Re: Thirlmere becomes Bowen

["Barry Tait" <bazt@tpgi.com.au>]

Roy
 Don't knock it. We poor railfans and beer drinkers will take any
promo for our town that we can get.
bazt

Roy Marshall wrote in message <362FE868.570A@zip.com.au>...
>Filming for a new XXXX ad (Qld beer) took place at Thirlmere this week.
>Bordering on the bizarre they used 4306 with 'N' cars and renamed
>Thirlmere- Bowen! A number of palm trees were strategically placed. Even
>stranger, the plot was supposed to be a bloke getting off of a train to
>go into a pub. The pub ended up being the Imperial at Picton which had
>all of it's taps changed to XXXX.Unfortunately (or fortunately for those
>of us who live in NSW) they don't serve it at all!! Watch out for this
>one...
>
>
>Cheers Roy