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Government owned electrified line, formally The Great Western Railway.
CityRail air-conditioned double-decker
passenger trains provide regular services between Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Also used
by the Indian Pacific passenger service (Australian National Railways) which crosses
Australia from coast to coast, CountryLink
services to western New South Wales, plus coal and general freight services operated by
State Rail, Australian National Railways, & private companies.
Connecting Buses & Coaches
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3801 Ltd own and operate
the historic 38 class streamlined steam locomotive 3801, along with period rolling stock.
They run main-line excursions to various destinations, including the Blue Mountains. |
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3801 at Mt Boyce, with Megalong Valley and Shipley Plateau in background.
Click on image for enlargement. Photo: David Johnson, Railpage |
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Tourist railway and steepest incline railway in the world (Guiness Book of
Records). Originally part of the Katoomba mining tramways constructed between 1880 and
1900. Descends through sandstone cliffs via a rock tunnel, emerges to spectacular views
and bushwalking tracks.
More information on the Scenic Railway &
tramways
Bushwalking (hiking) Page
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Tourist steam railway. Originally part of the Main
Western Line, and a major engineering achievement of its time, the Lithgow
Zig-Zag (or switch-back) descends the western escarpment of the Blue Mountains. |
Prominent features include sandstone
viaducts, cuttings, tunnel and cliffs. Steam hauled services at weekends, public holidays,
& NSW school holidays, midweek diesel railmotor service includes site and workshop
tours.
Connects with CityRail services to Sydney.
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Operated by the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, the
Mountains Heritage Express
periodically provides main-line steam train excursions to the Blue Mountains. |
