Re: Fish & Chip(s)

["tezza" <tezza@atinet.com.au>]

It looks like David and David have nailed it - and with a lot less arguments
than expected. Thanks to all who contributed.

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David Bromage wrote in message <68kql7$63t$6@gruvel.une.edu.au>...

>>tezza wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone tell me the origin of the name of the old Fish & Chip(s)
service.
>>> There was a lot of discussion in the Telegraph a few years ago but I
don't
>>> know what the outcome was and someone brought it up the other day.
>>
>>The official version (as reported in 1955) is that the driver of the first
train
>>that later became "The Fish" was a Mr John Heron. He was called
derogatorily by
>>fellow employees the "Big Fish". He regularly worked the up workers' train
to
>>Sydney so it was eventually called  "The Fish".
>
>Heron's regular locomotive from 1865 into the early 1880s was No. 15, and
>this was rostered to the train wherever possible. It was actually the
>evening business train from Sydney to Penrith.
>
>>It  was from around 1880 that the train for workers from Mt Victoria east
to
>>Sydney became known as "The Fish".  It was only a matter of time before
the
>>return trip for workers was called "The Chips".
>
>IIRC, the name The Chips was first unofficially applied to the second
>division of The Fish, which didn't quite work as far. When officially
>applied, The Fish worked to Mt Victoria and The Chips was the next train
>which which ran to Springwood. These days The Fish runs to Lithgow and The
>Chips runs to Mt Victoria.
>
>There was also the third train named The Heron after John Heron. It was
>traditionally the 8 stop limited express to Penrith, and now runs to
>Springwood.
>
>For those interested, there is a photo of John Heron on the footplate of
>No. 15 at http://www.railpage.org.au/pix/steam/15.jpg
>
>Cheers
>David