Dictionary of Sydney

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Katoomba coal tramway

Tramway which carried coal and shale from the Katoomba's steep industrial railway (now known as the famous Scenic Railway) to the Great Western Railway.

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Milestone
Constructed
1881 - 1882
Type

Katoomba coal tramway

,
2008

Part of the vanished mine heritage of Katoomba, John Britty North's tramway hauled coal and shale from the Megalong valley along an extensive tramway system of which today's Scenic Railway is only a small part.