John Wayman wrote in message <36694c32.0@139.134.5.33>... >Although assisted by the counterweight car, how steep was the Balmain line >to Darling Street Wharf? 1 in 8.25, I believe. The mechanism is apparently at the tramway museum at Loftus. David Martin Blue Mountains Railway Pages http://www.mountains.net.au/plaza/rail/