Great Zig-Zag Railway
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) line
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| Other name(s): | Great Australian Zig-Zag |
| Built: | 1867 - 1869 |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1.35 km | |
| longitudinal slope | 1 / 42 |
Chronology
| 1869 | Opened. |
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| 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.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Conquering the Blue Mountains, Eveleigh Press, Sydney (Australia), ISBN 1876568305, 2006; pp. 148
- The Greatest Public Work, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney (Australia), 1988
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | p0000418 |
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| Created: | 03/11/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |