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The Zig Zag Railway is an Australian heritage railway, situated near Lithgow, New South Wales.It was opened by the not-for-profit Zig Zag Railway Co-op as an unpaid volunteer-staffed heritage railway in October 1975, using the alignment of the Lithgow Zig Zag line that formed part of the Main Western line between 1869 and 1910.
Bottom Points is a railway station on the Zig Zag Railway (heritage railway) in the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales. It is situated at the reversal point of the Lower and Middle Roads of the Lithgow Zig Zag. When the Zig Zag Railway reopened in October 1975, Bottom Points was a terminal station on the line.
Top Points is a railway station on the Zig Zag Railway (heritage railway) in the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales. It is situated at the reversal point of the Middle and Top Roads of the Lithgow Zig Zag. When the Zig Zag Railway reopened in October 1975, Top Points was a terminal station on the line.
The Thomas used at the Oigawa Railway is a modified and repainted version of the railway's existing JNR Class C11 227 locomotive. In addition to Thomas, two other locomotives at the railway were rethemed: The JNR Class 9600 49616 became a Hiro replica and was put on display at the station yard of Senzu Station while the Class DB1 No. DB9 became ...
A railway zig zag or switchback is a railway operation in which a train is required to switch its direction of travel in order to continue its journey. While this may be required purely from an operations standpoint, it is also ideal for climbing steep gradients with minimal need for tunnels and heavy earthworks. [ 1 ]
The Cooerwull railway footbridge is a heritage-listed pedestrian bridge located at Top Points Station on the Zig Zag Railway at Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1941. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [1]
Richmond Vale Railway Museum [18] (railway operation suspended from 24 February 2024) Sydney Tramway Museum [19] Timbertown Heritage Railway, Wauchope—595mm (2 ft) gauge [20] Valley Heights Rail Museum [21] Zig Zag Railway— 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge [22]
The Lithgow Zig Zag is a heritage-listed former zig zag railway line built near Lithgow on the Great Western Line of New South Wales in Australia. The zig zag line operated between 1869 and 1910, to overcome an otherwise insurmountable climb and descent on the western side of the Blue Mountains .