Re: Vic Tangaras

[Tony Gatt <tgatt@eisa.net.au>]

Ron Bennell wrote:

> MarkBau1 <markbau1@aol.comQQQQyuk> wrote in article
> <19981206124024.20298.00002983@ng147.aol.com>...
> >
> > I'll call it a 4D if you call Victorian sparks by their proper name,
> "sparks"
> > and stop using that silly pommy gunzel term "emu's"
> >
>
> Maybe you are on a limb here Mark.

it is very rare that Mark and I agree, but this time...
I have NEVER heard any Victorian Railways / PTC / MET staff, technical or
otherwise refer to them as anything other than "sparks".

This term has been used by station staff, signallers, drivers, guards and
maintenance technicians.

That covers just about everyone, doesn't it??


> While "spark" was the common term used in some discussions, E-M-U was the
> term often used in technical areas of Victorian Railways
>
> Regards
> --
> Ron Bennell
> ron.bennell@qr.com.au

--
Thanks, Tony.

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