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England Finds Matthew Flinders -- First Circumnavigator of Australia -- in a London Train Station

posted by martyb on Saturday January 26 2019, @07:17AM   Printer-friendly
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Just when you think visiting Australia can't be any stranger, the Brits turn up a new one by discovering the resting place of the first person to circumnavigate Australia while renovating a train station. Remember, kids, always use lead for your coffin plate so if you are lost for a few centuries, people who find you will know who you are.

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  • (Score: 2) by Whoever on Saturday January 26 2019, @05:10PM (4 children)

    by Whoever (4524) on Saturday January 26 2019, @05:10PM (#792356) Journal

    And further north, to Manchester and Leeds

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by bob_super on Saturday January 26 2019, @05:15PM (2 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Saturday January 26 2019, @05:15PM (#792358)

    That's a couple hundred miles. Just add six more lanes on the highway and stop wasting money on trains!
    Regards,
    Americans

    • (Score: 2) by kazzie on Saturday January 26 2019, @06:49PM

      by kazzie (5309) Subscriber Badge on Saturday January 26 2019, @06:49PM (#792391)

      Actually, HS2 is effectively adding two tracks to the existing four-track line to Birmingham, Manchester, etc., to give a six-lane railway.

      Yes, we've got that many people commuting into London by rail. And we're running out of space to put on more/longer trains.

    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 27 2019, @09:00AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 27 2019, @09:00AM (#792582)

      Canberra is trying to build its first tram.
      Sydney has taken a couple of years to upgrade its trams with no end in sight.
      Best not to ask about Melbourne.
      For reference.

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by driverless on Sunday January 27 2019, @02:12PM

    by driverless (4770) on Sunday January 27 2019, @02:12PM (#792619)

    For people from the US reading this, Manchester is a small fishing village just north of Unst, and Leeds is a former mining town down by the border near St Ives.