> There is an urban legend which does the rounds every now and again about a
> typical small town which is woken up several mornings each week by an
> early train, usualy before 5am. The railway is said to cross the line
> twice within about half a mile, hence two rather loud blasts of the
> whistle. Having been woken up, the residents are often unable to get back
> to sleep. The town also has an unusually high birth rate.
>
> There are many versions of this story, but a lot of them say it was in a
> town in northern NSW. One story even claims the train was the "Kyogle
> Mail". Does anyone know of a location on the north coast line where this
> might have happened? it would be nice to be able to veryify an urban
> legend as being true.
>
> Cheers
> David
>
>
>
Hey David,
Where i Heard this Myth was about Williamsford in South Western Tasmania,
the 2 foot guage NE Dundas Tramway would start shunting at 5am and it
would wake people up, it not being the time to get up, there was time for
other passtimes. This myth accounted for the very high birth rate of the
town. I have never heard it being
mentioned in relation to Kyogle in NSW.
Hope this helps
See ya
Neill