Re: Scenic Railway Expansion

["John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>]

The Scenic Railway, when it was a coal haulage skipway, was double tracked,
and descended further down the slope to connect with another incline with
one or two sidings at the bottom. a separate cable skipway once operated
from the top of the incline to North's siding on the nearby NSWGR line,

Cheers
John Wayman

David Martin wrote in message <3675f32e.0@news.camtech.net.au>...
>Katoomba Scenic Railway Expansion Ideas
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>The Scenic Railway often operates at capacity. Consequently, the owners
want
>to supplement it with an aerial cable car running more or less parallel.
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>The SR train cannot be made longer, as it would lift off the track near the
>bottom of the steepest section.
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>My idea, which I invite comments on, is to have two trains, with a passing
>loop in the middle. I suspect that the existing haulage machinery could be
>used.
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>This proposal would have less impact on the environment than a cable car,
>and would also result in the elimination of the aerial counterweight.
>
>I think this idea is obvious (it certainly isn't original), which makes me
>wonder why it is not being considered. Am I missing some technical problem
>here?
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>Comments?
>
>There has also been a proposal for an aerial cable car along the old
tramway
>easement from North's Siding, which was rejected by council. Some people
>have proposed trams, I will post an article on this later so stay tuned to
>this channel.....
>
>David Martin
>Blue Mountains Railway Pages
>Under renovation at http://www.mountains.net.au/plaza/rail/
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