Are movable point frogs common? Ray Murphy wrote:
> RM: They were very rare in Victoria in the 1960's - probably less than
> a dozen in the whole state.
>
> I saw one at Baxter, the microscopic town 6 miles past Frankston in
> Feb 1962. It was situated between the station building and the road to
> prevent trains travelling at low speed from crossing it without
> permission. It was probably only about 50 yards from the road and
> painted a brilliant white.
>
> As you know better than most of us here, no frog in a situation like
> that would stop a train with a lot of momentum.
You are using "frog" in a totally different sense from the rest of this
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