General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) line |
|---|
Awards and Distinctions
| 1992 |
for registered users |
|---|
Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1.35 km | |
| longitudinal slope | 1 / 42 |
Chronology
| 1869 | Opened. |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Bypassed and abandoned. |
| ca. 1970 | Restoration started. |
Notes
Zig-zag or "switchback" (American) railway for change of elevation.
Restored as tourist/heritage railway using 1.067m track gauge (instead of original 1.435m) and railway rolling stock from Queensland system.
National Engineering Landmark of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.
Contains three multi-span masonry viaducts and two tunnels.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2006): Conquering the Blue Mountains. Eveleigh Press, Sydney (Australia), pp. 148.
- (1988): The Greatest Public Work. The New South Wales Railways 1848 to 1889. Hale & Iremonger, Sydney (Australia).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
10000418 - Published on:
03/11/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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