Re: Odd Cityrail announcement

[craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)]

In <j5gl3.10411$yD2.24549@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> "Ron BESDANSKY (formerly Ron BEST)" <ronbest@bigpond.com> writes:

>Heard on Platform 22 at Sydney Central at 1244h on Monday: "The train at
>platform 22 terminates here and proceeds to the car sidings. First stop
>"Empty".!
>Is this a NULL station? i.e. the computer insists on having SOMETHING as the
>name of the first stopping station? If so, might it be better to say "first
>stop Nowhere"?!

I worked a train empty from Central to Mortdale MC the other day when I was
doing a standby shift, and I too was amused by that announcement. Some of
the interesting combinations that can be created with the stored-phrase DVA
systems are downright hillarious... 8-)

Regards,

Craig.

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