Australia
World Heritage Region
Travel by Train
The Problems
An elevated
plateau, dissected by rugged gorges and cliffs, separating the port
of Sydney from the rich farming land of the west.
Towering cliffs
separating mineral deposits from the ridge-top main railway
route.
The solutions
Power: Steam, horse, electric, diesel
Traction: Locomotive, cable haulage,
powered passenger sets
Works: Viaducts, tunnels, zig zags
Gradients: up to 52 degrees.
The Railways
» Site
Map...
» Passenger
Services...
» Shops,
Museums, Tourist Lines...
» Airport
Services...
»
Lapstone
Hill Railway Routes...
» Wascoe Siding, Blaxland...
» Valley
Height Rail Museum...
» Katoomba
Scenic Railway...
» Katoomba
Mining Tramways...
» Hartley
Vale Mining Tramways...
» Wolgan
Valley Railway...
» Lithgow Zig
Zag...
» State Mine...
» Cable
(funicular) Railways...
» Kerosene
Shale Mining...
» Links...
» Train
Simulator
