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Re: Launch windows, waypoints, meeting times and refueling stops.
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lugnet.loc.au
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Date:
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Tue, 5 Jun 2001 13:46:27 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Santosh Bhat writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, James Howse writes:
> > > > > 3) Cross border and change money to Pesos, have passports stamped, cars
> > > > > searched and fruit confiscated (omit if unnecessary)
> > > And switch to the other side of the road? (or am I thinking of Queensland? ;-))
> > Queenland methinks, Victoria is where one has to change to a dinky narrow
> > gauge that's unsuitable for anything except tourist railways
> > James (who used to live near a dinky tourist railway)
> Wake Up James! You've fallen asleep already. Queensland uses the dinky
> little gauge (fastest Narrow Gauge Tilt Trains in the world). Victoria is
> adamantly sticking to broad gauge, although I think they've now agreed to
> switch to the national standard "standard" gauge.
> Not sure if Albury station has both types of tracks, My memory says it does.
> the Newsgroup nntp://aus.rail is a good place to ask that sort of questions.
> Yes I read that occaisionally, and NO i don't wear an Anarak while reading it.
Oh dear. Thanks for the correction, I knew they had a different size, just
buggered up bigger/smaller. In terms of running, broader is better (if I
recall basic railroading correctly) so I can't pay them out anymore, ah well)
And what's wrong with wearing anoraks anyway?
James (who doesn't own an anorak, but likes trains anyway)
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