Scenic Railway Railway Katoomba railway originally constructed for coal and oil shale mining, now recognised as the world's steepest railway and a major tourist attraction. Locate -33.72853459519, 150.30133278569 Property Part of Scenic World {"name":"Part of","target":"Scenic World","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Type Railway {"name":"Railway","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Katoomba coal tramway by Matti Keentok , 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. more » image