Re: What Happens to Aussie trains when the Time Changes?

[G.Lambert@unsw.edu.au (Geoff Lambert)]

"Thomas P. Grommell" <t.p.g.@mindspring.com> wrote:

>Hi.

>At 2am one Sunday each November, most American communities turn their clocks
>back one hour from " daylight savings time" to " standard time". Do not know
>if you have such a time change in Australia, but assuming that you do, I
>have a question.

>Amtrak, the US rail system, has an interesting practice when this takes
>place. They accomodate the change by stopping the train for one hour....and
>then resuming the trip when the hour has passed, and they are back on the
>normal schedule.

Yes, and what happens in March, a quick spurt at infinite speed, to
catch up the lost hour?

Geoff Lambert