Glossary of Australian Railway Terms - S

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  • Silver: (VIC) colloquial term for a Hitachi suburban electric trains.
  • Six-volt guard: see BOG
  • Snapper: (QLD) roaming staff who check tickets, e.g. on trains or at stations.
  • Spark: suburban electric train.
  • Steel set: QR suburban passenger sets from 1960s, replacing the Evans sets.
  • Standard gauge: (QLD) cape gauge, as opposed to the 'broad' standard gauge used in other states.
  • Stick: colloquial term for signal.

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