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Re: XPT Suggestions

Subject: Re: XPT Suggestions
From: billbolton.REMOVE-To-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 23:37:53 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Magna Data - Internet Solutions Provider
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Reply-To: billbolton.REMOVE-To-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)

On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 22:51:45 +1100, David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>
wrote:

>A bus is a bus is a bus. Isn't it after all a contraction of the word
>Omnibus.

A bus isn't a coach.

An Omnibus in transit terms is a short distance conveyance that takes
all comers (hence Omni).  It was a term coined in France in the 17th
Century to distinguish urban vehicles from longer distance booked
stage coaches.

Cheers,

Bill

Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia

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