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Re: Three-letter codes

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Re: Three-letter codes
From: Dave McL <davemcl@iprolink.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 14:37:23 +1200
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Would be a good idea
References: <01bd4f38$273cc9a0$522d11cb@rodsmith>

Roderick Smith wrote:

> Both Victoria and NSW use some strange three-letter codes for station
> names.  Are they part on a nationwide scheme?
> 
> Some are:
> MWH Murwillumbah
> DBO Dubbo
> CBR Canberra
> MEL Melbourne
> GFF Griffith
> ARM Armidale
> MRZ Moree
> GFN Grafton (Grafton City?)
> BHL Broken Hill
> BNE Brisbane

Well, the BNE for Brisbane and the MEL for Melbourne are also the codes 
airlines use for tags on luggage being checked through to those places.

Dave McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand

References:
- Three-letter codes
  - From: "Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>

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