b. Australia 2004

22nd September 2008

A visit to railways in NSW Australia, March 2004. I was based in Sydney and made several trip by train: North towards Brisbane on an XPT (the Oz version of the HST), west into the Blue Mountains around Katoomba, a day visit to the ZigZag railway, and south to Moss Vale on a steam special behind Pacific no. 3801. Lots to see and lots of fun.

3801 powers up hill on the Moss Vale train 2004_0320Image0006.JPG Buy Print	the Moss Vale train 2004_0320Image0007.JPG Buy Print	An XPT waiting to leave Sydney DSCF0002.JPG Buy Print	Sydney Central DSCF0003.JPG Buy Print
A coach of the Indian Pacific at Sydney, waiting to leave for Perth DSCF0004.JPG Buy Print	Sydney DSCF0005.JPG Buy Print	The Indian Pacific extends way beyond the platform at Sydney DSCF0006.JPG Buy Print	3801 runs round the train at Sydney DSCF0012.JPG.jpg Buy Print
On the Zig_zag railway visitors seem to be welcome on the footplate DSCF0013.JPG Buy Print	3801; first cousin to a Merchant Navy DSCF0014.JPG Buy Print	XPT at Sydney DSCF0015.JPG Buy Print	XPT at Sydney DSCF0023.JPG Buy Print
The funicular at Katoomba DSCF0040.JPG Buy Print	Katoomba station DSCF0054.JPG Buy Print	The "main line" station for the Zig Zag railway. Full length suburban services stop here DSCF0057.JPG Buy Print	In the works of the Zig Zag rainway DSCF0058.JPG Buy Print
An old 3'6" gauge railcar at ZigZag DSCF0061.JPG Buy Print	The ZigZag train is a 3'6" line built on the bed of a disused standard gauge line a few miles inland from Sydney DSCF0063.JPG Buy Print	ZiZag DSCF0077.JPG Buy Print	XPT north of Sydney DSCF0089.JPG Buy Print