Re: MMTB terminology

It might be - but the term dates from quite early - certainly before
1920 so I am still wondering where "bang road" came from. Any other
theories?
Bruce

--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "IS Edit" <isedit@g...> wrote:

That's what often happens if you are going against the flow of

traffic.

Bob Murphy
----- Original Message -----
From: <brgamble@y...>
To: <TramsDownUnder@y...>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 4:29 PM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: MMTB terminology

"Road", "line" whatever - but why "BANG"?
Bruce

--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "IS Edit" <isedit@g...> wrote:

I think we called it "bang road" in the M&MTB.

Paul, do you know about the nightime shuttle which runs from the

East Coburg

tram line along Moreland Road across Sydney Road and then hangs

a

left to

head south alongside the Upfield rail until it gets to the back

of

Brunswick

Depot? They were called "Tangos"(sp?) because you went 'round

and 'round all

night.

Then there was the old Footscray line which ran from

Williamstown

Road and

Somerville Road up through Footscray shopping centre and up to

Ballarat Road

and Summerhill (?) Road at night and extended to Highpoint

during

shop

hours. It was called the "Little Road" and no AEC Mk III half-

cab

buses were

allowed out on it because there were just too many turns and you

were

buggered after two trips.
----- Original Message -----
From: <brgamble@y...>
To: <TramsDownUnder@y...>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 12:12 PM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: MMTB terminology

Running "bang line" was a term introduced in Auckland by

Aussie

traffic manager (ex-Adelaide) HH(Pop)Morgan I understand: in

Auckland

it meant run on the "wrong" track, i.e the right-hand line

until

blockage, works etc on left-hand line, had been by-passed.

Bruce

--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., Paul Nicholson <pn1@r...> wrote:

A small group is preparing a list of MMTB terminology;
ie words, jargon and phrases that were peculiar to the
MMTB (deceased 30 June 1983).

There are more than 400 entries already.

Seeking thoughts the more obscure ones that might have
fallen through the net.

The most recent one was "By"! (sorry we are not
talking about the trans-gender platform staff):

A real life example from a Camberwell marmalade shift
1974/1975:

"Conductor/Driver Nicholson, 817, with your bag, shunt
a big car off 10 road, put her on bang, then take 69
run at the Junction."

Does this need translation?

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