>John McCallum wrote:
>> In article <3475ce6e.110454@newshost.pcug.org.au>, rcook@pcug.org.au wrote:
>>
>> >" It was four weeks late once" he said, "but it had the good
>> >grace to arrive at the right time, and on the right day of the
>> >week"
>> It is quite probable that the (old) Ghan arrived four weeks late at some time.
>> The old line was prone to flooding and was sometimes out of action for weeks.
>> However, I doubt that it would have had passengers still on it.
>>
>I heard that it was three weeks late. The line was flooded and the passengers were
>removed from the train after a couple of days when the food ran out. I have also heard
>that it was on time to the minute.
The latest train I ever heard of a story of the old Ghan.
A passenger once asked the Guard when the train was due in at the
"Alice" because she was concerned that she wouldn't make it there in
time to have her baby. The Guard told her that she should not have
gotten on the train in her condition. The passenger replied that she
wasn't in that condition when she got on.
Yeh, I know it's an old story. but I still chuckle at the thought.
Les Brown.