Re: Shortest distance between stations

["Matthew Smith" <matticue@corplink.com.au>]

Roy Wilke wrote in message <367057ed.22432193@news.bit.net.au>...
>On Fri, 11 Dec 1998 03:23:09 +1000, "Garry R. Ford"
><garry@merddyn.apana.org.au> wrote:
>
>Just remembered how, in the dim, distant past, the (Qld) Pinkenba line
>used to have Whinstanes, then Doomben, in very close proximity to one
>another (the stations were replaced in 197something by
>"Doomben-Whinstanes" which was half-way between the two former
>stations.
>
>The refidex shows that Clayfield and Hendra are 500 metres apart, and
>"Airport" and "Eagle Farm" are 1.1km apart.
>
>Roy Wilke
>

Actually, it was renamed "Whinstanes-Doomben". Some years later,
"Whinstanes" was dropped from the name.

By the way, for all you southerners wondering what the hell a "refidex" is,
it's Queensland slang for a Street Directory. (Melways, Gregory's, whatever
you like!).

Regards

Matt Smith
Brisbane, Queensland
matticue@corplink.com.au

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