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Zig Zag Railway

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Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway
Phone:
+61 1300 944 924

Address:
840 Chifley Road, Lithgow, New South Wales 2790, Australia

A railway zig zag, also called a switchback, is a method of climbing steep gradients with minimal need for tunnels and heavy earthworks. For a short distance , the direction of travel is reversed, before the original direction is resumed. Not all switchbacks come in pairs, in which case the train may need to travel backwards for a considerable distance. A location on railways constructed by using a zig-zag alignment at which trains have to reverse direction in order to continue is a reversing station.One of the best examples is the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage site railway in India, that has six full zig zags and 3 spirals.
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