Re: Urban Myths?
Campbells (campblbm@ozemail.com.au)
Sat, 22 Nov 1997 22:32:29 +1100
David Bromage wrote in message <655eoc$ue0$1@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
>John McCallum (mccallum@melbpc.org.au) wrote:
>>Another old chestnut follows:
>>There was one train that was notoriously unopunctual, having never arrived
on
>>time. However, on this occasion, the train arrived right on time. A
bystander
>>went up to the driver and congratulated him for being on time for once.
>>The driver's reply: "on time my foot, this is yesterday's train."
>>The version of the above was in reference to the WAGR Kalgoorlie to
Leonora
>>train.
>
>There's a similar story in one verse of the song Rock Island Line.
>
>The 7.45 was always late
>But arrived today at a quarter to eight
>The driver smiled as they cheered his name
>"We're right on time but this is yesterday's train"
>
I have also heard the same story relating to the Broken Hill line in NSW.
Although the details of each story may be apocryphal, I have no doubt that
such ocurrences were not unknown.
BMC