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Re: Slops

David Langley wrote in message <371B35E8.D872300D@ancc.com.au>...

>It was referred to by that name by some people but the general railwayman's
name
>for it was "The Spirit". Don't forget it ran in Victoria for many more
years than
>in NSW and a derogatory name like that would not have been tolerated in Mr.
>Clapp's days.

But back then it was THE premier train from Albury to Melbourne. When it
operated in NSW, it was the second-string overnight train. There is a bit of
a difference.

DaveP