Lithgow
A railway zig zag is a series of reversing ramps used to avoid very steep grades. John Whitton, Engineer in Chief NSW Government Railways 1856-90, chose this as the economical method for the descent from Clarence to Lithgow. Built during 1866-69 by contractor Patrick Higgins, it involved massive rock excavations, a tunnel and three stone arch viaducts. During its 41 years of operation it accelerated the development of western New South Wales and achieved world renown as a major engineering work.HM Number | HM14MF |
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Year Placed | 1992 |
Placed By | Dedicated by The Institution of Engineers, Australia |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 6:06am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 56H E 241767 N 6292335 |
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Decimal Degrees | -33.47735000, 150.22103333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | S 33° 28.641', E 150° 13.262' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 28' 38.46" S, 150° 13' 15.72" E |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 7 Specimen St, Clarence New South Wales 2790, AU |
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