European Railroad Discussion > A Station with Greeter Dogs.

This is the one and only station I have ever been to that has greeter dogs.  Tua, Portugal on December 2, 1994
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tua_railway_station

Marty Bernard



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/24/19 21:58 by MartyBernard.

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Friendly ?.....did you pet them ?
Chris

I don't remember even approachung them.    Marty

Gauge of track obviously wider than what we are used to in USA

Coke is every where.

Uncle Joe
Seffner,Fl.

boejoe Wrote:
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> Gauge of track obviously wider than what we are
> used to in USA

IIRC it's 5'-6" just like Ireland.

PHall Wrote:
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> boejoe Wrote:
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> > Gauge of track obviously wider than what we are
> > used to in USA
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> IIRC it's 5'-6" just like Ireland.

Not quite. The gauge in Ireland, Victoria, South Australia & Brazil is 5'3". Portugal, Spain, India, Argentina & Chile is 5'6".

86235 Wrote:
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> PHall Wrote:
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> > boejoe Wrote:
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> > > Gauge of track obviously wider than what we
> are
> > > used to in USA
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> > IIRC it's 5'-6" just like Ireland.
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> Not quite. The gauge in Ireland, Victoria, South
> Australia & Brazil is 5'3". Portugal, Spain,
> India, Argentina & Chile is 5'6".

Like I said, If I Rember Correctly.

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> Coke is every where.
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> Uncle Joe
> Seffner,Fl.

Yes, and with US troops everywhere from WW2 onward.  It is a fascinating story.

Oh, I thought you meant to joke the dogs were cocaine  addicts...Then I saw the coke machine...<G>

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erswhilepublications.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/01/19 17:52 by wabash2800.