This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Lapstone Zig Zag

x
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Lapstone Zig Zag
Hours:
Sunday12am - 12am
Monday12am - 12am
Tuesday12am - 12am
Wednesday12am - 12am
Thursday12am - 12am
Friday12am - 12am
Saturday12am - 12am


The Lapstone Zig Zag was a zig zag railway built near Lapstone on the Main Western line of New South Wales in Australia between 1863 and 1865, to overcome an otherwise insurmountable climb up the eastern side of the Blue Mountains. The ruling grade was already very steep at 1 in 33 . Another of the early plans had been to build the whole line across the Blue Mountains on a completely different route through the Grose Valley with a 3-kilometre-long tunnel, but this was beyond the resources of the colony of New South Wales at the time. The track included the Knapsack Viaduct and a now abandoned station called Lucasville which was built for the Minister for Mines, John Lucas who had a holiday home nearby, the station opened in 1877.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Attraction Location



Lapstone Zig Zag Videos

Menu