Re: David LAngleys age (was Re: Second rate Melbourne stations)

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

John Dennis wrote:

> On Sun, 2 May 1999 23:23:30 +1000, "Michael Walker"
> <walker@hotkey.net.au> wrote:
>
> >>Yes, I'm older than you.
> >>
> >How much? Of course, given it is impolite to ask such a question, give us a
> >vague idea from the following:
> [snip]
> >Whilst half tongue in cheek, it would be interesting without being too
> >precise for those who prefer not to give too much away to see roughly the
> >ages of those in the group, similar to the recent 'what size computer do you
> >have' thread from not too long ago. To make it more interesting, it could be
> >measured in terms of significant local railway events.
> >
> >In case anyone is interested (making huge assumption), it could be said I am
> >older than all the Hitachi trains in Melbourne.
> >
> >Over to you.
>
> Just in case anybody is remotely interested, I can recall steam days
> in Victoria, and while never travelling on a regular steam-hauled pass
> did watch them, and once rode from Korong Vale to Robinvale in the cab
> of a "J" class on the daily goods train.

It's always dangerous saying that "I remember when ........." but what the hell,
I certainly travelled on the 9.10 Dimboola behind the J class between Horsham and
Dimboola. It had run 36 Fast Goods and swopped with the B class off the pass.
Remember seeing the peanut with an R class drop the staff at Armstrong, and it
took about 10' for it to stop and return to Armstrong, pick up the staff and
proceed - it came down through Armstrong like the clappers. Now can someone tell
us where that saying came from?

David Langley.