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Re: ODD DESTINATIONS
- Subject: Re: ODD DESTINATIONS
- From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 18:21:49 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: RailPage Australia http://www.railpage.org.au
- References: <Z%Da3.12489$PN5.32873@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> <U_ib3.13553$PN5.35114@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> <01bebbb3$f9f25160$772d11cb@rodsmith> <376E13C0.307F@REMOVEiprolink.co.nz> <376e37ee.0@iridium.webone.com.au> <37764090.4C10A562@mail.usyd.edu.au> <377776fb.0@iridium.webone.com.au> <377807a9.845260@news.netconnect.com.au> <37836435@news.rivernet.com.au> <01bec93e$660dfa60$0d2d11cb@rodsmith> <3786A648.96122051@cdi.com.au>
John Cleverdon wrote:
> One of the highlights is "Cut Paw Paw", in the Williamstown area. This is
> coincedently similar to the "Pawpaw" nickname for QR's 1170 class diesels.
The 1170s were (nick)named after a racehorse of the same name.
Cheers
David