Does the 'up and down' not come from the convention of railway
timetables as posted on lines into London (almost the earliest) that
'up' was to Londond and 'down' from London?
Jeffery
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Dr Jeffery D Lewins,
Praelector Magdalene College,
Cambridge CB3 0AG
(01223) 332100 facs 363637
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