprimus.com.au...
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> A "Jiffy" while shunting is pulling one or more "trucks" towards a set of
> points, bunching up to lift the "pin", and then running the engine up one
> road, followed by "throwing the points" to allow the trucks to roll up the
> other road.
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> A jiffy can also mean (on loco hauled pass trains) partially releasing and
> then reapplying the train brakes just before coming to a stand.
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> End of Train Markers (ETM's - The flashing light/s at the rear of freight
> trains) are called many things, including BOG's or BOG lights (Battery
> Operated Guards), Blinky Bills etc.
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> Isn't there a book on all these things (sensing a business opportunity :))
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> runaway.
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Now that you've got all the gunzels drooling,  go for it!!

Ted