Re: ODD DESTINATIONS

[Stuart Turnbull <stuartt@netspace.net.au>]

Derick Wuen wrote:
> 
> David McLoughlin wrote in message <376E13C0.307F@REMOVEiprolink.co.nz>...
> >Roderick Smith wrote:
> >>
> >> There seems to be no more strangeness in the station names proffered than
> >> in the names of the posters, or of their isps.
> >
> >
> >Hey, what about my Foggy Bottom?
> >
> >(In Washington DC). I have even been there so I know it is true.
> >
> >David McLoughlin
> >Auckland New Zealand
> 
> Its now Foggy Bottom-GWU
> 
> GWU is George Washington University, and the next station east is almost as
> startlingly named Farragut West, which is not to be confused with Farragut
> North on different line.
> 
> What about these, all are/were in NSW?
> 
> Anatomically unfortunate....
> 
> Bumberry
> Botfield
> Burrumbuttock
> Booberoi
> 
> Oddly repetitious....
> 
> Grong Grong
> Gil Gil
> Yeo Yeo
> Wagga Wagga
> Bong Bong
> 
> Only a railway employee would understand....
> 
> Enfield Loco
> Elcar
> Boshops 1
> Boshops 2
> Boshops 3
> Orange East Fork
> Gap Crossover B
> Zig Zag
> 
> Euphonious Natives....
> 
> Brewarrina
> Pokataroo
> Gwabegar
> Bungendore
> Wollongong
> 
> Dessert or home-brew....
> 
> Bombala
> Bombo
> 
> Longer than the platform.....
> 
> Mullengudery
> 
> You have to be taught how...
> 
> Canowindra
> Condoblin
> Murrurundi
> Daroobalgie
> 
> Railways not to blame.....
> 
> Uardry
> Sodwalls
> Dripstone
> Cullen Bullen
> Boppy Mountain
> 
> and my favourite
> 
> Australian Cream of Tartar Platform


Derick,

You have forgotten the best of them all;

WAIT A WHILE which if my memory serves me correctly was on the 
Narrandera-Tocumwal line. I have the sign which was recovered by an 
employee based at Junee and I bought it from him for a couple of dollars 
many years ago.

Cheers

Stuart Turnbull