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

[<glillic@msn.com.au>]

Geoff Lambert wrote in message <80tfum$p9n$1@mirv.unsw.edu.au>...
>"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?
>


No, they stop the train for 23 hours and run a day late!!!!


Geoff Lillico